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| Message from Roscoe: "This is all the clothing a dog should ever wear." |
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| "Santa's little helper is not happy." |
It was so stinkin' cute and only $3 at Target, so I gave in and bought it.
Dressing the dog up is the kind of thing that normally would annoy someone like me. In theory, it does. I mean, it's completely stupid.
But seriously, how cute is that?
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| "Come any closer, and you're going to look like the chewed part of this bone." |
This is a guilty pleasure. And dang it, I should feel guilty: Is it completely ridiculous? Yes. Is is something you could only find in a wealthy and consumeristic society such as ours? Of course. Is it completely foolish to spend money to clothe a creature covered with fur, especially when said clothing will only serve to render said creature miserable -- or at least not thrilled?
Absolutely.
It's all true. And I might be a little embarrassed that I bought my dog a Halloween costume ... or rather, three Halloween costumes, a Santa hat, and an elf shirt.
But not embarrassed enough to hold back from showing you this:
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| "I will now karate-chop my way out of this ridiculous ensemble." |
The problem is that all this (very sound) logic goes out the window when I see that adorable little outfit in the store and picture this:
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| "Why do you hate me?" |
On the other hand, this is what it usually becomes:
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| "I will END you!" |
Yet I can't seem to stop myself.
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| "There are dogs starving in Africa, and I'm wearing a Santa hat." |
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| "Merry Christmas. Please save me." |
At least I'm not the only one: http://www.flickr.com/groups/dogswearingclothes/
"If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater ... suggest that he wear a tail." ~ Fran Lebowitz
