Dressed to the Nines

I understand the fascination of dressing a dog in clothing. It's cute and weird. I get it. But one night almost two years ago I walked into a party where a dog was dressed in a puppy tutu. And the dog was totally down with it. Then the dog's owner, my friend, proceeded to put doggie shoes on the poor thing. "She loves this so much," my friend announced to the room of partiers. To our dismay, the dog did in fact enjoy prancing around in the tutu and shoes. America's Funniest Home Videos did not prepare me for this, as I was under the impression animals did not like having things on their feet.

Anyway, since this sighting, I have seen yet another friend dress up their dog, Ladybird, in not only a tutu, but a classic light blue polo. Again, the dog enjoyed being dressed up in the human clothing and was probably wondering if the tutu made her look fat.

It's not just my friends who are doing this to their pooches. Oh no. Even blind folks are accessorizing their assistants in doggie shoes. I was getting onto the bus the other day and guess who didn't see me! A blind lady with her seeing eye dog wearing shoes.

Though I'm sure this lady doesn't give a shit what her dog looks like, I imagine she was more or less looking out for her poor pup's feet, seeing as it has been over 100 degrees in Austin, Texas for 64 consecutive days.


On a somewhat unrelated note, I would also like to share this picture of another friend's dog, Kona. The dog doesn't sit normal. She sits on her legs. Super precious.

Although I'm not much of a cat person, I'd also like to include this picture of a cat that responds to the name Willow. This is the laziest asshole of a cat. Willow is a cat that lives in the store where my mom is currently working. Willow is constantly lounging on the counter or computer at the most inopportune moments. At the moment of taking this picture, Willow was taking a nap with her paws hiding her face on the gift wrapping station. You can't help but love this picture.

That concludes my current collection of humans treating their pets like humans. Stay tuned for more exciting tidbits.