A dogs life.
I love dogs. Dogs have been a constant in my life. I've had pure breeds and mixed breeds, small breeds (Pugs), medium breeds (Brittany Spaniels) and large breeds (German Shepherds and Dobermans). As a matter of fact, our current dog (a border collie cross) is using my left foot as a pillow as I am typing this. However, this is just nuts!
"Flaunted as fashion statements, pint-sized canines are, to some minds, the fur-bearing equivalent of a pair of Louboutin pumps or other accessory. “I think of them as a handbag with a heartbeat,” said Robin Bowden, a vice president of Prudential Douglas Elliman, a real estate company in Manhattan."
As I stated earlier, I have owned a "prestige" dog. Actually a breed that was only owned by royalty for years - a Pug. The emporers Pugs were treated as well as the royal family and the attitude of entitlement survives in the breed to this day (if my little guy was typical and I have been assured he was). However, he was a dog, not an accessory. He needed exercise and socialization (his favorite playmate was my sisters Doberman!). Going through life in someones purse is not a healthy lifestyle for a dog. Also, as pampered as my little guy was (and he was spoiled rotten) I never took him into restaurants and places were dogs were expressly prohibited!
"Mr. Fudge, a 4-year-old Chihuahua who belongs to Wendy Kaplan, a fit model and personal style consultant in New York, owns a yellow Old Navy raincoat, a denim fleece vest and, for blustery days, an orange simulated snakeskin coat with a pocket “in case he needs a biscuit,” Ms. Kaplan explained.
Mr. Fudge travels in a leopard-spotted bag. “There are places I have to sneak him into — the post office, Gristedes, the neighborhood bakery,” Ms. Kaplan said.
No fan of ordinances barring pets from restaurants and other indoor public spaces, she demanded: “Why should that be? We are after all a doggie culture.”
No Ms. Kaplan - we live in a societyand a culture of laws. There are reasons why non-working dogs are not allowed in the post office or your favorite restaurant. Oh and are you willing to be responsible for the woman at the next table who is allergic to Mr. Fudge?
This story is the epitome of everything that us Midwesterners say is wrong about New York City. Dogs are wonderful companions. They live to please their people. However, we owe it to them to provide them with a heathy lifestyle. Treating them as "fashion accessories" is not healthy.
"Flaunted as fashion statements, pint-sized canines are, to some minds, the fur-bearing equivalent of a pair of Louboutin pumps or other accessory. “I think of them as a handbag with a heartbeat,” said Robin Bowden, a vice president of Prudential Douglas Elliman, a real estate company in Manhattan."
As I stated earlier, I have owned a "prestige" dog. Actually a breed that was only owned by royalty for years - a Pug. The emporers Pugs were treated as well as the royal family and the attitude of entitlement survives in the breed to this day (if my little guy was typical and I have been assured he was). However, he was a dog, not an accessory. He needed exercise and socialization (his favorite playmate was my sisters Doberman!). Going through life in someones purse is not a healthy lifestyle for a dog. Also, as pampered as my little guy was (and he was spoiled rotten) I never took him into restaurants and places were dogs were expressly prohibited!
"Mr. Fudge, a 4-year-old Chihuahua who belongs to Wendy Kaplan, a fit model and personal style consultant in New York, owns a yellow Old Navy raincoat, a denim fleece vest and, for blustery days, an orange simulated snakeskin coat with a pocket “in case he needs a biscuit,” Ms. Kaplan explained.
Mr. Fudge travels in a leopard-spotted bag. “There are places I have to sneak him into — the post office, Gristedes, the neighborhood bakery,” Ms. Kaplan said.
No fan of ordinances barring pets from restaurants and other indoor public spaces, she demanded: “Why should that be? We are after all a doggie culture.”
No Ms. Kaplan - we live in a societyand a culture of laws. There are reasons why non-working dogs are not allowed in the post office or your favorite restaurant. Oh and are you willing to be responsible for the woman at the next table who is allergic to Mr. Fudge?
This story is the epitome of everything that us Midwesterners say is wrong about New York City. Dogs are wonderful companions. They live to please their people. However, we owe it to them to provide them with a heathy lifestyle. Treating them as "fashion accessories" is not healthy.
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