can you say pink!!!

Sick, cruel and stupid.

I don’t think this is cute. I don’t have a problem with them doing this, I just don’t this it has the cute factor.

I think it’s silly to consider dyeing dogs to be cruel. Especially poodles. The fact is, poodles HAVE to go to the groomers, because their coat HAS to be trimmed. (Some people can learn to do this themselves, of course, but a groomer can do it much nicer, usually, than the average pet owner.)

Their hair will mat and grow very long (into cords, like a Puli), and they need regular trimming.

Now, the poodle cut actually has its origins in history. It may LOOK stupid, but it is actually a modification of a hunting-dog clip. The hair needed to be removed in some places because it would be too heavy and weigh the dog down in the water, where the dogs retrieved ducks for their owners. The chest was kept longer to keep the heart and lungs warm in the water, as was a puff over the kidneys, and ankle puffs to keep their ankles warm. A tail puff was left like a “flag”, so that the hunter could keep track of the dog.

Now, when a poodle gets its hair done (necessary, remember!), they get a bath and brush out as well. Since they have to go in every four to six weeks anyway, I don’t see what difference it makes if they’re also pet-safe-dyed.

Really, I think screams of “cruelty” is too anthropomorphizing, and I anthropomorphize a lot. The DOG doesn’t care if it’s dyed. It doesn’t occur to the dog that anything is different. Other dogs don’t treat it different if it’s dyed. The only reason they get treated different is by people either going “OMG HOW CUTE” and fawning over it or “OMG YOU ARE ABUSING THAT DOG”.

I have a poodle. He’s black, so he’s not going to get a dye job, and also, I only get a “pet clip” on him — just because it’s a LOT of work to care for the other clips.

Owners who get these clips for their dogs spend a LOT of time and money on their pets. More than can be said for owners that barely give their dogs a brush once a month. I think it shows they love their pets.

oops i posted 1t twice!

sshhh theo! it is nott real.

sshhh theo! it is nott real.

Poor dog!I agree with the third to last person.^

Riiiight… it’s a fluffy pink-dyed Aibo.
Maybe you should luch again.

heloo! this dog ( i have just realised) is not real! look at the bow on it’s back! i’m sorry but that is sewn on! and the strech is so mechanical. observe!