Customize your puppeh

Well if nothing else…the dog is loving the marker massage

i just snorted out loud looking at this… the newest fad in coloring books?OMG!!! I love the look on the dogs face.. “just keep giveing me food under the table and we will call it even…”

Awww…too cute! Bull Terriers are such wonderful dogs

uh…is that safe? seems kind of…poisonous?

[Oh yeah. Crayola. Most poisonest marker EVAR. Which is why the little kid has them. - Ed.]

I got $20 on nuffers complaining about doggy ink poisoning!

But anyway,I could probably try this on my dog, she’s so lazy!

my dogs would poop in my shoes if I tried to do this to them. That is indeed the most patient of all the puppehs.

Pimp my puppy?

The parents are going to be explaining this on walks for weeks…

Creative kid!

P.S. Is that blue and brown marker on the white carpet behind the boy, too?

Very cool. The markings remind me of the way American Indians would paint their ponies… especially the design around the doggy’s eye.

That’s horrible. I don’t find this cute in the slightest. Hopefully the dog doesn’t mind, but he certainly doesn’t look happy. I hope I’m wrong, and I hope this kids parents teach him that pets are not toys.

I think he is just trying to give his puppy pajamas that match his..notice the shades of blue and brown are so very similar to the jazzy pj pants the little artist is sporting.

Ollie, it’s no worse than when kids draw on each other out of boredom.

I’m sure whoever’s in charge told the kid that doggie is not for drawing on.

It’s harmless silliness…a kid being a kid. Puppy seems very contented.

What a sweet pup — doesn’t look that young, or is it? Anyway, the dog seems perfectly relaxed and happy. I bet it tickles nicely. Maybe this boy will grow up to be an artist.

Oh yeah, Transpogue, it’s the same when two kids draw on each other. Since the dog can draw on the child too.

Also, this is a display of AWFUL parenting skills as yes, I’m sure the parent did tell the child the dog is not for drawing on… after the twenty minutes of drawing on the dog AND taking a picture?? Right.

Friendship puppies! Ah, SAS, that does take me back.

To the idiot who believes this to be cruel: You are belittling real acts of animal cruelty.

There’s even marks inside her ears!! haha. I would have loved to see the kid carefully drawing the marks up and down her nose..patient pup indeed! This is one of my favorite C.O posts, for sure.

Does everyone realize that when you make negative comments about the sender-inner’s furniture preference, clothes, fingernails, parenting skills—in other words, stuff other than the subject of the photo—the sender-inner is reading it. Think about how you’d feel if you’d FINALLY got a pic cute enough to be on CO, and people were insulting you. I wish people wouldn’t be so mean. Who cares what their couch pattern is? Maybe that’s their taste.

Look like he’s trying to recreate the dog from Our Gang!

And how many think the couch used to be white?

Let’s hear it for creative
ideas! Did Meg and NTMTOM start out like this?

Awww what a patient dog~ For mom and dad, this is going to be great blackmail and embarassing baby pictures to show the girl friend later on.

Wow, I am anti-dye for pets, but Crayola markers….well I never thought of that! The money Crayola could make if they came out with a line for pets! HA! I bet that doggeh sleeps next to that sweet boy every night too. Way too funny!

Mario, I see your 20$ and raise you a 50$ that people are going to say that this is an evil evil child that must be punished and that has bad parents.

Oops, Rachel said it already (the part about the parents).

If this doggie is like mine – he’s just happy happy happy to be touched! He would have moved if he didn’t like the attention.

If this doggie is like mine – he’s just happy happy happy to be touched! He would have moved if he didn’t like the attention.

If this doggie is like mine – he’s just happy happy happy to be touched! He would have moved if he didn’t like the attention.

And I can totally see my kid doing this to my dog – except he’s 14 and it wouldn’t be cute! I love this pic – a “boy and his dog” moment for the memory books.

And I can totally see my kid doing this to my dog – except he’s 14 and it wouldn’t be cute! I love this pic – a “boy and his dog” moment for the memory books.

And I can totally see my kid doing this to my dog – except he’s 14 and it wouldn’t be cute! I love this pic – a “boy and his dog” moment for the memory books.

I love how very focused the boy seems to be at his oh-so-important task. And for all the naysayers: c’mon, a parent that is savvy enough to frequent CO will definitely teach his or her child that pets are not for drawing on after this! Just be quiet and enjoy the picture, as it’s probably not going to happen again.

@Kelly: The fact that you remembered thinking that you were really doing a good thing just substantiates the lovely innocence of kids!

LOLz, he drawing little pictures all over her!

I used to have a couple of pittie mixes. One was mostly white, and at one point our little boy (dog) grabbed a capless marker off the table and drew on her. So yes, dogs can draw on each other too.

the dog’s probably in a zen state, contemplating the ticklish feeling of being marker-ed….

I believe that the cap-shun should spell the word “drawringk.” And I am choosing to believe the boy’s name is Simon. And he likes to do drawringks.

And yes, in fact, the doggeh wanted to dress as Petey from Our Gang.

http://www.freewebs.com/carolinapits/petey.jpg

this animal is obviously poisoned to near death from all this toxic ink … such a sad tale

another example of how humans have taken over nature…totally disrespectful of the dog, don’t you think it might lick its fur and get poisoning??? I can get over the stupidity of this picture!!

We all owe Mario at Post #10 $20 now.

Nuffer overload alert!

Well done Mario. You’ve just earnt a fortune!

Caroline- do you even have kids? Do you have pets and kids?

You do understand that they do things they shouldn’t sometimes right? And sometimes they do sneaky little things to the pet out of a child’s innocent understanding and that many times the animal is very tolerant.

You understand that there are times that its just too funny and pictures need to be taken before corrective action is taken?

I’m sure they snapped a few pictures of the deed and cleaned up the dog.

Obviously the dog is well loved and cared for or it would not be so tolerant of the child and the coloring. Its an early morning “kid got out of bed and was coloring quietly with probably ill gotten markers” Picture. This scribbling just happens to be on the dog and not the wall. Pictures are taken, dog is bathed and its all harmless.

And they are Crayola markers for Pete’s sake. They are non-toxic. I used to eat them when I was little. they taste like vinegar and food coloring- like those egg dyes from easter.

I can’t see how this is bad parenting. This looks like AWESOME parenting to me! When I was a kid, my brother and I would draw on each other with Crayolas, we’d draw superhero logos, or fairy wings and have awesome adventures! Then we’d get a fun bubble bath, and everything would be normal again. It encourages creativity, play, hand eye coordination and imagination. I bet none of us have ever drawn on a dog before or even though of it! Some would call that dog modern art, I would, and I would encourage that little boy to use his imagination and create more beautiful things in this world, as we are currently drowning in ugly and hateful.

OOH, even better than an Etch-a-Sketch! Nice, patient doggeh! Yes, I can see the picture whipped out at the Senior Prom Night picture taking, with date looking on…”Oh, Snookems, did I ever show you this picture we took of you being creative with Dudley?” I wonder how long the pictures will last?

@Elaine: Well said!!

Yep, doggeh doesn’t look like he’s struggling to get away, LOL. I’m sure afterwards the parents were getting the “Oh, how I have suffered for you” look from the dog (to elicit a nice treat)!!!

“It’s not like the dog is being tied down. If the dog minded this type of attention, it would get up and walk away. I know that mine would. As far as I can tell, the dog seems to be enjoying this type of attentions. Kind of the way I enjoy getting my hair, face and nails done at a spa.”

Dogs are well-known for their loyalty. Many dogs are willing to put up with things they dislike, especially from their owner/s, but that doesn’t mean they should have to.

My dog hates baths but will put up with them (he doesn’t bite/snarl/growl etc).

This dog looks like she’s also putting up with something she doesn’t particularly enjoy.

The difference is that when I bathe my dog, I am doing something that improves HIS health and wellbeing and is for his OWN good.

I just can’t stop laughing at the mental image of a very embarrassed looking dad on a walk with the dog and the looks they’ll be getting… If there ever was a time to introduce coats to your pet, this is it. Maybe those masks the knights put on the horses too.

Brilliant. Made my day.

Oh, and this picture made my day!!!

lol@ the dogs expression.. x-D… “Two more years and then college right?? Or is that dog years.. crap!”

This dog is not upset. Most happy dogs would just be digging the attention. As a responsible, dog-loving adult I’d be out buying Crayola markers this instant if I had a dog with short enough hair to draw on.

p.s. Like a previous poster I’m more upset about the uncapped marker on the floor.

I love how puppeh is all like whatevs.

Reminds me of the time we found Mom’s beagle finishing up a snack of a blue Bic pen. After a frantic call to Bic’s helpline to make sure it wasn’t toxic (they said it wasn’t the first call they’d had) we found out there’s only so much blue you can wash out of a beagle before it has to wear off. And then we grabbed the camera.

Holy Cow. I have never seen so many mean comments about a little boy and his dog. Get over yourselves..this is precious, no harm done, and who can tell about parenting skills from a picture? You have no idea what is pre or post. A good bath will “clean” this up, and no harm done. Geez people.

Totally LOL’d!!!!

The only reason I feel bad for the dog is because it has to take a bath now.
It’s a cute picture, I admit. Those are obviously non toxic markers (mmm…non toxic…) When and If the dog gets into the trash, it eats things more dangerous than crayola markers. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all!
I wish I had one of those dogs… does anyone know if they’re hypo-allergenic?

What? The kid didn’t have any nice white walls to draw on?

That boy will grow up to work for PETA, throwing paint over rich old ladies wearing fur coats.

One question, so you would let your kid/neighbors kid draw on your dog with washable markers? No freaking and instead zany with the picture snapping? Interesting.

As for the dog not struggling and not seeming to mind, you know that is the same argument made for beastiality? Again, interesting.

And btw i dont think this is bad parenting at all. go into your living room and try and think of things that a kid could do to cause mischief. I guarantee a kid could come up with around 50 more things than you
I very much doubt the parent thought oh no I better not leave him a second he will draw all over the dog :p
This kid is thinking outside the box hehe a future modern artiste?

OMG. if i would have done something like this as a kid. i would have been standing for quite some time. dont agree with this but to each his own i guess.

MEGarde, you called it on this one.

Sorry to be a downer, kids, but all the scribbles on that dog were not done by that child. Children this boy’s age are not yet capable of drawing straight lines, especially over uneven surfaces, such as the “ribs” and “whiskers” and multi-colored stripes on the dog’s nuzzle. The unorganized blue scribble over the ribs, which happens to be the same color as the pen in the child’s hand, are definitely the work of a child his age. No doubt dad started the work and encouraged the child to continue.

Cute idea for a staged photo, but most assuredly staged.

If I caught my daughter doing this, I would not be surprised as both me and her father are professional artists! As the markers are safe, I wouldn’t be concerned. The dog will move away when it doesn’t want to play anymore.

Good lord I can’t believe people are actually saying this is bad parenting. Normally I would say to each their own but this is just dumb. They’re non-toxic crayola markers FFS. Clearly this dog is loving the attention (or duh it would have gotten up) and was probably laying there half asleep until mom woke her up with all the picturing taking business. All I can say is it must suck to be your stepford kid.

This reminds me of when I was 4, and we had a Dalmatian. One day, I took a magic marker and connected all his dots. I wanted to see what kind of picture it would make (it made a picture of a dog). I’m glad this kid has less toxic markers than I did!

I feel really sorry for people who look at this picture and see nothing but negative things. How sad your little nuff lives must be.

Not cute. Bordering on sad. Kid treats dog like piece of paper and Mom thinks it’s so freakin funny. Not.

I feel so sorry for the dog. Its horrible that the child is doing that. One reason never to have a child, this!

Hahaha! Oh no. . .
This strikes me as similar to those pics where the doggie has just torn up the chaise lounge.
It’s something the kid will get in trouble for! But in the meantime you must laugh. As long as he doesn’t see you.
Also: love the non-matchingks jammies.

Someone made a comment about this being a ‘Pit Bull’. While this is a Bull Terrier, it is not what insurance compnies and AKC would define as ‘Pit Bull’, which is the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. They have quite a different temperment. That was bothering me for some reason. Anyway, this dog is obviously very content to have his pal draw on him, and the little boy is really showing some creativity! I love this picture, way too cute!

MOM AND DAD, DID YOU KNOW THAT INK IS TOXIC?

Poor dog.

I suppose it isn’t abusive, per se, but it’s still irritating. You shouldn’t use dogs as canvases, nontoxic markers or not. It’s just not nice, is all.

“One reason never to have a child, this!”

Whut? Really. Surely you must be joking!

“My dog hates baths but will put up with them (he doesn’t bite/snarl/growl etc).”

And how do you know your dog doesn’t like them? Because he gives you a sign of it. That dog isn’t, in this picture, giving any sign of discontent.

“This dog looks like she’s also putting up with something she doesn’t particularly enjoy.”

How? Because she’s not grinning from ear to ear and thumping her tail up and down? She just looks like a dog lying down.

Pardon, ‘terriers.’

and P.S. (judging by the nipples) get your dog fixed, there are enough homeless puppies in the world.

I’ve come to the conclusion that some people are just idjits.

I hate to fuel this fire, but let’s think about this from the perspective of state-fair face painting.

As a former face-painting-mime, often small children, unable to express whether they wanted to have their faces painted or whether it caused them a modicum of discomfort, were brought by parents or siblings to receive a small painting on his or her face. No one would call this child abuse, no one would scream “Not cute”, and yet the infant or toddler could not adequately express whether or not he or she really wanted a star or heart or robot painted on her/his cheek.

Moral of the story: Similarly, the dog may not express whether or not he or she wants to be “decorated”, but the dog is able to get up if he is discomforted by the activity. No harm is done (non-toxic-crayola-markers), and the small child is not disrespecting the dog by drawing on him, nor is he treating the dog like an inanimate object.

I hate it when I decide to read the comments. It really makes me mad. Some people are just so bitter and humorless. THE DOG IS FINE. IT’S A CUTE PICTURE.

@Patito Gigante: OMG, Did Oda-sensei really say that? That’s hysterical!
And asking to draw on this friends’ pets… I can see that, actually,. He’s a little odd. ^_^

Nobody get drunk and pass out around this kid.

“Drawing on living, breathing animals? Not cute.

Go draw on your sibling or your parent instead.”

because humans aren’t living, breathing animals, right? ;p

I thought this was adorable. Pretty sure my mom put out huge sheets of paper and stripped us down to our diapers when we were kids so we wouldn’t do the same thing!

PS: LOL @ gravyboat! Although at least you know his doodling would be rated PG and washable.

This is NOT cute. The dog isn’t being hurt, but the idea that people can do whatever they please to their pets disgusts me. Drawing on an animal is NOT respectful. All it teaches the kid is that pets are toys and exist soley for our amusement… which they do not. Plus, what would happen if the kid tried to doodle on a less tolerant dog? He’d probably be bitten. Parents need to nip these behaviors in the bud, not encourage them by taking pictures and calling it “cute”.

What darkshines said.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA.

“That’s not respectful to your pet.”

BWHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Ahem.

Making them wait to go to the bathroom is totally respectful? Not really, but it’s part of the life of a domesticated animal, as is dealing with children.

And apparently, for you people’s pets, dealing with un-fun nuffers. I bet your pets’ lives suck, since you don’t want to connect with them or “inconvenience” them by spending time with them.

@skip and sas, they were called “autograph hounds” in my day (shortly after the ice age). I love everything about this picture and confess that I painted eyebrows on my blond dog when I was about 20 (used Revlon eyeliner and it made her look very surprised. There was a yellow lab that hung out at my daughter’s track practices and the kids drew on her almost every day with magic markers. Nobody died.

Micah: I literally lol’ed at your comment about connecting the dots on a dalmation to see what picture came out. my poor cat was not happy that I disturbed his peaceful rest

as for the picture, maybe the dog will learn not to drink so much at the next party; she’ll have an embarrassing walk back home. and the boy is starting young for college party training!

To Vaseline Kelly:

Haha, that sounds awesome!
I’ve actually been given to the advice by good sources that if you put a tiny bit of Vaseline on the tip of your cat’s nose, it will eventually lick it off, coating the inside of it’s stomach and preventing hair balls!

I’ve never had a hair ball. Ever.

I think this is cute and funny. Everyone who is bashing this family needs to lighten up and stop being PETA’s personal police squad.

I really don’t think PETA would have much to say against this.

Becky:- im glad you have never had a hair ball but what about your cat?

OK “rule-wisher” here- read the comments or don’t comment!
Bad parents- phhft, Remember Jean Kerr and “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies”? I too can think of many better reasons not to have children- and, well, if you don’t repent from your judgmental behavior while not having walked in the Parental Shoe, you can be one of them, too. Have a great day and try not to draw on the dog. Or the wall, yeah, yeah, yeah I know, I’m strict, go draw on nuffers’ houses!

Another person in the minority here. Yes the pens are non toxic, yeah the dog is letting him do it, but it it not showing respect to the dog. Personally if my little cherub was caught doing this taking a photo op would not be the first thing on my mind – swatting his little butt would be the first thing I’d be doing

I think this is so adorable. Some people are wound way too tight.

Sure, it’s all good in fun and games. But do I get my chance to draw on the kid’s face too?

To those who cry “bad parenting”, I can only assume they have no children. to me, it’s an example of good, level headed parenting. PICK YOUR BATTLES. I just PRAY I have the patience to laugh and pick up a camera when (inevitably) my kid does something like this, thinking that it’s fun and creative. Yes, you can teach the kid afterwards that we don’t draw on dogs or people, because it’s messy and can be dangerous, but all’s well that ends well.

And for the record, I opened up these comments SPECIFICALLY to see the wank. You guys never disappoint.

It seems that the “OMG BAD PARENTING” people have forgotten that young children’s brains aren’t nearly done developing and therefore don’t have the reasoning skills that adults do and often don’t get that things are bad ideas and have to be taught not to do certain things. But of course, I’m sure these people were born adults.

Yay run-on sentence!

I clicked on this just to see what kind of mean and nasty comments people would leave. You nuffers need to just chill out.

“That’s not respectful to your pet.”

Actually to me it looks more like quality time between a boy and his dog. He’s not teasing or tormenting the dog, he’s not hurting her, he’s not writing my dog sux on her side. Lighten up. It’s like that Rick James horse, remember they said the same thing.

this is SOOOOO f*$#d up!!!!!!! I DO NOT CARE if the dog is “putting up with it” – it is so IRRESPONSIBLE for anyone to let their kids do this! Not to mention possible toxic to the dog! This person SHOULD NOT HAVE KIDS!

missjudybloom: What you don’t seem to realize is that this picture is all a secret plot by the parents to kill their child and collect on the health insurance.

That’s why they’ve given him markers tipped with poison. That’s also why they put him in an inescapable pit with a rabid dog. The pudding cups filled with broken glass and the poisonous snakes are just out of sight off the camera.

“The difference is that when I bathe my dog, I am doing something that improves HIS health and wellbeing and is for his OWN good.”

What? Dog baths are for the good of humans. There are plenty of happy, healthy dogs that go their entire lives without baths. In fact, I’d venture to say that as a species, dogs did quite well for thousands of years without baths. The real difference is that your dog doesn’t have the fun of being covered in colored marker by a cute kid before they are made unhappy by a horrible bath.

OMG what if the dog has serious self-image problems after this?!!? WHAT IF HE GETS ABDUCTED BY THE GHOST OF ANDY WARHOL!?!? AAAGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

Hum…dog happy…kid happy…win win.

Clearly some of you never dressed up the family dog.

Worry about real problems.

If the dog didn’t like it he would get up and walk away. Clearly he is enjoying his magic marker massage.

Heh heh. So letting the kid draw on the dog is bad parenting? What about raising children sanctimonious, judgemental and humorless? Where does that fall in the bad parenting spectrum. Me, I’d rather have a creative child than some manaical buzzkill who wants to make sure everyone on the internet knows how “concerned” they are.

And, I know, I’m just Fluffing the Nuffers(tm), but to jean, who advocated hitting the child as a way to deal with this kind of situation, please don’t breed. And if you have, please stop hitting your kids.

this is mean….Where are the parents????? oh taking the pic. idiots

Theo said: I really don’t think PETA would have much to say against this.

Sure they would. They’d declare that this dog, like all pets, should be euthanized because they’re living miserable lives as slaves to selfish evil humans, or something to that effect. Then they’d probably give the kid a bucket of fake chicken blood and declare their work there done!

WTF? Spanking your kid is roughly 100 times worse than what this kid is doing to this dog….and I am not one of the people who would say that you should never ever spank your kid…

Oh. My. Gravy. The colors Theo… EGADS THE COLORS! *swoons*

You fail to see what’s cute about this picture. Poor you.

The dog is like “~sigh~ whatevs, kid.”

I don’t understand the hubbub, really. The dog is fine, the marker’s nontoxic, the ink will even wear off (eventually) without requiring a bath. As for the ‘dignity’ of the animal, come on. That gets bandied about here quite often by the nuffers, but I have watched my dogs eat poop and do other strange things. Being markered wouldn’t faze them. Unless Fido has a mirror she checks herself out in every day before heading off to a busy day of peeing on lawns and licking herself?

Good lord people, Crayola markers are actually nothing but glycerin, water and food dye (I just checked the Crayola site). There is nothing in them to make anybody sick (child or pet). In addition, the dog’s muscles do not appear tense, her ears are not laid back, she’s not even watching the little boy out of the corner of her eye. Uncomfortable dogs show signs even if it’s something they are willing to tolerate, like a bath. She’s fine. The kid appears to be having a blast. This photo made me giggle and wish I had a white short-hair dog. I have a hard time believing that anyone who kept a healthy dog that obviously well-fed and loved (I think it’s a throw blanket over a low wide couch, perhaps in a play room or den? So that would mean dog is comfortable on furniture.) would fail to emphasize that drawing on the dog shouldn’t be an every day thing. But there is nothing illicit in this photo. Just a gorgeous and fun bonding moment.

Does anybody else see the red marks near the dog’s eyes? And the blue the kid drew inside the dog’s ears?
This really isn’t funny.

The picture is adoreable, but I think it would have been even cuter taken later in the day when they are both snuggled up together taking a nap, with the dog all “war painted” up. Just shows the true friendship between a kid and his dog…

We adult owners of bull terrier show dogs do this all the time. I use a high
quality women’s white grease paint for my bully’s
nose and corn starch to powder her blaze, collar,
chest, and feet. She’s a brindle and she loves getting prepared for a show. I enjoyed all the posts.

Hey – people who are CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOG –

I’ve owned a few bull terriers. Here are some insights:

- the number one priority of Bull Terrier is the comfort of Bull Terrier. Either that dog doesn’t mind being drawn on, or she doesn’t mind enough for it to be worth the effort of getting up and moving.

- Bull Terrier is the most stubborn of all dog breeds. When Bull Terrier wants to move, Bull Terrier moves, and when Bull Terrier doesn’t want to move, Bull Terrier doesn’t move. Either way, its up to Bull Terrier.

- Bull Terrier loves a warm bath. Some prefer suds, some don’t. Some like to lie down, wait for the water to fill up the tub, and then let their remarkably buoyant rear ends float; others like to stand, and just dunk their heads underwater repeatedly like they’re bobbing for (invisible) apples. No doubt there are other variations. Its a matter of personal preference for Bull Terrier. [Cold bath not recommended for Bull Terrier; may result in injury to owner and/or plumbing.]

- Bull Terrier is devious. If this dog is even slightly annoyed by the markers, she will later search out and destroy the markers. It may be the next day, the next week, or the next year. One way or another: the markers will be no more.

Don’t assume Bull Terrier is thinking “oh, I wish I could get away from this annoying kid, poor me.”

More likely Bull Terrier is thinking, “nice try, kid, but its going to take a lot more than a set of crayolas to get me to give up this primo spot.”