Dress Your Pet Day

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By Diane Forrest

One of my favorite movies is Legally Blonde.  I especially like the scenes with Bruiser, the dog and all the cute outfits he wears.  He had a particular fondness for pink, but the Mortar he wore at graduation was the cutest!  Another movie with cute dressed up dogs was Beverly Hills Chihuahua.  In fact, it was that dog's clothes that led the owner to find her after she turned up missing.

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Dressing pets is a fun thing to do, only if they don't mind the clothes, and they are not restrictive. Some clothes are good for small hairless dogs like Chihuahuas to help keep them warm, especially in the winter months.

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I have a small dog, a shih tzu named Snoopy.  I don't regularly dress him; he is covered with a fur coat all year long.  I do however have a couple of sweaters to put on him if his hair cutting time coincides with a cold snap.  He is sporting one in the picture above.

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Today is Dress Your Pet Day.  According to dressyourpet.com, Have fun with your pets by dressing them in cute outfits and safe costumes - but keep your pet's comfort level in mind when involving him/her in this fun novelty day. Make sure that your pet can see and hear properly and that they aren't wearing something that might overheat them or incorporate any parts that they may chew off and swallow. You may also want to include more treats and toys into your activities to make it a truly enjoyable experience for your beloved furry ones!

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Dress Your Pet Day

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By Diane Forrest,

I never played with dolls when I was growing up, so I never even thought about dressing up my dogs.   In fact I never knew clothes for animals existed until a few years ago.  I love the movie Legally Blonde with Reese Witherspoon.  In the movie she has a little Chihuahua that she dresses in several outfit’s to match her own.  Then I began seeing where other stars had small dogs that they would dress.  Brittney Spears and Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton to name a few.

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I have seen many pictures of dogs dressed in Halloween costumes, but not too many dress every day.  I wonder what these pets think about that.  They already have a fur coat on, well most of them.  There was another movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua that featured several animals wearing various outfits.  In fact, the story line is the little dog got lost, and was found through the help of her lost clothing.  There was even a dog in a bowtie at the Golden Globes last Sunday.

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I have only had one occasion to dress my own dog.  Here in the South it is usually quite warm.  Last December I took my dog, Snoopy, to get his hair cut.  Well wouldn’t you know it the temperature dropped so low he started to shiver.  Luckily it was Christmas time, and the store had cute little dog sweaters.  I found a cute plaid one for him and put it on.  He never complained or tried to remove it, so I guess he liked having it on to keep him warm.

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Today is dress your pet day.  If you have a cute little outfit for your pet, why not spruce him/her up.  If you don't have any little doggie clothes, you can always tie a little bandana around its neck like snoopy is modeling for you here.

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Just remember when choosing clothes for your pet, make sure they fit well, do not restrict movement, and that it will not choke.

I totally agree!!