Overdoing Dog Clothes
Dog clothes may be cute and useful, but like many things in life it is possible to have too much of a good thing. If they need to be wearing a coat or sweater or if there is a party that needs a good costume, that's fine, but overdoing it can actually cause more harm than good. If, for example, someone made their dog wear coats and booties excessively, then the poor animal would face hyperthermia in warm environments and the paws could become weakened and soft. Hats are popular items, and sure they're adorable when comes time to get a pet photo with Santa, but I would be a very unpopular dad among my little guys if I made them wear hats on their heads every day. Most pet owners obviously don't intend to harm their babies in any way, but because their pets are in fact their babies, they forget that sometimes dogs just need to be dogs. The key to solving the problem is to find a balance. Dogs do love the attention they get when dressed up, so it's not as if an owner needs to abandon the idea altogether. Just give a dog plenty of time to feel natural.
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Grant Carroll is a proud father of four dogs and co-owner of http://www.littlepamperedpets.com with Dog Sweaters perfect for the holiday season.
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