Pet Peeve: Turning Puppies into Purses
January 15, 2006 at 9:54 pm by J*B*I think it is wonderful that more and more companies are designing elegant, designer bags with the explicit purpose of carrying your small dog around with style and class. And, I am all for having your dog by your side everywhere you go.
However, I do have a pet peeve that concerns doggy transport—puppy purses. Are you familiar with these devises? They essentially turn a small dog into a fashion accessory, and that is not, what I believe, dogs or any animals are for. Dogs deserve to wear the latest fashions, no doubt, but they are not fashion statements. When a person turns a dog into a fashion accessory, I fear that they have adopted the dog for all the wrong reasons; therefore endangering the dog’s welfare after the “fad” disappears.
Although many people may purchase these puppy purses because they look comfortable for themselves (and assume they are comfortable for their dogs), they just bug me.
Everyone has different things that bother him or her. For example, some peoples’ pet peeve is alliteration. My pet peeve is puppy purses.
