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The strange thing is that many of these people are dressing the animals up for no good reason at all so it all sounds a bit pointless. It would seem that this has become a fashion within many dogs. Paris Hilton has to be the most famous celebrity that does this as you rarely see her dog Tinkerbell in the same outfit twice. How far can you go without you actually treating the animal in a cruel way?

The opinon that I have on this is that if you are going to dress a dog up then you are wasting your time because the dog could be injured in the process. The only dogs that are actually able to be dressed up are the smaller ones that look a bit like rats on stilts than anything else. So why are people so obsessed with dressing their pets up?

There are times where people do it for competitions. Believe it or not there are actually a lot of fashion shows for the dogs and their clothes, its pretty sad really.

Dressing up the dog in the winter is okay because sometimes the smaller dogs need a coat to keep them warm or else they will catch a bit of a cold. The problem is that without the help of a human, these dogs would be totally useless so is it really a good idea that we dress them up.

There is an argument by the RSPCA that going to far is actually cruelty to the animal. This is certainly understandable as boots for a dog could not only make it look stupid but cause its legs some serious damage. Before you know it the pet could have to have one of those vet referrals for something like animal dermatology or even animal ophthalmology.

One of the best things you can do here is to just sit down and have a think, does the dog actually need to be wearing any of this. A coat can be very useful in the winter, do not go too far and start adding hats and shoes or anything like that.