Designer dogs.

An excerpt from the NY Times (full article):

Woman’s Best Friend, or Accessory?
By RUTH LA FERLA
Published: December 7, 2006

Paige, Ms. Lewis’s dog, owns 40 outfits, among them an Hermès coat. Part of Ms. Lewis’s closet is designated for the dog. Like her mistress, she likes to make a fashion statement. “With the two of us it’s an equal opportunity thing,” Ms. Lewis said. “I sit up at wee hours of the night online to find that one store in, like, Canada or Switzerland, so Paige can have that one sweater that no New Yorker will ever have.”

Okay, I love my dogs. Am a little bit crazy about them, actually, but this is bullshit, plain and simple. These poor dogs. At least Oslo and Mies get to romp around in the woods on a regular basis. They’re spoiled to be sure, but at least they’re allowed to be dogs.

I’m sorry, but I CANNOT STAND it when I see a woman carrying around a worthless little frou-frou dog like it’s a designer handbag. It’s all I can do most of the time not to go up and say something I shouldn’t. I’d love to see some of them let loose at the dog park sometime….