Extreme Dog Grooming

stickybean

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184796/A-cut-Photographer-crosses-America-record-weird-woolly-winners-dog-grooming-pageants.html

This is amazing and horrendous all at once

Penn

Moved to own thread

smash

I still like these guys the best

dexter647

Only in america..:eek:

Somnus

This is pretty sad to see tbh. I'm sure the dogs are taken care of, but they're not someones toy to dress up.

Pretty sick

Juicyfruit

I think they're pretty cool!

Son Of A Vidic

Just when you thought the human stupidity barometer had maxed out.....

Rich11

the people who own those dogs are sick in the head and shouldnt even be allowed to own dogs, disgraceful:mad:

miss_shadow

Those dogs must have done some awful things in their past lives!!

Reloc8

Rich11 wrote: »

the people who own those dogs are sick in the head and shouldnt even be allowed to own dogs, disgraceful:mad:

What ?

Ok the dogs look reeeeeeediculous but do you think they care about that ? Where's the harm ? You do understand that this is dye and clipping don't you ? They're not being selectively inbred to produce parrots on their backsides.


Lighten up.

Reloc8

Dr.Poca wrote: »

This is pretty sad to see tbh. I'm sure the dogs are taken care of, but they're not someones toy to dress up.

Pretty sick

100% wrong.

My dog, my rules.

Mr. Manager

Dr.Poca wrote: »

This is pretty sad to see tbh. I'm sure the dogs are taken care of, but they're not someones toy to dress up.

Pretty sick

I agree that it's pretty sad, not in the teary sense, but I don't see how it's sick?

As long as the dogs are unharmed, I don't really see the issue. And this is coming from the the owner of 2 dogs.

Rich11

Reloc8 wrote: »

What ?

Ok the dogs look reeeeeeediculous but do you think they care about that ? Where's the harm ? You do understand that this is dye and clipping don't you ? They're not being selectively inbred to produce parrots on their backsides.


Lighten up.

Are people in the world this bored? Poor dogs, dogs are meant to be hunters and family companions, not canvases for people to play with, this is just revolting and cruel, how can people stand to look at this, how about we cut your hair and make you look like this, bet you wouldn't be happy either. Giving a dog a bow tie, or a handkerchief around their neck, that's fine, its small, but noticeable, dying a dogs fur? Dogs fur is meant to keep them warm and safe.

Reloc8

Rich11 wrote: »

...this is just revolting and cruel, how can people stand to look at this, how about we cut your hair and make you look like this, bet you wouldn't be happy either.

Are you seriously saying you think these dogs are unhappy because of how they look ?

Rich11 wrote: »

Giving a dog a bow tie..that's fine,

I don't tend to put mine in evening dress but whatever melts your butter.

Hal1

This looks like it was pepper sprayed

lil'bug

the dogs look miserable in most of the pictures

Queen-Mise

smash wrote: »

The Dog-Reptar, Tommy & the twins would be delighted


EDIT: That link is amazing. I am sure those dogs are looked after so well, but I am finding it really hard to identify what kind of dog they were originally... What kind of dog was the bear

Guill

Queen-Mise wrote: »

What kind of dog was the bear

Panda?

Bichon frise?

ziggy23

I've done dog grooming myself and it can be long and tedious for the groomer let alone the dog and thats just for basic grooming clips so I can only imagine the dogs had to stand there for hours on end. I can appreciate the the creativity that goes into these designs but tbh I feel uncomfortable looking at those pictures its not natural

--Kaiser--

In conclusion, the owners of these dogs are grade A as$holes

face1990

lil'bug wrote: »

the dogs look miserable in most of the pictures

In what way do they look miserable?

I don't see how this offends people so much. I wouldnt do it myself, cos it looks ridiculous, but I don't think its an animal welfare issue.

All those dogs are most likely very well looked after, I'd imagine a few of them quite enjoy the grooming and attention (I know my dog would adore it).

The only animal welfare issue that I'd be concerned about is how safe those dyes are. If there's no dangerous chemicals, then I don't see the problem.

There's far worse things being done to animals than some dogs being made to look silly.