This Hound Needs a Harley! Woofing Wordless Wednesday

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

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Oliver Sports his Leather Jacket

It is forecasted to be 82 degrees here today, so it's ironic that I choose to show off Oliver's Christmas gift from his special girl. Check out this fur-lined leather jacket! Oliver's got a "little black book" tucked inside so he can collect phone numbers from all the girls that come to see how studly he looks.

We're hoping for at least one cold snap when he can get some use out of this adorable addition to his wardrobe. I have to admit, it is rather fun receiving cool stuff for Oliver to wear. Poor Tanner only owns one jacket, recently received from Petco as a review sample.  What about your dog? Do you dress him or her? Do you find that your small dog gets all the cool fashions?

I have a theory on that common situation. Beside the obvious factor that smaller items require less fabric and therefore are not quite as expensive to make or to buy, our smaller pups' bodies have less mass, making it a bit harder for them to stay warm. 

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Of course there are owners out there that dress their tiny ones strictly for cuteness, and I can enjoy them as well. Oliver has a few Tshirts that are obviously not for warmth. They are generally just used for "events" like conferences and photos.

Tanner can still swim on a chilly day and not seem to notice the cold. Oliver, on the other hand, will shiver on a cold day while we walk, if he is not wearing a sweater. I've come to believe this is at least partly due to the different in body mass. Any opinions? 



PS--Have you heard about the Red Carpet Cat? The Tiniest Tiger will be tweeting from the Academy Awards, and Dogtipper is lucky enough to join them with a Twitter Party to post their pics with the stars and give away some Tiniest Tiger Hipster bags. Sounds like fun--January 22th.