There are many people out there that are dressing their pets up for no reason at all which is quite bizzare. This has become a fashion in some ways with the dogs. The celebrity that is famous for doing this the most has to be Paris Hilton as she is always buying her dog Tinkerbell expensive gifts and clothes. How far can you go without you actually treating the animal in a cruel way?

Well my personal opinion is that clothes on a dog look ridiculous and just make the dog look unnatural and stupid. On top of this the only dogs that can really be dressed up are the small little ones that look more like rats on stilts than they do dogs. So why are people so obsessed with dressing their pets up?

A lot of the time 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.

The RSPCA are against this as well as they are saying that if you go too far it can be counted as being cruel 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.