Animal cruelty

I'm wary of people who dress up their pets. It's one thing to buy your dog gourmet bones from France, but really, what is the point of dressing up your Bichon Frise in a Santa outfit?

Dressing up your pet is only a few notches below flogging them to death with a two-by-four on the animal cruelty scale. Have you seen how miserable dogs get the minute you place a knitted sweater on them? Their ears flatten and they have this angry, constipated look. Trust me, they KNOW they look ridiculous. Dogs have feelings too you know. I think they'd much rather be flayed to death by lumber than have to deal with the embarrassment.

Having said that, here is one outfit I would purchase for my dog George in a second: