Love me, love my dog.....
"Leading a dog's life" - once considered to be a comment that indicated that someone didn't lead the most charmed of lives. If research can be believed, "leading a dog's life" is now something to aim for.
"Too much easy living is dumbing down our pampered pooches" (SMH June 16). Apparently domestic dogs have become so dependent on humans they can no longer pass simple intelligence tests or solve problems which their counterparts in the wild find easy.
In Paris, pampered pooches are both a fashion statement and a social accessory - they're fed, walked and groomed to perfection. From what I've seen on the streets this week Sydney's dogs are right up there.
A Parisian pooch off to work for the day
Spotted in Sydney - a gorgeous White Samoyed drapped elegantly across the back seat of a ming blue, open top, Mercedes. A poodle dressed to kill in a tartan waiscoat and matching scarf. A dog owner coming out of the pet shop with three dogs on diamond encrusted leads, and a basket full of expensive playthings. Then there was 'Renzo' being wheeled through Newtown in his pet pushchair (see shot below for living proof). A woman ordering sirloin steak for her "very fussy" dog, and the ultimate in pampering, a matching pair of Sydney Silkies enjoying doggy chinos at an outdoor table....I kid you not.
'Renzo' in his stroller
Heaven forbid that this could be happening to our children to. Too pampered to know how to play; too over indulged to need to put up a fight; too over extended to be able to find their own direction.
Check out "A Doggy Conversation" on my second blog, 'Image'
Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-dog, just waiting for someone to produce a designer dog - one who knows its place, is pooless, doesn't shed hair, most certainly doesn't bark, bite or sniff, and most importantly, doesn't run up hugeVet's
bills.
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