I know the standard poodle is beloved by many, and that they tend to be big hits and champions at the dog shows, but seriously, folks. Look at this. Look at this!
This act of canine vandalism looks like the work of a Japanese consumer craze. I'll file this under fads gone horribly, horribly wrong.
Thanks for the photo, Elizabeth.
This one is close to conflicting with your stated policy of avoiding the simply tragic, monsignor Wombat...
ReplyDelete...I am ashamed...
ReplyDeleteI almost missed the butterfly on the butt. It's like a my little pony... my little poodle? ^^;;
ReplyDeleteMakes me want cotton candy.
ReplyDeleteThankfully this guy probably doesn't know or care how floofy he looks. He's still just a pooping, playing dog...
ReplyDeleteThis was a fad in the 1950s, when poodle ownership was de rigeur. You had to do something to make your poodles even more artificial and bizarre than everyone else's poodles. Should you wish to replicate the effect with a white dog of your own, Kool-Aid is an effective and nontoxic dye. Your bathroom will look like the site of a very colourful massacre, though.
ReplyDeleteDogs don't see color quite the way we do - she probably thinks she's a fetching shade of grey.
ReplyDeleteAnd she certainly looks proud of herself! And now she'll go find something smelly to roll in.
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