x3 I don't think I'm going to post much in this debate anymore.<br /> I'll probably just lurk in it.

Not to be a bug. But a "Smile" can also be a sign of stress. Dogs will stress pant. They will also move more when stressed.<br /> Ironically a "grin" can also be a happy sign. It's the overall body language that has to be looked at.<br /> http://www.dogscouts.org/uploads/Dog_Body_Language_101.pdf

<img src= http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/shadowwolf2028/100_2782-1.jpg><br /> <br /> :| I put dog shirts on my Cocker Spaniel.<br /> <br /> I don't have a real problem with dog clothes, so long as the animal is comfortable with it.

I put my maltese in sweaters and he has his own jacket. But I do it because he really doesn't have fur and the slightese cold makes him shiver. In the winter, YES, we do have sweaters for him to wear around the cold house, and a jacket for the outdoors.<br /> <br /> At the same time, we do have a halloween costume for him which I removed off of him once I knew he didn't want to wear it anymore (started to bite it, sat down a lot, etc.) And for Christmas we did have a bandana of jingle bells and reindeer antlers, but oh boy...the SMILE he had when we put them on. I mean, we'd put the bells on and he'd run around making them jingle. <br /> <br /> I don't think that making a dog wear clothes/bikinis in warm weather is too acceptable, but for the cold, its okay. So, speaking from experience, I don't REALLY have a problem with it.

<a href="http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/i_heart_dakota/5thmemorycardpictures043-2.jpg">Does anything about this dog's body language suggest discomfort?</a><br /> <br /> Dakota is one to really show discomfort in his body language even if he is just tolerating something. He has no issues with his outfit for the costume fundraiser for the local shelter.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/i_heart_dakota/5thmemorycardpictures062.jpg">He even started rolling around on the ground, snorting, like a dork.</a>

My dog likes wearing bandannas. This is a smaller example, but I bet it's the same with other doggie clothes with other dogs.<br /> He will actually bring me his bandanna's sometime and drop them at my feet and wait patiently for me to notice. If I don't, he'll sometimes put them on the couch next to me and staaaaare at me. I'd say he enjoys it.

Rusten - how do YOU know they don't enjoy it? Do you speak dog? Do you know what goes on in their minds? Are you a dog who gets dressed up in clothes?<br /> <br /> ... No?<br /> <br /> Okay then. You can't say for a fact that they don't enjoy it. My dog ENJOYED it. Other people's pets enjoy it. Other people's pets enjoy the attention they get from it. Mine loved the attention she got from it.<br /> <br /> So I'm sorry it disgusts you that our pets happen to have enjoyed the experiences that stemmed from being in clothing, or just enjoyed the clothing itself.

No, that animals are not "enjoying" it, more "tolerating" it, I'd say.

If the dog likes the dressing up and the attention it gets them, what's the problem? Does it "disgust" you if the dog enjoys it? I don't see the big deal unless the animal is being forced into something they don't like.

Thats exactly how I feel, Rusten. x3