Putting dye on a dog is wrong. Period. You do it to a show dog and the judge finds out, your dog is automatically DQ'd. Just ain't done (well, it is done but is considered cheating), just ain't acceptable.
Price of a dog is irrelevant. I sold someone a beautiful Afghan bitch for $5K. Saw the owner walking her one day. I immediately stopped my car and took the dog from her -- poor thing had not been groomed in months. I had to completely shave her down, something which really does affect an Afghan psychologically (they really are rather vain dogs). (My contract gave me the right to take the dog back if I felt it was not being taken care of properly.)
I honestly don't know if the dye used would harm the dog, but it seems like such an awful thing to do. Does the human really need attention that badly? Seems like having two beautiful standard poodles would give you more than enough attention.
For those of you who think this is acceptable, imagine how long the poor dog had to stay in position to get that dye all over it. Heck, most dogs hate to have a bath, imagine the reaction to being dyed and touched up and ..... Considering this was a head-to-toe job, the poor dog had to be on a grooming table for hours. Even with four feet, it had to be very tired when done.
And, Bonanza, just for you:
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