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Isn't is possible this particular dog enjoys prancing around and looking pretty in pink?

We have cats so I'm speaking from a non-dog-owning perspective, but I guess I don't see how coloring a dog's fur is any worse or different than many other things owners do to their pets, including spaying/neutering and other care that's purportedly for their own good. Our two cats are emphatically not happy about going to the vet to get shots, have their nails clipped or ears and teeth cleaned, never mind having pills forced down their throats. If Cesar Milan thinks dogs are psychologically damaged by having their fur dyed, what about having their testicles removed?

I'm not trying to be argumentative, truly. I think dying a dog is silly, but it ranks pretty low for me in the general scheme of horrible things some humans do to their animals.

Aren't dogs color blind? Does the poodle even know it's Pink?

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Originally Posted by Halibut (Post 911557)

I don't see how coloring a dog's fur is any worse or different than many other things owners do to their pets, including spaying/neutering and other care that's purportedly for their own good. Our two cats are emphatically not happy about going to the vet to get shots, have their nails clipped or ears and teeth cleaned, never mind having pills forced down their throats.

Bottom line, some procedures are medically necessary.
Having a poor pooch dyed pink is obviously purely for vanity.

P.S. There is a real feral cat problem in The Villages. It's sad. You often see them living in parking lots.
Sadly, cats often seem to escape from their homes, and many are not "altered". This increases the feral cat population.

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Originally Posted by DougB (Post 911577)

Aren't dogs color blind? Does the poodle even know it's Pink?

Dogs are not completely colorblind but it is believed that the reds show up as grey for them. Dog Vision

I've known a couple of dogs that were scalped by groomers and hid under a table when they got home. Yes, a dog might know it's dyed pink.

But why take the chance that some of that nasty stuff would penetrate their skin? Would you rub food coloring on yourself?

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Originally Posted by DougB (Post 911577)

Aren't dogs color blind?

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 911588)

But why take the chance that some of that nasty stuff would penetrate their skin? Would you rub food coloring on yourself?

Haha, be careful CFrance.
Dougbee probably frequents those booths that offer spray-on tanning! :girlneener:

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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 911608)

Haha, be careful CFrance.
Dougbee probably frequents those booths that offer spray-on tanning! :girlneener:

In pink!

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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 911608)

Haha, be careful CFrance.
Dougbee probably frequents those booths that offer spray-on tanning! :girlneener:

Nope, this boy's full body tan is the real deal.

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Originally Posted by DougB (Post 911723)

Nope, this boy's full body tan is the real deal.

Definitely TMI

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Originally Posted by redwitch (Post 911724)

Definitely TMI

LOL. :1rotfl:

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 911627)

In pink!

Pink, green, purple, I would have no idea. I'm more colorblind than the pooch.

Long and short of this, is the poor animal still pink? Or do you think perhaps that the dog owner might have gotten a message that this sad situation is wrong? Has anyone seen this dog since this item started?

A good way to close this out... The poodle is probably still pink, it's a nasty thing to do to an animal, and maybe DougBee will tell us where he sunbathes.:pepper2:

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Originally Posted by Halibut (Post 911557)

Please don't compare spaying and neutering with dyeing the coat of a dog or cat. A dye job is purely cosmetic and totally unnecessary. Spaying and neutering is not an elective thing any more; it is necessary. It reduces a pet's chance of getting cancer and more importantly, reduces an unwanted and sad pet overpopulation. All dogs and cats that are a "pet' should be neutered. They aren't the only reasons for neutering but there is not one down side to doing it.

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Originally Posted by Halibut (Post 911557)

...I think dying a dog is silly, but it ranks pretty low for me in the general scheme of horrible things some humans do to their animals.

Agree on both counts. Silly, but harmless.