Let's talk Fridays

Today I want to talk about........... Clothes for pets.
Who puts their dog or cat in clothes? If so do you do it all the time or just in winter? What about dressing the pet up for Halloween? A rain coat?

I have sweaters for Winston. He is a very thin dog, with short hair.To add to his thinness, and short fur, he doesn't have a lot of fur, so when we have winter, he gets cold. Along with his sweaters, ha has a sweatshirt, a winter coat, a hat, a Halloween costume and a winter outfit(Santa Clause). Is that too much?  Since the summers are warm, I don't dress him up. I was thinking about a rain coat, but I don't want to go over board.

Isn't is funny how our pets become our families? I feel with Winston, he is my little boy. Do other people feel that way? If so, do they dress their pets up? I was thinking of booties for him for winter, and I know other people who put booties on their  dogs. I feel, that their little paws can freeze. What are your thoughts?



(Side note, in case you haven't notice, I made some changes. I will still be working on some ideas to make the blog more "warm" for winter, please look for them)
Ciao,
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Let's talk Fridays

What to talk about today.....
What I really want to discuss, I feel I cannot. For I feel that my voice would be silenced if I set my own opinions out for the world to see. So instead, to avoid any issues, I will keep with my silence.
So instead I will talk about something else that bugs me.
Puppy Mills.

The above image is  one I found off the internet. It is suppose to represent what a Puppy Mill Looks like. The definition of a puppy mill is as follows a commercial farming operation in which purebred dogs are raised in large numbers.  Often times people go there for puppies.THe puppies are cheap. But the puppies are not taken care of well. Take the examples below

This is my dog Winsotn right after I got him from the humane society. It's the best picture I could get(my camer broke shortly after) but look at how thin he is. Pretty thin for a dog. 

Look at this puppy. He is thinner than my already thin dog. Look at how sad he looks. 

Most of these puppies, are puppies one would see in a pet store. A perfect place to get a dog right? What happens to the moms of these puppies? Well, look below.

All of these pictures are very sad. Which is why, for me, it is a goal of mine to get rid of puppy mills. So for today's let's talk...I want to know YOUR thoughts on puppy mills. 

I say, get a dog from a breeder, or rescue one from a shelter. Because dogs are lovable, adorable and well just plain cute.