Perfume for Dogs?
December 23rd, 2007 by Rose Rosetree
Pausing in our big survey of celebrities, let’s brainstorm, Blog-Buddies. Today I read in The Washington Post that Bloomingdales has begun to sell a rather intriguing gift: Perfume for dogs.
Okay, what would you put in the bottle?
I’ll start: The smell of someone who feels happy, but only the special fragrance at the nape of the neck.
I would put in that bottle a pheronome that evokes kindness in humans. Chanel No….
MITCH proposed this fragrance collection for dogs:
T-BONE
PORK CHOPS
BACON
Mitch has also pointed out a potential problem with these accountrements. What if one dog’s perfume makes other dogs want to eat him?
The smell of someone who feels happy
How synesthetic.
“What if one dog’s perfume makes other dogs want to eat him?”
Or lick his fur obsessively until his hair falls out?
Are you kidding me? Perfume for dogs? I love Mitch’s identification of the potential problems that this might impose. Consistent with some starter eyebrows, perhaps?
OK, here’s a question: Is the perfume for dogs for the dog’s benefit or the dog owner’s benefit? In other words, is it for the female or male dog to attract other dogs or is it for the dog owner to enjoy the smell of his or her little furry best friend?
Just a thought.
With ref. to comment No. 2 Maybe this canine had rather unique interpretation on dedicating one’s life to the service of one’s friends and pooch kind.
Still, perhaps one shouldn’t be too dogmatic about these things.
Reading Anita’s comment, I was reminded of the many things that we do “for our dogs” which are really for us. Does the dog really care if its food is shaped and colored like little chicken legs or vegetables? Or do we buy them things that WE think are cute? I’ll stand up and admit that I’m quite aware that yes, I often cave to enjoying myself through the “cuties.”
Hey Melanie, I’m all for the cute factor, as long as it doesn’t annoy or harm the pet. The only time I feel kind of bad is when I see pets wearing those little socks and the pets look like they’re trying to scratch or rip them off. The same with owners who put goggles or sunglasses on their pets and their pets don’t seem pleased.
But if people want to put bows and rhinestone collars and silly outfits on their pets, I think it’s fine!