We've all laughed at those lolpics of a pootie or a woozle dressed up like Santa Claus or a reindeer or with a wig or other articles of clothing.
The funniest thing, of course is the look on the faces of these poor creaturs. For Woozles, a plea for mercy, asking their human companion to spare them this humiliation.
As for pooties, humilitated by their loss of dignity, most are clearly plotting their companions imminent demise - as soon as they get out of the stupid outfit they're in.
Some exhibitionist pooties think it's good that their peasants human companions recognize how superior they are:
Read below the fold, while I explore the various motives behind this pet dressing fad. Plus, it's a great opportunity to laugh at these poor creatures again!
Why do human companions feel the need to dress their happily naked pets in all sorts of getups?
One reason is we love our pooties and woozles so much we can't resist dressing them up like little prince and princesses. Don't we remember getting that special, new outfit for the holidays?
Christmas is a great time to put our pets in the holiday spirit!
Or how about a Halloween outfit?
And, our woozles are so devoted and eager to please we can't resist the desire to dress them up! It was fun in childhood when our victims defenseless, younger siblings where dressed up in silly outfits. Are our woozles patiently tolerating our nutty behavior? Or hopefully waiting to be rewarded with doggy treats or putting up with such indignities?
Is this companion reminding his or her woozle that we have to go to work to pay for our pets' care (and the tasteless outfits we put them in?)
Finally, there is the ulterior motive. We know how superior pooties are. We know they are laughing behind our backs. So perhaps there's a subtle determination to bring our hauty companions down a step? No way is better than putting them in a ridiculous outfit. And then laugh at them. It's a real quick way to find a smelly deposit or half-eaten 'present' in an incovenient place.
Here are examples of happily delusional loving companions determined to have their woozle or pootie put their best paw forward. Just let your animal companions know you aren't laughing 'at' them, you're just laughing 'with' them.
Of course, pooties being pooties, they will take the chance to turn the tables on the idiots they have to live with loving human companions:
And then there are pooties whose behavior is, uh, best left unexplored. Perhaps they were emotionally damaged in kittenhood??
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