Sunglasses for Dogs?
The ALC Sales office is located in beautiful South Florida. Vero Beach to be exact. We ‘ve been down here for 12 years and love the gorgeous weather, excellent fishing and never ending supply of golf courses. There is however one drawback to our chosen locale; our Shih Tzu Badger seems to be blinded by the sun! Badger has been with us for the whole twelve years and seems to be enjoying his “twilight” years quite thoroughly. Due to the heat, we decided to cut Badgey’s hair short so he doesn’t overheat. As much as we love the “Best in Show” Shih Tzu look, we opted to give old Badge a shorter “do.” Initially, Badger was pretty embarrassed to sport the high and tight look. Now, we’re pretty sure he is thankful for his streamlined appearance.
The lone issue with the shorter style is that Badger gets a lot of sun in his face when he heads outside to take care of business. He definitely prefers to be outside after the sun has gone down. Yesterday I was driving along and ended up cruising next to a driver whose dog was enjoying the wind in his face as he hung out the window. Upon a closer look I realized that this little lab was wearing sunglasses! I was very impressed with this look as I’ve been thinking that a pair of shades might help the Badge enjoy his daytime outings. My only hesitation to picking up Badger his own pair of aviators was, how on Earth will he keep them on? As I approached the stop light next to this hip dog next to me I realized his glasses were being held on by a little pair of doggy Croakies. That did it. Badger will finally be able to fully enjoy his retirement with his new pair of glasses. Maybe I’ll be lucky enough to find him some Florida Gator Croakies to match my own.
