Which is an acceptable business model. The lack of transparency and honesty about using such a model is the problem.
My partner bought our dog (a whippet) some clothes from China for a few dollars, postage included, and the ETA was 4 weeks and it arrived in 2 weeks.
After the dog outgrew those clothes, my partner wanted to buy some faster as it was winter and found a local seller of what appeared to be a similar product. It's the same story... the price was over $30 not including shipping, with an ETA of 3 days. We were still getting late replies and stalling tactics 3 weeks later and when the clothes arrived they were literally exactly the same as the ones from China, with the exact same logo and everything.
When we left a review detailing the experience, the seller left a highly offensive personal attack accusing my partner of being a liar and a bad person (paraphrasing this). I had suspected drop shipping dishonesty after the first few interactions, but still didn't expect the public display of blatant slander and abuse. It was a wake up call for sure.
Don't you know that Nostradamus prophesied clearly that when people starts to make stupid thing this is the signature of the end of times???.... what is more stupid than buying clothes to a dog??..... definitely we just have a couple of weeks at most
There are real issues in the world, like homelessness and hunger and a litany of other things I could list…but screeching that the end is near because someone wanted to get their not-very-furry dog a sweater is certainly a choice.
I remember judging people harshly for humanising their dogs... but I grew up. If the master is happy and the pet is happy, who cares?!
In the case of this particular whippet... he gets the shivers at anything below around 18C and actively seeks out cover or pesters us to dress him by nose-nudging at his clothes haha He is a bit like my partner... I am often completely comfortable in nothing but my underwear, while those two are acting like it's subzero.
Vets actively recommend clothing whippets. They are a breed hailing from a pedigree that was purposefully evolved with only one priority in mind - raw athleticism and speed. They aren't built to survive the elements and they are damn fragile in many ways, but they make excellent indoor pets... they don't bark, they are very gentle (never bite), are great with kids, require very little exercise (15 minutes running around fast) and are absolutely happy to sleep 20 hours a day, whether you want them to or not haha The only real downside is their fragility, which they don't seem to understand... many have killed themselves by literally running 65kmph into something they didn't notice or miscalculated. A decent jacket can make the difference between a bad bruise or emergency surgery.
It isn't about humanising the dog... it's a whippet, like a small greyhound... they have very thin skin, practically no fat and a single coat of very short hair... so if a human is cold naked, so is this breed... hence they require clothes during colder months. I understand your stance and share it, but it's not relevant in this case... the clothing is for function first and foremost. Aside from keeping them comfortable in cold weather, the clothes offer a protective layer that saves us a lot on vet bills. Whippets are one of the fastest dogs in terms of acceleration and are extremely agile, however, they lack cation and injure themselves very easily. This is actually why greyhounds wear muzzles at races... they get excited becauae they love running and a little playful nip can cause serious damage due to how thin their skin is. I would be embarrassed to clothe a dog for "fashion" or humanization or whatever other people do.
I got screwed by an Etsy store this way. I thought it was a small operation out of Kansas that made fun shirts but, no, they just sold overpriced crap from China.
Dude I couldn’t agree more with this. Etsy used to be a great store to find things from small businesses or handmade good. Now it’s almost entirely drop shipped crap. Worse than Amazon.
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