I'm typing this in bed, lying next to my dog, Mikey. We're best buds, and it's sort of a thing we do. There's also the occasional tongue kiss. His tongue. Not mine. Usually.
But we're definitely pretty tight, and he trusts me with most anything. Save for dressing him up. I once tried to put special doggy hiking shoes on him and that was the closest he ever came to formulating human words. He definitely tried to call me, "Ginger boy."
So, the other day, I was completely amazed when I stumbled on a trending Tumblr blog dedicated to dressing up cats. Dogs are one thing. But, as we all know, cats are evil and sinister, and will disfigure you on a whim, particularly when you are making a spirited attempt to make them look pretty."Sorry to hear about Diane. What happened?"
"She put a ribbon on Snickers."But maybe dressing up your cat isn't actually such a bad idea.
The popular blog is called Meowtfit, and it was recently started by a fun couple in Gothenburg, Sweden, who, one day, decided to accessorize their 16-year-old Siamese cat, Gucci, with a pair of women's leggings. Katja Wulff explained to me, "We often dress our cats in little outfits and one day we just tried leggings with Gucci. She didn't mind, and she looked so funny in the tights. So, we started the Meowtfit blog." Two weeks later, after it was featured on the website Sad and Useless, Meowtfit became an international viral smash hit. So, if productivity is suddenly down in your office, blame Sweden. Of course, that's my excuse for everything. "Sir, this restaurant requires pants." "Yeah, but you know ... Sweden."