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Is there a point to dog bandanas?

31 replies

LidlDonkey · 01/03/2020 08:26

A friend of mine has started selling them. Do they serve any kind of purpose, or are they just for decoration?

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LizziesTwin · 01/03/2020 08:27

No purpose, purely decoration.

clpsmum · 01/03/2020 08:43

I can live with the bandanas it's the dog onesies that drive me insane

jinxpixie · 01/03/2020 09:03

Some are meant to cool dogs in the heat if made from the correct material

Some are sprayed with calming spray for anxious dogs

The rest are there to make the dogs look like dicks

LidlDonkey · 01/03/2020 09:30

Thanks everyone. I'm meeting this friend tomorrow and I want to be positive about her new venture, but I hate the idea of decorative clothes for dogs. Will just have to wish her well and move the conversation along I suppose...

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DogInATent · 01/03/2020 10:02

They can be useful. Last summer was very hot when we were travelling and on a couple of days I made one up from a tea towel, soaked it in water and used it to help our dog keep cool. She seemed to appreciate it.

BluebellCockleshell123 · 01/03/2020 18:05

Welll...where I used to live, a dog bandana (or neckie) was used to signal the owner’s sexual preferences a la handkerchief code:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code

BluebellCockleshell123 · 01/03/2020 18:06

Not sure you should tell her that though!

HAB86 · 01/03/2020 18:07

They stop breeds that slobber from having a constant wet chest - think Newfoundlands etc.

missyB1 · 01/03/2020 18:20

In the recent very wet muddy weather my dog has been wearing an equafleece onsie because it helps protect her from a lot of the mud. She hates being bathed.
Doggy clothes/ accessories are very popular at the moment so your friend might do quite well.

itadakimas · 01/03/2020 18:33

you can get 'nervous dog' ones.

but you can also get leads for that purpose.

I think they look cute Blush

BiteyShark · 01/03/2020 18:44

I don't really like them myself but as PP said dog accessories are big business so I would just wish your friend well in her new business.

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 01/03/2020 18:48

The rest are there to make the dogs look like dicks

Really?? I got this totally wrong Blush I thought they were there to make the owners look like dicks Grin

GulliBelle · 01/03/2020 18:51

I think they look cute. But I like cats in tiaras, so I'm no judge of taste.

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 01/03/2020 18:53

Also, 99.99% of dogs who wear bandanas are medium-sized grey shaggy lurchers. Fact.

LooseleafTea · 01/03/2020 18:53

Gullibelle Grin

tabulahrasa · 01/03/2020 19:32

“but I hate the idea of decorative clothes for dogs”

Thing is, bandanas don’t stop them doing anything or get in their way at all, so while they’re not my cup of tea... I don’t see it as any different to people who buy really expensive collars...

statetrooperstacey · 01/03/2020 20:46

I had a french mastiff. A massive bandana would have been very useful!

RedRed9 · 01/03/2020 20:50

Long necked hound dogs (greyhounds, whippets, dachshunds, etc) often wear snoods to help keep them warm on very cold days.

inwood · 01/03/2020 21:01

My dog wears one but it says 'I'm blind' and is neon yellow so serves a purpose.

CanIHaveATiaraPlease · 01/03/2020 21:08

What’s wrong with onesies? My dog wears an equafleece in the winter so she doesn’t get too muddy. It means I only need to wash her feet & not all of her after our walk. She’s a dirt magnet.

Stellaris22 · 01/03/2020 21:18

Agreed. I have an equafleece for when it's muddy and it's great.

Wasail · 02/03/2020 07:34

I used to hate dogs in clothes too. Then I got a dog who refuses to leave the house on wet and muddy days. Now I’m much less judgmental.

LidlDonkey · 02/03/2020 07:38

I've no issue with clothes that serve a purpose. Decorative things seem unnecessary and a bit unfair on the dog. They're not dolls.

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MaitlandGirl · 02/03/2020 07:39

Our papilloma wear bandanas to stop them getting their chest hair in their water. They’re only little and like to dive up to their shoulders in the water bowl.

CMOTDibbler · 02/03/2020 07:39

No purpose, just a bit of fun. My ddog1 wears onesies as he is a naturally very thin, fine coated dog and he gets cold even inside

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