Mrs. Conception

We got our chihuahua, Johnny Drama, in April, when Spring was blooming and the weather was warming. He enjoyed going outside to frolick in the grass or roll in the dirt, running from end to end of our community dog park. As the winter has crept closer, however, poor little Drama, weighing all of six pounds with a closely cropped coat of fur, has had all the fun taken out of outside by the cold. I think we need to get the little guy a sweater.

I didn’t want to be that woman, the one who dresses up her dog in fancy outfits and jeweled collars. Especially since he is a boy dog – chihuahuas tend to get feminized, and we wanted to let him be masculine (we actually did get him a spiked collar for just this purpose). But I think he actually needs clothes to stay warm. Sonny, our mutt, can brave the cold. He really likes playing the snow. But Drama shivers in 40 degree weather and whines until he can come back in and bundle up in our bedspread. So, I think we will be venturing into dog apparel before the snow comes, maybe this weekend. Hopefully Petsmart will have something for less than the swanky online pet stores that sell parkas and argyles. I would really like to find something for under $50 – my coat didn’t even cost that much!