Looking for the best pug costume? Well, we have among the best ever produced by Man... But if you have a pug, you already have the best costume! It’s that wonderful wrinkled face sitting there watching you right now! But that isn’t to say we can’t try...
That’s right, first of all, let’s all agree that the original pug costume is still the best pug costume. Nothing can improve on a pugs good-looks. Which doesn’t mean you can’t at least show your pug how much he or she means to you by dressing them up and showing them off to the throng of admiring pug owners out there--and to all those that wish they were pug owners!
Second, let’s not listen to the killjoys in the audience that claim costuming a pug degrades the animal. Baloney! Pugs love to dress up. Their arrogant strut becomes all the more pronounced when they realize they are the center of attention. Children love to dress up also; does that mean we are degrading our kids by letting them costume themselves? No of course not!
Third, pugs are not the only dogs (yes, I know, they don't consider themselves dogs!) that look great in costume. One dog that we see dressed a lot is the greyhound. At least while racing they have a loose fitting vest with their number on it. What about the Saint-Bernard with the cask of wine hanging from their necks? Or the sled dogs with slippers to protect their feet from the cold. These aren't costumes, you say? Of course they are. They darn well didn't come with the original dog!