Monthly Archives: May 2009

Sunglasses, part 3 — Form & Function

By Edie Jarolim | Published: May 6, 2009
Looking for an excuse to put cool shades on your pup? Dogs need protection against UVA, UVB and UVC rays, just like people do. Overexposure to the sun’s rays can create cataracts, photokeratitis, corneal adhesions and other really unpleasant conditions. Dogs need protection from getting stuff in their eyes, just like people do. If your [...]
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Sunglasses, part 2 — Elvis

By Edie Jarolim | Published: May 4, 2009
Elvis is in the building. Amy Haskell, photographer extraordinaire, has answered my urgent email requests for Elvis-in-clothes photos with one that fits right into my current fashion theme: Dog shades. The original caption was “Bad Elvis. Stealing your sister’s glasses.” By “sister” Amy means the baby (human) she recently had. I guess I needn’t worry [...]
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Sunglasses: fashion accessory or dog necessity? Part 1

By Edie Jarolim | Published: May 4, 2009
Summer’s coming –  in Tucson, it’s here already — so it’s time to consider eye wear. Are pup sunglasses just an affectation, a means of eluding the doggerati?  In the case of these two cool cats — I mean dogs  — pictured below, it would seem so. Those shades don’t fit very snugly. Although the [...]
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