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World’s oldest dog fashionista

By Edie Jarolim | Published: May 14, 2009
Anyone could have predicted that a dog named Chanel was destined to be a clothes horse…uh, hound. But there was no way to know that the little Long Island dachshund would live for 21 years and nab a place in Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest dog. Clad in spiffy red Doggles to shield [...]
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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: 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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