Yo quiero fashion accessory?

Tera Patrick had her toy fox terrier stolen (from the inside of her car, no less) the other day. While I sincerely hope the dog is returned to her unharmed, thinking about her situation led me to this post. This isn’t necessarily a commentary on porn starlets, though they’re just as guilty, but a commentary on women in general. What is it with women in general and their tiny dogs? Dogs that can’t defend themselves from New York-size rats, much less dog-nappers. You never see famous women out at a social function with their Dobermanns or St. Bernards (okay maybe that’s a little extreme). Maybe those owners keep their canines at home. :-]

I was watching Pornucopia again the other day. Katie Morgan had about 3 or 4 of those little guys; they didn’t equal a Dobermann in size stacked one on top of the other. Yet another porn star with a Chihuahua is Paris Hilton (she did do an adult video that was available for public consumption) . I’m glad she found her little Tinkerbell, by the way. It’s not just porn stars with tiny dogs; Barbara Walters, Tara Reid, Britney Spears, Ashley Judd, the list goes on. Granted, not all of these owners flaunt their pretty little pooches. But some of these owners you see on talk shows or red carpets (ahem…Hilton), provided that it’s appropriate, with their miniscule pets.

Which leads me to believe that a lot of the dogs belonging to famous people are fashion accessories. Note, I’m not saying these people don’t love their dogs or treat the dogs as one of their family. However, somewhere along the line, some starlet must’ve thought, “Let’s see, I need a dog that’ll go with red stilettos one day and, at the same time, pink sensible shoes on another day.” At least Katie hedged her bet, she has several “accessories” to choose from. So the dark short-haired terrier goes with the brown loafers, the white coat Chihuahua goes with sneakers, etc.

Unless I’m missing something, you never see famous guys at some informal or dress-down event toting their Black Labs (I think men are inclined to bigger dogs) underneath their arms. There are men (like Justin Timberlake) out there with tiny dogs. But if you do happen to see a guy with a short dog out in public, chances are he’s out walking it.

Imagine that, some people took man’s best friend and turned him into a mere fashion add-on. Speaking as a guy, I don’t get it. You don’t see the alternative as being true; you never see some guy pulling a large diamond at the end of a leash.
Although now that I think about, that would be a great way to attract women….