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The Totally Bonkers Doggy Fashion Trend You Have to See to Believe

Written by: Lisa Bernier

September 12, 2014

No, it’s not what you think.

Ok, it might be exactly what you think.

Lately, some crafty pup parents have been taking what normally gets vacuumed or swept up and thrown into the trash and turning it into fashion. What is this marvelous new accessory for hoomans?

Image via petsadviser
Image via petsadviser

The hair that their dogs shed.

That’s right. These entrepeunerial minds have taken the love pup parents have for their doges and made them wearable for hoomans and even other pooches.

Image via Heavy.com
Image via Heavy.com

In a turn for the doge, the latest Etsy-fying trend is to take the hair a dog sheds, spin it into wool, and then knit it into hats, scarves, sweaters, even purses for both humans and dogs.

Image via Fast Lane, Slow Life Blog
Image via Fast Lane, Slow Life Blog

So if you’ve ever said to your dog, “momomo, you’re sooooo cuuuute, I wanna wear you like a hat!” you, quite literally, can.

Word to the wise: when wet, these stylish items may have the distinct eau de pawfum of wet dog. 🙂

h/t to Dogster, the Wall Street Journal and Bay News 9

Featured image via Dogster and Modern Farmer

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Written by: Lisa Bernier

September 12, 2014

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