::A Geek in Korea::

I swear when I decided to take care of Yoshi, my descent into dog ownership was never going to sink this low. I had always thought that there was an barrier of pride that I had that would never allow me to do some things. For example, I never pictured myself as a person that would ever purchase, "Dog Clothes."

Yoshi: The "What have you done to me?" expression.

So what the the hell is my dog wearing then? Well, it seems that now whenever you purchase anything at a store, even dog food, you get small token nationalistic items such as this puppy t-shirt. We needed the food for him anyway, so we ended up getting the shirt for free. It’s got a soccer ball and the expression "Again 2002" on it, which happens to be the rallying cry for Korea this year for the World Cup. I don’t even have a World Cup shirt yet!

It’s not like I had done any fashion shopping. I got food and it came with the dog t-shirt. That counts for something. Also, I pretty much dressed him up for the sole purpose of taking that picture. By the time I had gotten an in-focus snapshot, he had already gotten one of his legs out of the sleeves. Seems Yoshi dislikes the shirt as much as I do. With the amount of fur he has, it’s probably no surprise the thing didn’t stay on long. He’ll probably only wear the T-shirt if we watch the World Cup with friends to root on the Korean National Team.

While I can no longer claim to be someone that doesn’t own "Dog Clothing", I can take solace that people I work with have gotten more expensive dog clothing custom tailored and refitted for fashion purposes. I’ve got to redefine my boundaries now that my dog has fashion options.