Why do people buy white dogs?

If you have a clean, white dog, I respect you. Because you respect yourself by taking proper care of your doggie. Thank you for your response, I appreciate your contribution.

I am sure it is not an easy task to keep a white little dog clean, but if you took this responsibility, you should keep it. I'm glad to hear that there are people who care so much about their dogs. What breed is your dog?

Thank you. It's not always easy to keep them clean but it is possible :)

You are right inu1711, people should know everything about a breed when they decide to get a dog from that breed. How can they imagine a white fluffy dog stay like this without being groomed? At least, if they are not able to groom them themselves, why don't they take the dog to the groomer? Beauty needs money, isn't it?

Hmm, maybe those who buy white dogs as accessories take them to a groomer. Because they need their accessory to look tidy. But those who buy white dogs only as pets, forget about tidiness more often. I have a friend from the latter category. When it comes to groom her white little dog, she ask me to help her. It is quite difficult to make the poor dog look good, because her fur is full of tangles and the hair on her ears is matted like a rug. It's useless to tell her that she MUST brush her dog's coat every day in order to keep her clean and tangles free. She's too lazy to do that. But she wouldn't pay for the dog's grooming either. I thought I might ask her to pay me for the grooming, maybe if she thinks about money she will take more care of her dog's coat. Here's the dog 'after' the last grooming session, two weeks ago. Don't ask me how does she look now. After two weeks when it hasn't been brushed, her coat must look so dirty!

This friend of yours sounds like the people that I hate to see walking their dogs. For them I asked the question in this topic. Why do they buy white dogs in the first place if they are not able to take care of them. If I were you, I ask her to pay for each grooming session.

I see now that you are from Romania. The animal welfare laws there are lacking. There are a few people who do rescue, but nowhere near enough. Those idiots who have dirty dogs need to be told to take better care of them. It isn't all that hard to do.

It is unlikely that many people read this last post of yours. Maybe you should start a discussion on this topic, so that more people to read your view. In my country, there are no shelters. Dogs roam free on streets and sometimes the authorities just capture them and kill them. I have never seen a white, long haired dog roaming free, so I suppose those who walk dirty white little dogs have bought them.

Purple shampoo will make him whiter. But then again, a cream colored dog is so beautiful.

I wouldn't judge a solid color like the one you said your parents' chihuahua has. But if the dog is solid white but you can see the dirt on his paws, on his belly or beyond the eyes, you know it is not its natural color! And if a dog is not pure white but he is well groomed, nobody will judge his owner. It is clear that it is the dog's natural color.

Oh! This people who buy white dogs only to be able to mix clothes for them must be crazy! How to buy a dog only for that reason? What is a dog, is it a model? No, it is a living being and he deserves to be respected and well taken care of. I don't appreciate the other colors of dogs if the dog is dirty and he has the hair tangled. If the dog is dirty and not properly groomed, this can say a lot about his owner. Do you have a black dog?

I can excuse a dog that got messy after playing in the dirt. But you can see their hair is tangled and there are mats all over their coat. This isn't done in half an hour of playing in the dirt, but it takes weeks! People wear white clothes, too, but you will never see a white shirt being wore dirty. But for dogs it is possible, why? If they respect themselves and wear white, perfect shirts, why don't they walk white, perfectly groomed dogs?

What you say is completely new to me. How come a white dog stays clean on her own? Oh, if your dog is a Dalmatian (is it where 'Dal' came from?), it is not difficult to maintain her white coat. But imagine she had long, curly hair. Do you think she would still keep her coat clean by herself? What breed is your other white dog?

Yes, I agree with you but, if they buy a white shirt, do they wear it dirty? I'm afraid no. But a dog can be dirty, can't it? I think they are only too lazy to take good care of the dog's coat.