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Outrageously, unbelievably pampered pets!

28 April, 2015 - 04:44pm by - First Lady | 37 Comments

image: Karl Lagerfeld/Harper's Bazaar

Article by BR Natalie

Some of you might know j'adore Dior.  The style, the history, the man, the myth.  Well this week I decided to extend my fashion horizons and whilst delving into the private life of Karl Lagerfeld I became addicted.  Well actually I've become addicted not with Karl Lagerfeld, but rather his very pampered cat, Choupette.  Who last year released her first book.  Fur real.

Choupette: The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat chronicles the ridiculously pampered lifestyle of this fluffy white puddy cat; in an impressive 128 pages.  Choupette has two maids, her favourite Madame Françoise keeps a diary of her every move.  She has her own iPad, a private vet, Madame Horn and dines at the table with her daddy, eating off of designer crockery.  Choupette's book contains beauty, health, fashion and lifestyle tips, as well as gorgeous photos of her modelling alongside supermodels.  Again, fur real.

And Lagerfeld isn't the only celebrity to create a life of luxury for their pets.  Former singer Aubrey O'Day tweeted photos of her two pooches Ginger and Marryann flying Virgin first class.  Marryann, who's mane is dyed purple and perfectly coiffured shared the window seat with Ginger and they both tucked in to the first class menu.  But as pampered pets go, this barely scratches the surface;

  • Tinkerbell Hilton, Paris Hilton's Chihuahua sleeps in a $325,000 dog house and totters around in pink Chanel sweaters and Louis Vuitton puppy slippers.
  • Max Clooney, the now deceased Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, lived in George Clooney's mansion for 18 years.  Max lived a jet setting life, literally,  flying on a private jet piloted by John Travolta and he even caused one of George's girlfriends to move out, when George refused to move the 130kg pig outside.  (Note to self: Learn to love pigs)
  • Bit Bit Spears, Britney's Chihuahua gets her bejazzle on with a diamond encrusted collar.

As if the luxe lifestyle of these pets wasn't eye-opening enough, check out this list of beauty products marketed solely (And rather expensively) at pets:

  • Petattos are painless and non toxic temporary tattoos for the pooch in your life.  Popular designs include 'butt-sniffer' and 'Dawg'.
  • Fursions are designer colognes for your pooches, based on human scents like CK One and Chanel No 5.  Of course if you like your perfumes pricey, Les Poochs is a $3000 scent for the fur buddy in your life.
  • Neuticles will help your dog feel like a man again, after you've done your responsible pet owner duty.  Yes they actually make fake man-berries for dogs and if you can believe it, half a million (pairs we presume) have been sold so far.
  • Top Performance Hair Dye Gel allows you to turn your your boring pet-coloured pet in to a dazzling rainbow beast.
  • Pawlish is doggie claw polish produced by OPI.  Again.  Fur real.

Now, it's not that I don't understand a certain amount of pet pandering - some might say my kitty Mavis is pandered to. I warm bacon fat for treat time, she'll eat chicken only when it's minced whereas beef must be sliced not minced.  She has her own leopard print Tangle Teezer, plays with hand crocheted toys stuffed with homegrown catnip and she sleeps in a fabulously kitsch Mocka Teepee.  In our defense - Mavis was born blind and endures daily (hourly) cuggles from a toddler.  She needs a few home comforts right?! Ok, who am I kidding.  If I lived a lifestyle of the rich and famous I don't doubt Mavis would be upgraded to the larger teepee, but I think that's as far as I'd take it! Well I hope so.

So over to you - do you pander to your pets?  Are your pooches pampered and your cats cherished with a little luxury?  What do you think about beauty treatments and designer get-up for our paw-legged friends?  Get chatting below!

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14th July, 2014

I do not have any pets but if I did I would never go to the extremes of pampering them like this. How could I justify doing this when there are people starving and dying everyday from poverty all around the world? It makes me sad to be honest, I understand people have the right to spend their money on what they like but I just wish sometimes that people had more sense rather than money.

14th July, 2014

I have 5 animals in my house, 3 cats, and 2 dogs one medium size and the other a small dog, I definitely don't pamper them at all, the one thing I do have for my dogs those is fleece jackets and that simply because I live in rotorua so when it gets cold during the day and they are shaking I put them on, but I wouldnt go further than that, they have a loving home, with good food, exercise and snuggles that all they need :)

14th July, 2014

I hate the idea of this, let your pet be just that. They don't want to look like a clown! I'd be lucky to even give my dog a proper hair cut! He loves the farm too much and hates being bathed, dried and having his fur clipped. He's good with having his claws trimmed tho. The closest he gets to pampering is getting a spray of spritz to make him smell nice and even then he rolls around on the floor to get it off.

14th July, 2014

I'm a huge believer that pets should be allowed to be pets! I think people try to 'humanise' them (anthropomorphism) and actually end up causing damage in the way of behavioral issues.

I guess if you want to spend thousands on houses or diamond collars, fine. I feel like doggy perfume is far too much though, they can't say if they hate it! Animals have a much keener sense of smell than we do, imagine if you were made to wear a whole bottle of your least favourite perfume all day, would give you a bit of a headache!

14th July, 2014

How adorable is Choupette!? I would seriously consider trading in Mr Alfred for her! (Nah, I wouldn't, my cat's only started favouring me over The Husband in the last year, so I'm not going to ruin a good thing). As for spoiling and pampering? It's not my thing. I believe in giving good pats, a bit of brushing and buying the best cat bikkies we can afford. We must be doing something right as Alfraido (our nickname for him, as he was always a scatty catty until recently) seems pretty happy with his lot in life.

14th July, 2014

I will never get the 'extreme' pampering... I get loving your pet, treating you pet like part of the family... but there is a line (not talking about the pig either; I would love to have a pot belly pig... I have had several kunekunes already). Maybe I am jealous of the diamond encrusted collars or maybe I just see more tangible things the money could be spent on. I have however joked with a friend about her painting the nails on her chinese crested hairless dog to make her feel pretty :) The Neuticles made me laugh too... I saw them a while back on a doco and one dog they featured was on puppy prozac and didn't need his meds anymore after his ... um, implants lol

13th July, 2014

While I don't have any pets I would never go to such lengths to pamper my pet. Perfume for pets? I wouldn't go farther than shampoo and conditioner. Some pets really do need to have their hair brushed and trimmed otherwise it will grace your carpets and furniture in excess. I do think temporary dying their fur a different color is fun if you can afford it but when it comes to designer perfumes and clothes and jewelry and shoes, I love me more then my pet and so if I can afford designer stuff it would be spent on me and not my fur baby. I know they would love me just the same with or without the excess and if it doesn't, I should've gotten a dog.

tannygirl
14th July, 2014

That is a good point.

Jesse
14th July, 2014

Couldn't have said it better myself!

gregandvivi
28th April, 2015

I also am with you about the 'humanism' of pets, it is very creepy and has undertones of more disturbing problems in the persons life, to treat their pets in this way.

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