Dressing your dog up for Halloween is a harmless form of anthropomorphism, particularly if your dog enjoys the attention. Photo courtesy of Joani Shepherd
I have to confess that anthropomorphism is one of my favorite words, even if it took me a while to learn how to pronounce it. (It is pronounced an-thruh-puh-mawr-fiz-uhm.)
What is anthropomorphism and what does it have to do with dogs - and Halloween?
It's believed that pugs originated in China and lived pampered lives as lap dogs for Chinese emperors.
But did you also know that:
Pugs were bred so the wrinkles on their foreheads created a pattern that resembles the Chinese character for "prince?"
Pugs can be all black colored as well as the more common colors of fawn, apricot and silver?
Pugs can be prone to "eye proptosis" where pressure around the neck can actually result in the eye popping out? (Your pug would need to get to the vet ASAP.)
