Should You Dye Your Pet?

a question that raises a lot of controversy,

Sierra Schoon, a 22-year-old woman from Grand Junction in Colorado, has been colouring her psychiatric service dog, Echo, using pet-safe dye, ever since the dog was about six-months old, photographs Sierra Schoon/Instagram, photographs of the eclectic-looking Great Dane have been getting a lot of critical comments online, people said that they felt sorry for the poor animal, some accused Echo’s owner of using her as a fashion accessory, and a few even went as far as alleging animal cruelty, “This is absolutely disgusting,” one person wrote, “And the dog is malnourished and underweight. The owner of this dog should never be allowed to have animals ever again. Disgusting.” another wrote, “Poor dog being used as a fashion accessory for attention seeking purposes,” someone else commented, but there is a flip side to dyeing Echo,

although Sierra swears that Echo enjoys both the dyeing process and the attention she gets from people, and that the dye is perfectly safe for her skin and general health, “People have actually been convinced – they’ve said that they’ve ‘never seen a dog that’s bred that colour’ or asked if it’s some ‘sort of selective breeding now’ – some of the weirdest things,” the Colorado-based dog groomer added. “I never thought that anybody would ever think that a dog would naturally be pink or blue – let alone pink, blue, purple and turquoise.” the young dog groomer said that she uses vegetable-based Arctic Fox hair dye, and that Echo loves to just sit there and be pampered for three or four hours, while she applies the dye, apparently, the dog also loves the attention she gets when they go out for walks, as people tend to get very confused by her unusual look,

despite the general criticism, Sierra Schoon insists that the dyeing has actually helped Echo get over her shyness. Because of her size – she weighs 130lbs and stands about 32 inches at the shoulder – most people preferred to keep their distance, and this always made her very nervous, because the Great Dane is extremely friendly. The eye-catching dye makes people more comfortable around Echo, and Sierra said that she noticed a positive change in her personality as well, a blue, purple and turquoise dog, whatever next, pink elephants?