Posted on 06/17/2004 11:11:26 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
STRAUBING, Germany (Reuters) - Dogs in the German state of Bavaria can now blend in with the local Alpine scenery wearing the same traditional attire worn by their owners -- lederhosen.
Dogwear designer Hildegard Bergbauer, who also makes Tyrolean mountain hats and rainwear for canines, said the leather outfits were best suited for dachshunds and other small dogs but also looked good on poodles, spaniels and boxers.
"There are lederhosen for the dogs and Dirndls for the bitches," she said on Wednesday.
"The idea has gone down really well; people think it's a lot of fun."
Bergbauer said some items were more practical than others.
"The hats aren't so handy for going on walks," she said. "But the lederhosen are fine once the dog gets used to them."
Hildegard Bergbauer dresses three year old dog Zoroline in traditional Bavarian leather trousers in Hailing near the Bavarian town of Straubing on June 16, 2004. Bergbauer designs traditional Bavarian dirndl and leather trousers known as Lederhosen and combined her profession with her love of animals in a new traditional collection for dogs. Picture taken June 16, 2004. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
Three-year-old dog Spitzerich wears a traditional Bavarian hat in Hailing, near the southern German town of Straubing, June 16, 2004. Hildegard Bergbauer designs traditional Bavarian dirndl and leather trousers known as Lederhosen and combined her profession with her love of animals in a new traditional collection for dogs. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
That's the best quote I've seen yet, but I'm NOT using it as a tagline.
Someone else can be the brave fool this time..
LulaBelle need a dirndl.
Man, I wish that catch or kill Mullah Omar already so I can change my tagline.
Trying to recall old drinking song "Are You Hailing from Hailing?"
Not till she can pronounce it.
I heard her say it the other day when she was talking to Boo.
OK then.
"There are lederhosen for the dogs and Dirndls for the bitches."
~~That's the best quote I've seen yet, but I'm NOT using it as a tagline.
Someone else can be the brave fool this time..~~
You're right, that phrase just has a certain ring to it. Just the Dirndls for the bitches part is a hoot. I'm trying to think of a casual way to insert it into a conversation but everything I have come up with sounds so contrived.
LOL
Everything I come up withsounds straight out of a rap song or from some grade negative 1000 'Z' skin flick.
I'm normally pretty good at using such great quotes, but this one makes me sound crazier/more twisted than normal.
Und ein Rucksack für diese schöne Fraulein...
(loud shots heard in background)
maybe they can't count that high !!! once they're past 60 its breaking new ground.
yer gonna need an ocean of calomine lotion.....esp on a cold morning OUCH !
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