My Fetching Fido

My good friend just got a new convertible and is enjoying these summer days driving around town with the top down. Of course, her wind-loving Golden Retriever, Goldie, loves riding along in the back seat. The only problem is that the sun and dust particles are harmful to her eyes. My friend found the perfect solution – dog glasses, called Doggles. Not only do they protect Goldie’s beautiful eyes, but they make a darling fashion statement. Goldie can’t believe all the attention she gets with her shades on, all the while protecting her eyes.

Sound ridiculous? Maybe so, but Doggles, a manufacturer of protective eyewear for dogs, is trying out a line of canine corrective lenses for dogs that can’t see much beyond the end of their noses. You may be surprised that dogs don’t see as well as we might think.

And for our mature friends that begin to lose their eyesight or for dogs that have lost their vision due to cataracts or unsuccessful cataract surgery, doggie glasses may be just the answer.

Dr. Michael Brinkman, a veterinary ophthalmologist in Las Vegas, said the Doggles compnay has worked with him to produce the corrective dog eyewear, and he is currently testing them out on some of his patients.

Doggles also offers solid black lenses for dogs that are blind because they are helpful to dogs in several ways. Black lenses comfort dogs with failing eyesight who are super-sensitive to light and they protect eyes from damage when a blind dog bumps into things.

Doggles also makes dog goggles, which are typically used to protect the eyes of dogs who ride in cars and trucks and are in danger of having their eyes damaged by flying debris. They are also helpful for certain breeds of dogs, like German shepherds who have a dry eye condition called Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca or another condition called Chronic Superficial Keratitis, or Pannus, where the eye becomes covered with a brown covering. With KCS and Pannus, environment can be a contributing factor. Pannus is caused by exposure to ultraviolet light, and a reduction in the exposure to UV rays is recommended for the long-term care and treatment of the condition.

So, you can see now that there are a number of valid reasons to put glasses on your doggie.

I love fashion and I want my dog to look just as stylish as I look. Seriously, you can’t walk around anymore these days without getting your dog dressed up. Everyone makes fun of dog owners who don’t dress up their pups.

I decided I would out my dog in fashion accessories that no other dog had – do glasses. These wouldn’t be just any glasses – they would be the hippest dog glasses ever! Now every time I take my dog out I out him in his dog glasses. You guessed it– everybody nods in approval.