When you have a big dog that's a female, you tend to want to keep them a little "tough". I remember when my groomer once put pink bows in Brooklyn's hair just knowing that I would flip. She looked like a fruit cake! She looked cute...but still fruit cakey.
Her collar doesn't have jewels or sparkles, no jazz, just a standard black collar with her tags to show everyone that she is in fact a domestic dog - not a wolf or coyote as little kids like to shout when they see her. However, during the holidays, Brooklyn gets to sparkle. She has this red collar that flashes red lights all the way around with white snowflakes. It's extremely cool at night since the red blinks really stand out in the dark.
All December long Brooklyn does her rounds at her favorite human places and she greets people with holiday cheer. She brings smiles to people and gets a lot of petting from passers by. It puts a huge smile on my face when I see the smiles that Brooklyn puts on the face of others.
The unconditional love of a dog is something that I've never known until I got Brooklyn. No matter when or what, she's always got my smile. =)
