No longer is it enough to just own a pet dog. Now, owners have to dress their dogs up too! And not just any dresses either, but specialized dresses that are customized for the dogs made to make them look cute. And it definitely works – mostly, anyway. How the dogs feel about it, is an entirely different matter. Surely they prefer the ‘loose’ naked look instead of being dressed up. Check out the pictures below and decide for yourself.

01. A dog dressed as a German policeman rides on a remote controlled motorbike in the centre of Cologne, before England face Sweden during the World Cup soccer tournament June 20, 2006. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 02. A woman presents a chow-chow dog in a bee costume during the Zoo Russia International Dog and Cat Exhibition in Moscow April 16, 2006. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin

 03. A pair of chihuahua wears a wedding costume during a fashion show at the Woefstock dog festival in Antwerp October 21, 2006. REUTERS/Thierry Roge

 04. A pair of chihuahuas, dressed as Santa Claus, take part in a fashion show at the Woefstock dog festival in Antwerp October 21, 2006. REUTERS/Thierry Roge

 05. A Yorkshire Terrier presents a creation during a fashion show featuring the winter collection for dogs in Moscow December 1, 2006. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin

 06. Dogs Dana (L) and Puki, who were married in a symbolic wedding, wait inside a car during a celebration for World Animal Day in Lima October 4 2007. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

 07. A pug wearing a dress sits before a dog parade in Berlin October 6, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 08. A dog dressed in a spider costume takes part in a Halloween costume parade for pets at a shopping mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila October 27, 2007. REUTERS/ Cheryl Ravelo

 09. Rocco poses in the Leo tux, inspired by one worn by actor Leonardo DiCaprio to the Oscars, at Little Lily in Los Angeles, California February 18, 2008. Pet fashion label Little Lily has designed a range of dog clothes inspired by the actual gowns worn by A-listers on the Oscar red carpet. REUTERS/Phil McCarten

 10. A dog dressed in traditional Cunmbia outfit participates during a parade at the Carnaval de Barranquilla in Colombia February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Jairo Castilla

 11. A dog named Coffee dressed as a baseball fan sits outside Citi Field before the New York Mets play the Florida Marlins in their MLB Major League baseball opening day game in New York April 5, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 12. Chinese Crested dogs attend a dog show in Kalocsa, 130km (81 miles) south of Budapest April 18, 2010. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

 13. A Chihuahua in a cowboy dress walks on catwalk during a dog fashion show at the Animalia pet fair in St.Gallen May 8, 2010. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic

 14. A Shih Tzu, wearing a traditional Filipino dress, waits for her turn during the Fashionista Pooch, a dog fashion show at a mall in Pasay City Metro Manila June 13, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

 15. A Chihuahua, wearing a traditional Filipino dress, waits for her turn during the Fashionista Pooch, a dog fashion show at a mall in Pasay City Metro Manila June 13, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

 16. Julia, a Shih Tzu-Japanese Spitz cross, dressed in a native Filipino costume waits for her turn during the Fashionista Pooch, a dog fashion show at a mall in Pasay City Metro Manila June 13, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

17. A dog is dressed in a bowtie and glasses during a performance of the Moscow Cats Theatre in New York October 1, 2005. The Moscow Cats Theatre, which was created by Yuri Kuklachev almost 30 years ago, is performing for the first time in the United States in New York City. REUTERS/Seth Wenig

 18. A dressed-up dog runs at a park in Shenyang, Liaoning province December 9, 2008. REUTERS/Sheng Li

19. A pet Chihuahua wearing a coat walks on a street in Beijing December 11, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee

 20. Miniature dachshund crossbreed dogs are seen dressed up with hats at a dog fiesta in Tokyo June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

 21. A dog plays in the snow near apartment blocks covered in pre-election posters of president candidate and former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich in Kiev January 12, 2010. Ukraine will hold a presidential election on January 17, its first since the pro-Western Orange Revolution of 2004-2005 which led to a re-run poll that was won by Yushchenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin

 22. A french bulldog, named ‘Spoon’, has a mock up of a cigar in its mouth during a dog show in Dortmund May 2, 2008. More than 6,000 dogs compete for the title of the best pedigree hound on May 2 to 4, 2008 in Dortmund. REUTERS/ Ina Fassbender

 23. A man carries a dog in his shirt at a shopping district in Tokyo August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 24. A Carnival reveler presentS his pet dog dressed as Cangaceiro bandit Lampiao, during in pre-carnival festivities along Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, February 15, 2004. Revelers in Rio presented their costumed pets in a carnival fashion parade for the second straight year. The cangaceiros were a group of outlaws who operated out of Brazil’s arid Northeast in the 1940s, and one-eyed Lampiao was their famous leader, and a historical folklore hero in that region. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos

 25. A dog models specially made clothes during the Zoosfera-2002 international exhibition of goods and services in St.Petersburg November 15, 2002. The exhibition displays new products and fashions for those involved in business with animals. Picture taken November 15. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

 26. Guinness, one of the 256 chihuahua dog entries in a race to determine America’s fastest chihuaha, is seen dressed in his Spiderman outfit at Petco Park in San Diego, California September 18, 2005. Regional finalists who outran one thousand Chihuahuas from across the United States competed on Sunday to win the honor of America’s Fastest Chihuahua. REUTERS/Dave Gatley

 27. A labrador dog waits to be sold at a pet market outside Moscow, January 27, 2002. Moscow authorities moved the pet market from central Moscow into the outskirts due complaints from Muscovites. REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev

 28. A pilgrim looks at his dog dressed up in typical costumes as he takes part in San Benito Abad procession at La Laguna in Spain’s Canary Island of Tenerife July 13, 2008. REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero

 29. A police-trained dog wears boxing gloves during a demonstration before a military parade to celebrate Peru’s Independence Day in Lima July 29, 2008. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

 30. A dog dressed as Elvis Presley is led in the Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras parade in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana February 15, 2009. REUTERS/Lee Celano

 31. A Pomeranian is seen dressed up with a hat and a pair of sunglasses while taking a walk with its owner at a shopping district in Tokyo May 23, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 32. One-year-old dog Rocky, dressed in a traditional Bavarian forest warden outfit, rests in Hailing near the Bavarian town of Straubing, September 11, 2005. Hildegard Bergbauer designed the outfit to match the traditional attire of the local residents.

 33. Chihuahua Eliot looks out of a pram during the World Dog Show in Bratislava, October 10, 2009. The exhibition, taking place until Sunday, was attended by more than 30,000 dogs from 59 countries. REUTERS/Petr Josek

 34. The dog of a street entertainer sits in Havana October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

 35. A dog dressed as a Rastafarian participates in the Family Pet Festival in Cali October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga

 36. A dog dressed in an overcoat waits as her owner chats with friends in central Kiev December 21, 2009. The temperature in the Ukrainian capital is about -16 degree Celsius (3 degree Fahrenheit) on Monday. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

 37. Tontite, a Pomeranian dressed as Zorro, the Spanish masked swordsman in the movie The Mask of Zorro, models its costume during the Scaredy Cats and Dogs Halloween fund-raising event at a mall in Quezon City October 23, 2010. Some 70 pets participated in the event to raise funds for the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)’s Animal Rehabilitation Center, a temporary shelter for more than 100 dogs and cats which were either abandoned or rescued from cruelty or neglect. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

 38. A dog dressed as woman participates in the Family Pet Festival in Cali October 24, 2010. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga