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American Morning
Look at 'Doggles'
Aired June 12, 2002 - 08:55 ET
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JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: If your dog rides with his head poking out the car window and, hey, they all love to do that, have we got a doggie accessory for you.
CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on some eye-catching eyewear.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Imagine this pulls up in the car next to you. For the dog who likes to stick his neck out, now there are doggles.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Dogs and goggles, doggles.
MOOS: Doggles are the brainchild of this California couple, who run the business out of their garage. Their inspiration was their own dog, Midnight.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He would always be squinting, and he seemed really sensitive to the bright light.
MOOS: So Veronica Dilullo (ph) designed goggles fit for a dog, with two straps.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Adjust the bottom strap.
MOOS: One goes under the chin, the other around the head.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Then scoop it under the ears like that.
MOOS: Doggles protect a pet's eyes from bugs and dirt while he's enjoying the feel of wind in his fur. You're probably wondering, what dog would let you put goggles on him. But for Max, it was...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Easy. He put them on, and he had no problem wearing them.
MOOS (on camera): Does he associate them with anything, like hey, I'm going for a drive.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he knows he's going in the car when he has them on.
MOOS (voice-over): Brooklyn dentist Tom Dimaria (ph) bought doggles for Max after sand scratched his cornea. Other customers have sent in photos to the doggles Web page. Mookie has had strokes and seizures and can't go out in the bright sun. Bluey has a detached retina. Hawkeye lost one eye, and his owner wants to protect the other. Pets wear doggles to go motorcycle riding, bike riding, even boating on the Mississippi River. Ski patrol dogs wear them to prevent snow blindness. Warlord here has an eye infection. Plus, the female dogs love him.
MOOS (on camera): Do people stop you at red lights and stuff?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: With the doggles?
MOOS: Yes, do they say stuff to you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Absolutely, turns a lot of heads.
MOOS (voice-over): Human heads he means. Shatter-proof doggles come clear or tinted in four sizes and various colors.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Chrome is very, very popular.
MOOS: Remember when Snoopy used to be the only goggle-wearing canine?
Talk about contact. As if goggles for dogs weren't enough.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I've got quite a few requests for pigs with goggles.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.
MOOS: Here's how things look through the doggle cam. One dog even used them to skydive. They cost 20 to 24 bucks a pair. Might take a while for your dog to get used to them. We caught both Mask and Midnight trying to get them off. Nevertheless...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You have to admit, he looks pretty good.
MOOS: I have to say, his looks better than mine. Max is cool you could almost mistake him for Bono, even sings like Bono.
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