When vets put a "cone of shame" on your dog, it's usually to protect them. However, it has the added benefit of looking hilarious!

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Such was the case for the owners of a dog named Pongo, whose need for a giant “cone of shame” turned into a viral video. The Great Dane, known for its massive size, required an Elizabethan ...

Dogs tend to fight when owners force them to wear a cone, thinking it is full of shame without realizing it is for their own good, which is why one canine wanted to return the feeling to his owner.

Great Danes are among the largest dog breeds, growing up to 32 inches ... And as one summed it up: "I've heard of the cone of shame... but not the satellite of sorrow!" Pongo the Great Dane ...

which was first to spot the lucky dog’s survival tale. Other shots show Luna — sporting a “cone of shame” — happily lounging on a sofa post-surgery. Pet owners who “notice vomiting ...

One donned a “cone of shame” after a recent neutering ... smoothing and kissing Band’s grayish-brown coat. “She’s a good dog,” Ouellette says. “She’s so easy to please, so easy ...

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This is why the “cone of shame” was invented. And it’s also why your dog needs to wear one whenever they have a hot spot, a wound, or are recovering from surgery. Not that they’ll like it, of course.