I'm as body positive as the next guy. I'll fight for your right to climb, half-naked onto a statue of William McKinley in the Arcata plaza to hump it into submission on Halloween night (as you might have guessed, this is something I witnessed firsthand). I also recognize the right of people around you to be taken aback by affronts to their sensibility. Most of us have a dog or cat in our lives who delights in parading their (prominent and sometimes unsightly) backsides through the streets of town. Sure--some of our brothers and sisters can't help it that their tails stick straight up.
Into the breach steps Meg Roberts, an ingenious Virginia Commonwealth student who decided that enough was enough. Her roommate's dog, Pearl had just such an unsightly backside, so rather than resort to inhumane measures like a cork or duct tape, she lovingly fashioned a butthole cover out of enameled copper. Now Pearl has a lovely accessory that will have the other puppies sitting up to take notice. By the way--the butthole cover is hinged so that gravity can help nature take its course.
That's what I call problem solving!
