It’s rather distressing to me when one ponders the number of people who feel the need to dress their dogs in sweaters. Perhaps there is no better example to illustrate how deranged society has become than when one reflects on the “dog sweater people.”

My first encounter with this disturbed bunch began last week as I walked from Dunkin’ Donuts to my dorm. The woman I encountered had dressed her small white terrier in a petit sweater, and she boasted a pompous smile that said, “Damn...