My dogs love their clothes! They will go open up the drawer their clothes are kept in, bring me clothes, and just sit there with them until I put them on them. I don't put clothes on them during summer cause it gets too hot here, but in the winter when I take them for walks, they wear shoes on their feet and clothes to keep them warmer. They won't go for walks in the winter for very long if they don't have their clothes on. I personally don't think that it's cruel.. they want to go on a walk, they like their walks, they prefer to have the clothes on when they walk, I put them on them?? I do everything I can for them, and they are some of the most spoiled rotten dogs you will ever see, but they still obey (for the most part lol). So that's how I know my dogs like wearing clothes.