This wasn't a super young age...like 14-15...My dog, Scooter used to hang out in the front yard all day long. We lived next to a school, so all the school kids would stop and pet him. He loved the attention.

Well, my brothers and I shaved a mo-hawk on Scooter and dyed it pink.

Everyone would walk by and point and laugh at him. Poor Scooter knew everyone was making fun of him. He slipped into depression and was like an old grumpy man. We didn't realize what his problem was until we shaved his mohawk off and he became spunky again. hehe.