Yes, its goofy. But its necessary because my wife's allergic to dogs and my neighbor uses it as a hitching post for her Bichon Frise when she visits. (The AKC claims that stinking, yapping little dog is worth more than you, me, and any 15 Freepers put together).
(I'd kill for a little Bichon Frise-sized saddle to put on that dog while he's tied up. Mutt.).