The little face peering out from the stroller has whiskers.
It belongs to Chrimbeau, a chow chow with arthritis, who celebrated her 17th birthday Wednesday by feasting on grass-fed prime rib eye that her owner had bought at a market in New York City.
Folks on the street think that the sporty red stroller looks just like a baby stroller, says Chrimbeau's owner, Daniella Cattaneo, who is usually the one pushing it along.
"Most people don't even know it's for dogs," said Cattaneo, 43, who lives in Center City with her husband, Andrew, who oversees chefs at 15 McCormick & Schmick's restaurants in the Northeastern United States.
But they warm to the idea instantly. "Most people just love it," Cattaneo said, adding that some even joke and say, " 'Oh, your dog ate the baby.' "
Despite her age, Chrimbeau - a British slang term for Christmas, used by Daniella's British best friend - was doing pretty well until January.
"Prior to that she had arthritis, but she was just walking very slowly," said Cattaneo.
Then Chrimbeau - who has too many nicknames to mention - began having a lot of difficulty getting around, and the Cattaneos began carrying her "as best we could," Daniella said. "But she weighs 45 pounds."
The couple purchased the three-wheel doggie stroller off the Internet for $165 in January.
A regal sort of pooch, who had been so independent until she became ill that she would countenance only a few seconds of hugs before walking off to be alone, "took to the stroller immediately," Cattaneo said.
"She just rides around like a prima donna. She's like a queen on her throne."
And the Cattaneos treat Chrimbeau like royalty.
The other day, Daniella Cattaneo was preparing duck for Chrimbeau's dinner as she talked about her dog. She said she'd never had a pooch before. Her husband - then her boyfriend - gave her the chow chow for Christmas while they were living in Los Angeles.
"I didn't really want a dog," said Daniella, adding that she had admired a chow chow she saw while out with her husband, giving him the idea.
After he sprang the cinnamon-colored puppy on her, "I said, 'Can you take her back?' I was a young woman. I wanted to have a good time and party."
But the snooty pooch grew on Cattaneo, and before she knew it they were inseparable.
After Chrimbeau began to falter, Daniella didn't want to leave her behind when she went out.
With the stroller, Cattaneo and Chrimbeau can continue their old routine - three long walks a day, from Rittenhouse Square to the Schuylkill and down to Washington Square.
Chrimbeau can still walk as much as half a block, but despite monthly acupuncture treatments at $110, and a $2,000 MRI, life just wasn't like it used to be.
The usually regal Chrimbeau, who like a typical chow chow considered herself a guard dog before arthritis brought her such pain, actually has become "sweet," said Cattaneo.
Now, with her new red stroller, "she's got like a totally regular lifestyle," Cattaneo said.