I bought this as a semi-serious gift for a new dog owner who would not at all be ashamed to use something like this. I fully realized from the start that it was gimmicky and probably not of much use, but I was a bit disappointed at just how cheap and flimsy the actual product is. The umbrella material is a slightly beefier version of the plastic film you put on your windows in the winter, and the handle is a piece of blow-molded plastic that feels like it will fall off if you're walking anything larger than a Yorkie. To top it all off, it doesn't even come with any kind of packaging. So instead of a round of laughs when the recipient opens it, I'm probably going to be left akwardly explaining what the heck this thing is.
The fact that it was super cheap brings it up from one star, but even as a cheap gag gift, I can't give it a third star.