2 Women with Dog

I don't even know what to say about this strange photo...what in the world is going on here?  I'm quite sure this is way before LBJ and his famous' lifting of the beagle by the ears' event.  Maybe they, in fact are related to him, or even taught him about lifting the dog's ears??  God only knows who these gals are and why they are wearing those clothes and lifting that poor dogs ears.. I just dug this out of a bin of old photos at an estate sale, so I know nothing about it. Ok, Scott...comments??