Colour Co-ordinated Canines

How come we never stock the correct product? You can guarantee that when we stock a certain type of dog lead that comes in all of the colours under the sun we never have the colour that the customer wants. We may have it in the correct length, the correct width, with the correct handle and the correct clip, but it will not be the correct colour. Time and again we hear 'It's the wrong colour it won't go with my car/ my dogs eyes/my dogs bed/etc.' The best one yet was the gent who came into the shop for a dog bed. It was about the time that the Labour Government had just come back into power. Anyway - the Gent wanted a dog bed. He knew what type he wanted and what size. We showed him the type of dog bed that he had requested and it was the right size and was the right type. But, it was the wrong colour. The Gent said that it was 'CONSERVATIVE BLUE'. We said it was the only colour that we had at the present time, but the Gent stuck his nose in the air saying that he would not have CONSERVATIVE BLUE anywhere in his house. With that he stalked off without so much as a thank you and we have never seen him again. I do hope that he eventually found a bed in something other than blue otherwise his poor dog will still be sleeping on the cold floor.
I always feel sorry for the dogs that come in to be fitted for a warm dog coat. Often this on cold days when you know that the dog had been dragged out for a fitting and would much rather be at home in front of a warm fire. First of all we will measure the dog and then the owner will decide what type of coat the dog would like. The dog will then have a number of coats fitted one after the other to see if they fit correctly or are warm enough. Then a decision will be made as to which type of coat will be the best. - The dog meanwhile is quite enjoying the attention and the feel of the warm coats that are being placed on his back. But again all too often the owner will say 'do you have the coat that I like in pink/mauve/orange?' (or whatever colour that we do not have in stock) The reply will usually be no, but we have it in green/red/blue/grey/etc. Although we can get you a pink/mauve/orange one to order. Yes the customer will say I'll have a pink one and will collect it next week, or even 'Never mind I'll wait till you get some new designs in'. Meanwhile poor old Fido is standing there without a coat and facing a prospect of a winter shivering. He has felt the coats on his back and thought - 'mummm nice and warm, walking in the cold weather won't be so bad after all. A new coat's going to make life a lot more comfortable.' I am sure that he would not care if his new coat is lilac/pink/grey - or whatever. Just as long as he had a warm cosy coat on his back. Fashion accessory he is not, ready for comfort - he is.