Dog Stuff
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My husband and I own two dogs. They are considered a part of the
family and we try to include them in many of our activities. This
means that we have accumulated a great deal of dog stuff through
the years. It is amazing the amount of advertising there is that
gets directed towards dog owners and pet owners in general. The
marketers know that people love their pets and are willing to spend
a great deal of money on them. It seems that each holiday season
there is more and more dog stuff in the stores.
This past holiday season I could not believe my eyes when I was
in the accessory section of a national department store. At first I
thought there was a new section of doll clothing that was placed in
this section. Upon closer examination I realized that the clothes
were for dogs. Along with the clothes there were beds, toys,
designer dishes and other dogstuff. This is a store that does not
ordinarily have a pet section. I asked one of the sales clerks when
this section of dog stuff had been added. She stated that it was
part of their holiday campaign nation wide. It seems that people
were requesting more items that they could purchase, not only for
their dog, but for the dogs of their friends. I jokingly asked if
this did not snub cat owners, but I was told that the cat
merchandize was on the opposite side of the display I was looking
at.
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The dog stuff
included very elaborate outfits for the holidays. Velvet dresses,
satin off the shoulder cocktail dresses, and the more traditional
knit sweaters. There were also collars that were studded with
sequins and stones. I could tell that the sales clerk was not
thrilled with this new merchandize. I commented that our female dog
would certainly prefer precious stones. When I said this she lead
me over to the fine jewelry counter and showed me a display of
precious and semi precious collars. I could not believe what I was
seeing. I knew that there were specialty stores and catalogs that
handled this kind of dogstuff, but I never thought that it would be
featured in a national department store. The clerk mentioned that
they had a large display of Halloween costumes in the fall along
with special treats for the four legged trick or treater’s.
I came home and told my husband about the display of dog stuff.
He commented that we might be recipients of some of the items,
because our family members and friends know that we pamper our
dogs. I told him that if we did get something I hoped it would be
the 14 carat gold collar with the pearl pendant.
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