Coordinating Pets.

So I was on the Craigs list petblog the other night, when I came across one that was stating when a person is looking for a pet the coloring should not be a factor. What?!  You have to be kidding me!  I think the physical characteristics are very important.  I mean if your searching for a pet and willing to pay, I think you should get exactly what you want.  Why wouldn’t coloring be as important as size, breed, temperment?

The first pet we got was Milo the rabbit.  He’s a netherland dwarf.  We liked him because we knew he would stay small.  We made sure the cage would be big enough for him to enjoy for the rest of his life (we do let him out on a daily basis to play though).  There where a lot of bunnies to choose from but we decide on a black and white one.

Next was Princess the cat.  We found her at a shelter, she was all black and had the most loving personality.  Apparently black cats  are harder to place due to superstitions.  Well, we weren’t scared off and personally I’m not sure if I would have taken her in if she would have been let’s say white, or tabby mix.  We just feel in love with her and I’m sure her coloring had something to do with it.

Next up is Bandit the Zuchon.  His circumstance is alot like Milo’s.  We did the research, figured out what breed we wanted, searched for reliable breeders and contacted them.  Bandit was from a litter that had black & white or brown & white pups.  They had other younger litters that had more colors and different markings, but again something drew us to the black and white coloring.

So again I wonder why coloring shouldn’t be a factor.  Am I being a snob because I want all my pets the same color?  Coordinating pets?  Maybe the OP was thinking more of a race issue.  That I should love a brown & white pup just as much as a black & white pup.  I’m sure I could if I wanted to but if I’m buying something let’s say a dress why would I buy one in green which I don’t like as much as the same dress in black?  I’d definitely buy the black one for the same amount of money.  Maybe that’s it, maybe the OP was thinking the original OP was thinking of the pet as an accessory.  I don’t know.  If I was thinking of my pets as an accessory I would have gotten all white.  A touch of white can go with anything.  Hey maybe that’s it!  I’ll rehome all my pets to get all white ones.  They would look exceptional running around with my decor.  Picture perfect!

I mean, when we get a chance to choose why not.  I perfer men with dark curly hair.  Some people perfer blondes.  I dated some blondes but deep down I knew I was more physically attracted to dark hair and that attaction is what lead me to my husband.  After being together for nine years I still get weak in the knees running my fingers through he dark curly hair. 

I don’t know, am I being selfish?