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07-05-2008, 05:48 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Parkland, FL
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| Is everyone against me?? Beyond frustrated. Well, its me with yes, another rant. You heard from me last when my gaggle of relatives were here.... well now they are gone and the house is back to normal. Phew, no more worrying about Bindi being fed every 15 mins. I swear its like everyone I encounter want to do things with Bindi which I dont like/approve of. i dont think im very unreasonable in my caring for Bindi. I dont want her to be fed while the humans are eating dinner. If shes barking just ignore her. However she no longer barks or begs at least not with close family members and SO. Nor do I want her to have fried foods. Yesterday I went to SO's house for 4th of July BBQ/Dinner. It was great food was tasty and just an overall good time. However, Bindi kept barking at SO's mom and she kept egging her on. Everytime she'd bark she'd be like what? yes? how can i help you? AND kept giving her french fries. She had like 10 fries. I wanted to say something but I didnt. I feel like everytime i see her Im complaining or saying not to do something. Since then shes thrown up 3x during the night and i feel bad that i keep telling SO to tell his mom not to do these things. It tooks me MONTHS to get her to finally stop screaming when she saw Bindi (shed pee everytime she saw her). Now this. any way of tactfully handling this situation? or kindly telling someone to stop? Sorry for being so long winded.
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07-05-2008, 05:53 AM | #2 |
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| Tell her she can clean up the vomit?
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07-05-2008, 05:56 AM | #3 |
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| If anyone ever asks me if she can have something, I always just say 'no, she is on a special diet for her sensitive stomach'. Im not really lying because 'special diet' means DOG FOOD. At the fourth parade I had some old man offer her cotton candy. I just plain said 'no she cant have that'. He looked offended and said 'well some dogs like it'. Whats up with that??
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07-05-2008, 05:58 AM | #4 |
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| I just have such a hard time, you know? She's such a sweet sensitive woman and always going out of her way to do things for me. I feel that me asking her not to do these almost every time i see her, hurts her feelings. But then I end up feeling bad for Bindi and her hurt tum tums cotton candy?? lol @ being offended
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07-05-2008, 05:59 AM | #5 |
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| Darn, that's got to be frustrating Maybe you could take treats/snacks for Bindi and explain to your SO's mom that she was horribly ill from the french fries and can only have her own food.
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07-05-2008, 06:00 AM | #6 |
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| I DID THIS!! "oh shes not going to eat that..."
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07-05-2008, 06:39 AM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I so totally understand what you are going through. My MIL lives with us and she is constantly trying to give my 4 Yorkies table food. She is 80 and has senile dementia so it is like having a 5 yr old child in the house. We ahve a pomeranian that is overweight has arthritis, ribs are stretched because of her weight. And this woman wants to feed my Yorkies table food to. I have to constantly remind her that she is not allowed to give them anything. I had walked in on her giving my 3 leftover chicken from dinner, I told her that the next time they have to go to the vet because they get sick from something she put in the chicken she was paying for it and any follow up bills. So far I haven't had anymore problems with the food issues. Now it's just everything else. My only suggestion is to tell her a little white lie. Tell her Bindi had to go to the vets because of all the fries she fed her. If that doesn't work I would put some of the vomit in a plastic bag and show her the next time she comes over. Personally I have already told my Husband that my yorkies mean way more to me than his mother and her feelings. Sorry but they do.
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07-05-2008, 06:42 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | When it come's to your dog's health & safety I'm sorry but you have to be Rude. Fried food's can KILL! your dog. ""is important to keep in mind that any food not part of your pet's normal diet—especially if it’s high in fat or salt—can cause gastrointestinal upset. The consumption of large amounts of fatty or spicy foods may also lead to pancreatitis, a serious inflammatory condition of the pancreas."" |
07-05-2008, 06:47 AM | #9 | |
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07-05-2008, 06:52 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | LOL well I have that problem with my inlaws and my kids. Especially since my five year old can't tolerate milk proteins. Finally I told her do you want to see his painfully cracked bleeding bottom? Don't give him anything or I'll let him stay with you and you can explain to him why his butt hurts I've just turned into a plain ole' B*tch, I just tell them NO and let them talk. I see how my mother in law feeds her dog so much she's so fat and can't get around and then wonders why her dogs knees hurt I told her plainly, because you feed her too much. Poor dog likes it but it's not good for her!
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07-05-2008, 06:57 AM | #12 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | If you don't feel comfotable telling her that by feeding your baby she could kill her and she definately gets sick from people food, then I would when possible leave her at home. I'd rather my baby be safe at home alone than at risk, or keep her in a crate right with you. I just tell family, they are on special diets and any change will result in a vet visit that I can't afford. So far everyone has listened to me. I know it is a difficult situation but she needs to understand the end results of feeding her crap.
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07-05-2008, 07:01 AM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas, USA
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| When you GO to someone's house, then you're the visitor. Maybe it would be better for your dog to stay at home and be lonely than to go with you and put you in the position of being "dog police." I'm not trying to be ugly so don't jump all over me, but people are people and dogs are dogs. I didn't even take my daughter with me everywhere I go and I definitely don't take my dogs everywhere. After all, being lonely is a whole lot less painful for a creature than having an upset stomach!! |
07-05-2008, 07:07 AM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nova Scotia
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| I understand your frustration. Its the same when we bring our human babies to visit grandparents-they like to spoil the little ones. I remember my MIL giving my 6 month old son a dill pickle to suck on followed by a dollop of whipped cream. (I was out of the room.) It was very satisfying to see him spit up all over her. I would be very firm but polite and say "no, she's not allowed to have that" or keep her by your side to discourage the barking. eventually, people will "get it". On the other hand, its lovely that your SO's mom loves your Bindi so much and that she is welcomed at her home. I'll bet there are a lot a YTers who would love to be accepted with their furbabies in other people's homes. Patience will win....you may have to say it a hundred times before they get it.
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07-05-2008, 07:09 AM | #15 | |
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