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10-23-2009, 12:31 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tennessee
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| Snobby Yorkie Mommies Is it just me, or do you feel that you are looked down on because of your Yorkie's size? It seems that everytime I meet somebody with a Yorkie(s) the first thing they ask is "how much does she weigh?" When I tell them, they say oh, she's big and then they say their YT is only 2 lbs. or 3 lbs. or whatever. This happened to me recently in my doctor's office, the receptionist had a picture (it looked like a professional portrait) of her two Yorkies on the counter and when I commented on how beautiful they were and asked how old hers are and told her about mine, the whole tone of her voice changed and it was like, oh you poor thing. I couldn't believe it, but it's happened since then in a more civilized fashion. Am I just paranoid or does this happen to anyone else? |
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10-23-2009, 12:41 PM | #2 |
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| It happens all the time. As someone that has them in every size, I understand what you are talking about. Jesse is 3.5 and Travis is 15 lbs. The others are all between these two but I think really it's the people that have that tone who are really the most ignorant. They must not know the breed history and how they were originally 14-17 lbs or larger then bred down until to be shown the AKC says 3 to 7 lbs. Now there are some breeders that will breed a female larger because they will usually produce more puppies and it will continue to propagate the larger yorkies we have. I hear people say the larger ones are "throw backs" and I cringe. I like to think of the bigger ones as the Washington or Lincoln's of the breed and have pride to be able to see from where our breed has come. |
10-23-2009, 12:42 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oconto
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| Oh don't feel bad some people prefer yorkies larger.I have all different sized yorkies and usually my big boy Tuffy at a whopping 15 pounds gets the most attention wherever we go.Not only is he handsome he's also so friendly and he loves kids.People often ask me where they can get a yorkie that size and if I breed him I don't but he's the greatest.Don't listen to anybody telling you that your baby is anything but perfect everybody thinks their dog is better than everybody elses.We have to prejudice |
10-23-2009, 12:57 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama
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| Yes, it happens all the time...even with my 5 lb girl. To me it just shows how little knowledge they have regarding the breed and I find it quite funny that they are really just flaunting their ignorance and don't even know it! |
10-23-2009, 01:00 PM | #5 |
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10-23-2009, 01:01 PM | #6 |
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| I can't imagine somebody treating them any differently!!! I love all yorkies, no matter their size!!! |
10-23-2009, 01:11 PM | #7 |
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| I get it all the time with Uni who is all of 5 pounds. I once had a brother and sister come into my store. The brother goes "Hey look a yorkie, it's a big one!" Then the sis goes "Oh yeah, mine's waaaaay smaller than that!" I asked how much does she weigh, and she goes "Oh like a pound or two pounds at the most". I stopped talking after that point bc I knew these two were absolutely idiotic and there would be no way of educating them. Oh this was also when Uni was still a puppy. Most people that talk down to you and your yorkie due to its size are usually very ignorant and misinformed people. They are most likely also "rich" people that paid over $2000 for a pet store pup. They feel the smaller the dog, the more it shows how much they paid, but in actuality we know what it really means.
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10-23-2009, 01:16 PM | #8 |
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| Peanut ranges about 3.5-4.5 The last 2 times he went to the vet he was 4.5 I love his size. I love him to death even if he grew to be 10 I would love him the same. When I first got him I didnt even ask the lady what size he would be LoL I saw him and instantly I feel in love with him. Sometimes people will comment on his "legs" he has really long legs lol They say "what type of dog is he" "oh look at the chui" Whatever. I dont care I love my dog more than anything, and all the comment really dont get to me anymore, half the time I ignore them lol
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10-23-2009, 01:16 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana
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| It drives me crazy when people do this. Not only do I have my own four Yorkies ranging from 9lbs to 3.5 lbs, I do Yorkie rescue. I can't tell you how many Yorkies have come into our rescue because they got "to big". I actually had a woman look at my 9 lbs Prada and say to me "Oh, she must be mixed with something because she's so big". UGH!!!!!! |
10-23-2009, 01:29 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tennessee
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| How rude, to be more obsessed with a dogs size than the dog itself. I won't deny that I love small dogs, but by no means will I belittle a dog in a specific breed for being "too big". Gordon is 10 lbs and as lovable as can be. People like that would probably sell of their Yorkie for gaining a pound too many. Honestly though, if someone did that to me, I'd just roll my eyes and say "So that means my dog could beat up your dog, right?" (I'd be joking, of course. I just wouldn't tell them that.)
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10-23-2009, 01:41 PM | #12 |
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| Same here, some people look at her and say.. wow she is such a big yorkie?? hmmm ok!!!! i love them all
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10-23-2009, 07:06 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | Had this happen to me today in Petco too... lady selling "Blue" pet foods. Incredibly she also remarked how her best friend raises "teacup" Yorkies & this was how she knew so much about them. I promptly informed her there's no such thing. *gigglin* Poor thing turned beat red & went to search for someone else to sell her products to. |
10-23-2009, 07:17 PM | #14 |
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| Oh Gosh, this happens to my husband and I all the time. We have an 8 pounds yorkie male 10 months old and his half sister that is 5 1/2 months old and 2 pounds. Well our little girl gets all the attention wherever we go and no one says anything about my boy. This just ticks me off My boy is the cutest yorkie ever and we love him dearly, but we always get asked where did we get the girl at. We both smile and say they have the same daddy and then thier like shocked. He isn't that big at all but by their actions are like he was enormous |
10-23-2009, 07:18 PM | #15 |
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| I get it a lot. Not necessarily people trying to be rude but sometimes it comes across as very rude. Jackson is 12.5lbs. Just today in Petsmart, one of the trainers came up and would not leave me alone first off, then she was commenting on his color because his back is silverish and she told me Yorkies aren't supposed to have that silver color and how big he was... whatever! LOL. I get told all the time that he's not a Yorkie but a Silky. At the dog park someone was like "Is he like a gigantic yorkie?" ha which he is haha but the way people say it sometimes is rude. Especially since he's not gigantic by any means. Yeah, he's a lot bigger than most Yorkies but I prefer his size.
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