I completely understand.... I saw a lady with a Yorkie pup at the ballpark a few months ago and went over to introduce myself and Tatum (she always go to my daughter's games with us). This Yorkie was not too little/young to be out (I think he was about 5 months old) - that wasn't the problem - the problem was that this lady's probably 4-5 year old daughter was **dragging** this poor pup around with a leash attached to a collar around it's neck! The poor dog was choking and fighting and trying to bite her which only made the kid treat it even rougher. That's why I had to go talk to them. I tried explaining very nicely on a "kid level" to the little girl how to treat the puppy thinking that she would listen to me better than her mother. I also tried to tell the mom a little about harnesses (which Tatum had on) vs. collars and a few other things. She just didn't seem to want to listen. It was very frustrating. All you can do is try to educate these people but it's not always successful, unfortunately.
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