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Originally Posted by mizzwanned  Sometimes when I am walking Teddy and London people I am familiar with but don't really know actually ask me if they can have London. When they do that I think they are joking and some are so i just laugh it off and say no way but i think some people are actually serious 'cause they ask me again. I mean what in their right mind makes them think I will give them my London??  At least 5 people have asked me this in my neighborhood, it's so annoying. And 2 of those people were complete strangers. And they only ask for London 'cause she is "little and cute", well she is but there's nothing wrong with Teddy  Anyway does this happen to you?? |
i think in the post you are looking for what to say to these people.
i think you should try something like, "they are part of the family and it would be like giving you my son/daughter."
if you're feeling cruel (yeah, i know) you could say, "he has xxx disease and it costs us xxx amount of money to keep him healthy." no one wants a "sick" dog. and they have no idea...you could make up a fun disease with your family. that way it's a joke when you say it and you can smile at each other.
like --giventakinosteosis, which affects his bowels--or pettinskininosis, which makes him highly aggressive towards strangers (if it wasn't for the $1200 a month suppositories).
people say the same things about babies. "i'll take him for ya," "oooo can i hold him??" and in texas there is a hispanic superstition about "the ojo" or "the eye" and they canNOT walk by a baby without touching it. this drove me CRAZY! you just have to continue to laugh it off and think about how lucky you are that you don't drive people crazy and have enough respect to treat their kids and animals properly.
also, i would be highly angered (not the word i'd use) by someone taking my dog out of a cart. i think you had every right to get on to that woman and screw her if she was *gasp* offened. making me angry just thinking about it.
hope that was helpful!