She may be jealous. I was talking to a friend a long time ago about breeding Ellie (which I decided against...don't worry YTers
). She said she wanted one of Ellie's puppies. Well, now that her and her fiance have a big dog I hear things like you're nuts (because I baby Ellie). I also have gotten the she looks like a rat comment. I would just think that they are jealous (or just like to stir things up) and let it go.