[Graleyne]

Especially by strangers!

I had to buy more puppy formula today (for Caillou). Another lady saw me buying it and asked the standard what kind of puppy why are you bottle feeding questions. She was all nice and sympathetic until she asked how old he was and I told her he was almost 11 weeks.

Omg she drew back and gasped like I'd hit her or something! Then she literally WENT OFF on me! Telling me I was hurting him and damaging this that and the other by keeping him on the bottle at his age.

I just walked off and went to look at the puppy toys and wait until she left to get the formula and check out (this is the only store close to here that carries it). Then I overheard telling the cashier that I was KILLING this poor puppy!

I was just in tears when I finally checked out. The cashier told me that lady came in a lot and was one of those know it all types.

I tried to explain that our vet said to keep him on it and not worry about weaning him until he was eating big boy food consistently or weighed 1.5 lbs. We go back to the vet in a week and we will probably start weaning him then. He eats canned food really well and is eating the dry food pretty good too. He isn't 1.5 lbs yet, but he's grown a lot and has put on more weight.

She just made me feel like I was an inch tall and like there was something wrong with Caillou for even wanting his "bobbie" and something wrong with me for giving it to him.