Please Please don't take this the wrong way, because I do believe these people are being rude.
But with that said, I'll tell you what comes to mind. Remember I do not know you, but this is food for thought.
It is POSSIBLE that your demeanor and the expressions on your face are inviting some of this. If these walks are becoming so unpleasant, it COULD be you attracting ( unconciously) negative responses.
Like I said, I could be wrong, but give it some thought. I know that when I get really really negative about something, it becomes worse and snowballs into more often and more negative.
Maybe just maybe that is what is causing this problem. I would not think that way if this was just an isolated occurance, but it happens often with your walks.
Your babies are adorable and OBVIOUSLY well cared for. Possibly in response to that negative child stating that your baby looked malnourished, you could invite him to pet your baby, maybe even pick her up with your help to show him how solid she is under her coat, even though her body is little.
The man with the water..maybe a gentle smile and hello.."good morning" etc.. or just a smile might of prevented his obvious bad manners. Or, maybe you could ask, have I offended you? Or did my dogs do something that upset you?
I'm not suggesting that their bad behavior is ok, but wondering if it is possible your set expressions and that you possible are just 'waiting' for that next negative reaction, might be bringing more to your doorstep?
Just food for thought. Please don't think I'm criticizing, as that is not my intent. I'm only hoping maybe to touch on a idea that might be fixable.
Have you ever read "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrnes? It is the law of nature... that positive will attract positive and negative will attract negative. Give it a read. When we look for the negative we definately will find it. If we only look and visualize positive, we will find that also.
I so want you to enjoy your walks with your precious babies. It is obvious you adore them and take exceptional care of them. Don't let others or our own mind sets destroy that for any of you.
Just food for thought my friend :-)
PS, why I believe this way is for many reasons. But I have never once encountered anyone saying bad things to me or my pups and quite frankly my one gal is not nearly as beautiful as yours. I go on walks and the children flock. Some adults kind of act indifferent to me, which is fine.. I just keep walking. When children ask questions, I stop and show them how to gently pet or hold my babies and tell them things about them. I invite them to ask questions etc.
What I have found most negative in my area is this. I live in a very affluent neighborhood, although I'm just renting an older duplex. But many of the people I encounter are what we would call the "upper crust" of society. They are snobs and rude. I've never quite encountered this before and it has kind of thrown me a bit. But in my mind, I try to feel sorry for them. They may have riches but they quite frankly are not a happy lot on the whole unless your "IN" with their class. I never want to be that type of person.
Wow..I'm pretty wordy today..eh? LOL
Anyways../hugs and good luck. These walks WILL get better
