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Old 01-21-2009, 03:07 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by TresCutePiggies View Post
She is a giant yorkie at 12 lbs (thought she was only 9 until her last vet visit). At any rate, she fits in there with plenty of room to spare. I honestly think a compact dog up to 25 lbs (french bulldog maybe) would fit in there fine. She loves it - but she always loved her crate too.



I understand what you are saying, and I really hate people who treat dogs like accessories and not actual living beings. They are certainly not disposable, and I have no idea how some people can toss them aside at any whim. I'm actually probably have more rigorous standards than most.

All that being said, my dogs are spoiled rotten, but they behave, so I guess not so rotten after all. Both go to doggie daycare every day while we are at work - they both LOVE it! Are they dressed up in something suitable for the weather or a bow almost every day? Absolutely. Does a dog really care if it wearing designer clothes? Of course not - that is for me, but if they don't mind it I really don't see the harm. We go for long walks to the park on the weekends and spend some time at the dog park. They both get to be dogs, if that makes any sense.

Rory is clicker-trained and knows many, many commands, and she has also been on TV a few times. Lane, who we just rescued before Christmas from a puppy mill bust, obviously has much further to go in terms of commands, but we are working with her. Do I carry them around in fancy bags to the mall? Yes, I do - Rory LOVES it. She loves other dogs, children and people - and has never snapped at any of them. Of course, I have had her since she was a puppy and had the benefit of socializing her very well. Lane has always been very sweet to anyone we encounter, but due to her past in a puppy mill I'm more weary of how much she might "enjoy" being in a carrier, etc.

They eat very high-end dog food and take some supplements that are mainly fruits and vegetables recommended to me.

I just wanted to add that before Rory I had 135 lb bullmastiff. He was certainly my first "child." Unfortunately, almost two years after his initial cancer diagnosis and 2 6 month rounds of chemo, he passed away. They obviously don't make nearly as many clothes for GIANT breed dogs (and trust me - he NEEDED a coat - he'd shiver outside without one - moreso than my girls now, but certainly the demand isn't what it is for the toy breeds and I recognize that), so part of the appeal of a toy breed dog was that I would be able to dress them up in cute clothes, tote them around in a bag and buy them cutesy things. Another part of it was the lengthier life expectany. My bullmastiff was diagnosed at 6 years old and passed away just short of his 8th birthday.

I know your post wasn't directed at me, but I just wanted to give you another point of view. Hopefully, most of the people on this forum have done their research before they get their puppy and are simply having trouble determining which sex they might enjoy the most and look to the trivial things to help them decide. Odds are they will end up loving either a male or a female the same!

Thank you, I totally get what you are saying and I bring my yorkie with me everywhere also in a bag. I even brought her to the clinic yesterday, she's come with me while I get my nails done and so on. Yeah you can say she is spoiled also with good food, treats, toys, a nice bed, blankets and so on! But of course she rather the bed to sleep on I dress mine up also but I didn't get her with the "intentions" to have her FOR dressing up and treating like " a baby ". She just ended up being MY baby and I wouldn't call her needy but she enjoys human company and is small so it is convienient for me to bring her along with me. I mainly dress her so she is warm since the weather here gets to -20. A big reason why I wanted a girl is because I know boys may mark in the house, I am in an apartment and bringing the dog out all the time is not something I could see myself doing and luckily mine was paper trained when I got her. I have nothing against bows and things in their hair, I love the look of the longer hair so putting it up is something I see a need to do. I just was a little thrown off with the original post. She wants a girl so she can dress her up and get cute things for and so on. NOTHIN wrong with it, but some people get a done for ONLY that reason and I have now seen a couple dogs up for adoption because someone bought the GIRL dog to dresss up and "play" with. The dog suffers because it isn't being treated like a dog and gets aggression and anxiety and has to be placed. One of the dogs I seen wouldnt even walk because she was so used to being carried~! I know TV and celebs make having a small dog so glamerous that others see it and think OH HOW COOL!!! Well it's not cool for me I guess. I wanted a yorkie because they don't shed, are small compact dogs and gorgeous! It has always been a dream of mine to own a yorkie but never could afford one. We travel to family members houses in the summer time and do road trips, we have a small car and of course I wanted a small dog that could come with us and if we couldn't bring the dog with us, a relative wouldn't have a problem watching a small dog for us. Your little dog is just gorgeous and I bet very smart, spoiled and not to the point of being rotten. It just gets me going a little to see someone want a specific gender just to dress up oh and your big dog is just absolutely adorable!!!!! what a big suck,reminds me of my moms boxer hehe

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