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Originally Posted by TOY

Oh boy, why can I never act on the statement that "silence is golden"?

You did ask...what would you do and I see that many support your thoughts and feelings on the interaction.

I do not.

I would never presume to take my Yorkie or any other pet to another person's house unless it had been discussed and permission had been given. Quite frankly, many people are not pet people or have other tastes in pets than Yorkies or any dog for that matter. Obviously, these people have a pet cat. Unless you asked and were given the go-ahead to bring your Yorkie, it was inappropriate just like it would be inappropriate to take a six-pack into a home where you did not know if the residents were drinkers or had religious or other beliefs against drinking.

Quite frankly, I have friends with pets I don't like. They would never presume to bring their pets to my house unless it were a dire emergency and they needed me to help by watching their animals. Likewise, I would not impose my pet upon them.

You know your Yorkie is adorable. You do not need someone else's approval to believe this.

Little old ladies (great aunts) tend to say whatever comes into their mind much as little children do. Take offense? No, I would have laughed it off and said nothing. She probably doesn't even remember saying it. (I am assuming that the great aunt is aged. My great aunts were ancient...at least in their 90's and I never knew what they might say. It made holidays more interesting though but of course, we gave them our love and tolerance that they had earned and we overlooked their slips. As I said, they rarely remembered what they said.)

When all is said and done about our Yorkies, they are still dogs. We will love and spoil ours but I hope we never forget that she is a pet. Not everyone will love her as we do but she will be given the best we can afford yet she will not usurp the human relationships in our lives.

Perhaps I'm just following a different drumbeat here. Perhaps it's because I am older and had more life experiences...who knows? One thing I do know is that if owning a dog dilutes the values I was brought up to believe, I'd be better off not owning one. I want our Yorkie to broaden our outlook not cause us to have tunnel vision. It is totally unrealistic to think that all our friends will be as thrilled with our puppy as we will be.

We've never had 100% approval from all our friends on anything so to expect that we'd all agree on Yorkies is an exercise in futility...LOL However, when I really want an opinion from them, I know I'll get it if I ask. After all, that's what friends are for... to help you stay grounded when you veer off course.

So sorry your feelings were hurt but I have to agree with this poster. My mother absolutely hates animals in her home and I would never presume to take my pets there. I have a sister I visit alot who live a ways away who has never had inside pets so I asked her permission first, And always use a belly band when we go even though Laddy is housebroken. Maybe it is my age to but I dont like cats in my house and would not appreciate someone bringing one in without asking. BTW I think your baby is adorable.