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Originally Posted by Britster  OK, people may hate me for saying this... but I must admit, it does irritate seeing little Yorkies being held what seems ALL the time. I totally understand in certain situations having to pick up your dog, like lovespandp stated across the intersection, or if a big dog approaches, or if in a large crowd of people, I 100% understand picking up your dog in these cases. OR, if a dog just had surgery, or has LP, or something, therefore I would never ever in a million years make a comment to anyone ever because you never fully know the situation. But I DO think dogs should walk and do think sometimes people go overboard. My friend has a new little Yorkie pup, who can't even be 4 pounds yet and she walked for nearly two hours (over a mile for sure) at a good paced speed around our neighborhood circle perfectly fine. So, I can see where the general public is coming from, thinking "oh these little dogs are just carried and babied all the time..." but because I know more about the Yorkie breed and owning one, I can also understand a lot more than the average person. Besides that, I'm not the kind of person to make rude comments to anyone about anything. And believe me, my 12.5lb Jackson is as spoiled as anything, but he's all dog and loves living his life as a dog, lol, you can tell. He's capable of going up to other dogs, saying his "hey" and loves to run around, etc. He doesn't cling to my legs the entire time we're out; however, if I leave a room, he's crying and wanting me back. So he's a big baby too but I've also let him know it's OK to be a dog! And I mean *NO* offense in this post. I hope nobody takes it the wrong way. I'm just saying the other side of things. |
This is exactly what I wish people would consider
before making snarky comments to complete strangers. In sushidoodidoo's situation where she was holding her baby after surgery and a person made a snarky comment...that person had no idea why the dog was being carried, yet she still felt the need to spit out a rude commment. Why is it that when people see somebody holding their small dog (and these people have only seen them ONCE), they automatically assume that the dog never gets a chance to walk?
Mocha is only 3lbs, so yes, I AM over protective of him. I'm certainly more protective of him than I would be if I had a much larger dog. I would rather be OVER protective than to risk him being in any possible danger. Does that mean that I baby him too much and just need to let him "be a dog"? I don't really see why it should bother people that someone is carrying a small dog. I don't see it harming anybody, so why is it so frowned upon?