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Originally Posted by T Doll  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? |
Totally understand that you're overprotective of him; I am overprotective of Jackson too. I don't think there's anything wrong with babying a dog (I baby Jackson for sure!!) but I think they also need rules and boundaries as well. Also, I have seen (not anyone on yt) but various people with tiny dogs at the dog park, and the dogs just like stand by their owner and don't do
anything! It sometimes appears to me they don't even know how to be a dog... I dunno, that's the only point I'm trying to make. I'm not frowning upon people holding their dogs or anything. It's just something I've noticed so I know general public who don't own dogs or yorkies would look at and think what they think. I don't frown upon people holding their dogs ever, I will pick up Jackson and baby him and love him just as much as the next person....
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Originally Posted by PiePiper Piper loves to walk and I take her for a 3 mile walk every day at a State Park. She never gets tired and could probably walk another 3 miles. But if we get to an overcrowded area and there are a lot of people around us she gets scared and I have to pick her up. I'll carry her till we reach an area that is less crowded and then I'll set her back down and then she continues on her merry way. |
Aw, how cute.
That's all I'm saying -- it's possible (unless the dog has lp or something else wrong...) for them to walk long distances. I just think people act like they get oh so tired so quick. I've found that's not the case, it's usually the owners who want to hold the dog but the dogs could usually keep goin'...