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DerbyLayne · 10-02-2009, 09:50 PM

I may seem like the dumbest dog owner on here, but that's because truth be told I (don't kill me) hated dogs.

I have a huge scar on my right hand from a big dog (not mine, neighbours) using my hand a chew toy when I was 5 years old. I remember it like it was yesterday. It put me in a hospital for a few weeks!!! There was barely anything left to my poor hand.

My family has always had dogs, and I always loved them as puppies and then hated them as they got bigger. I would yell at them, and be mean to them. i guess I was just scared of them and it was my way of being dominant as a child. I was young.

I was always a cat person, and refused to ever own a dog. I had my cat 19 years. I was attached to cats.

My husband and I live in a small apartment and we wanted to own a pet together, but he never wanted a cat and I refused to get a dog. Finally I saw all these cute tiny dogs walking around and said "aww! If we had one of those, i'd CONSIDER IT". He was on the internet that night researching small dogs that he may own, even though he never wanted a small dog. He didn't want me to change my mind about possibly getting a dog LOL

I basically said, "If we aren't getting a cat, it better be the same size as one!" I picked out a Yorkie, and it absolutely had to be a black and tan yorkie. I favoured the puppy colouring. He absolutely had to have a bigger size one "for health reasons" so we compromised.

You'd never know I wasn't a dog lover now! Mind you, I don't have a clue about dogs, but I'm learning. My husband is teaching me, and I love learning. It has actually brought us together and it's "first born". We don't have children yet, so it's nice to have that 1+1=3

I don't why I never had a small dog before! They are so much fun!!

Derby makes me SO happy.

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE my Derby.

You should've seen my family when they heard we were getting a puppy--
YOU? get a DOG? I thought you HATED dogs? Are you SERIOUS?
I said "but it's the SIZE OF CAT! it's kind of the same!!" It was hard convincing them.. really. LOL

10-02-2009, 09:50 PM	#34
DerbyLayne YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 390 Blog Entries: 1	I may seem like the dumbest dog owner on here, but that's because truth be told I (don't kill me) hated dogs. I have a huge scar on my right hand from a big dog (not mine, neighbours) using my hand a chew toy when I was 5 years old. I remember it like it was yesterday. It put me in a hospital for a few weeks!!! There was barely anything left to my poor hand. My family has always had dogs, and I always loved them as puppies and then hated them as they got bigger. I would yell at them, and be mean to them. i guess I was just scared of them and it was my way of being dominant as a child. I was young. I was always a cat person, and refused to ever own a dog. I had my cat 19 years. I was attached to cats. My husband and I live in a small apartment and we wanted to own a pet together, but he never wanted a cat and I refused to get a dog. Finally I saw all these cute tiny dogs walking around and said "aww! If we had one of those, i'd CONSIDER IT". He was on the internet that night researching small dogs that he may own, even though he never wanted a small dog. He didn't want me to change my mind about possibly getting a dog LOL I basically said, "If we aren't getting a cat, it better be the same size as one!" I picked out a Yorkie, and it absolutely had to be a black and tan yorkie. I favoured the puppy colouring. He absolutely had to have a bigger size one "for health reasons" so we compromised. You'd never know I wasn't a dog lover now! Mind you, I don't have a clue about dogs, but I'm learning. My husband is teaching me, and I love learning. It has actually brought us together and it's "first born". We don't have children yet, so it's nice to have that 1+1=3 I don't why I never had a small dog before! They are so much fun!! Derby makes me SO happy. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE my Derby. You should've seen my family when they heard we were getting a puppy-- YOU? get a DOG? I thought you HATED dogs? Are you SERIOUS? I said "but it's the SIZE OF CAT! it's kind of the same!!" It was hard convincing them.. really. LOL Last edited by DerbyLayne; 10-02-2009 at 09:53 PM.