I hate to say it but people's misconception about my dogs comes from their misconception about me.... They think I only "put up" with the dogs for the sake of the kids. At one time in my life they would have been right ,
BUT at that time in my life I knew that about myself and thats why we
DIDN'T HAVE ANY pets !!
They are shocked
( <--- literally , thats what they look like) when they see me enjoying and loving my pets . Don't get me wrong , it's not that I really
hated animals , I just didn't want them around me personally
I didn't want to take the time required to properly train and care for them when I had younger kids , so I was trying to be responsible and not bring in a pet that wouldn't be cared for....but everyone just assumed because I didn't go gaga over puppies and was never an animal person ( and was afraid of big dogs) that I hated them all
. People couldn't seem to get that while that I hated having animals around me alot , I didn't hate the animal itself.
The second biggest I find is with Chloe. They think I must have wanted the
" hollywood purse dog" and thats why I bought her. No , I did want a small dog but she takes walks with us and bikes with us and hikes with us ( well I do have a carrier for her if she gets tired) She was not bought just to get carried around in my purse
