I think a lot of times it's not people being necessarily rude, they just don't really know any better. For example, most people that go to our dog park have never asked me or my friend (w/ two little yorkies) the price they were. Most people at the dog park know better, I think, than to ask. There's been 1 or 2 but that's it. But people that go to the dog park are typically 'dog people'. In general, other public places are where I find more people asking things like that.
To me, it's almost like the teacup thing. Some people just sincerely don't know better. Because Jackson is bigger at 15lbs, people will ask if he's a Yorkie, etc, and be matter of factly "oh, he's not a teacup..." People think Yorkies have classes like teacup, regular, etc. That's just them not knowing, I don't think they're trying to be rude, they just come across that way. I don't mind telling people how much I paid for Jackson ($550)... but I always add, he was not from a good breeder and is not a Yorkie standard, and I probably shouldn't have paid as much as I did, lol. |