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Originally Posted by gidget529  I think if you are open to make changes and be consistent, love on her A LOT, and try to remember to speak higher, you may join the Big Man/Little Yorkie Club. My breeder says she is absolutely surprised how many big men have these little yorkie girls just love them to death. Everywhere my husband goes and takes one of these little girls w him, ppl always comment "Isn't that cute. Opposites attract." Just makes these changes and give it some time. |
Yup I can walk RAzzle for miles with nary a comment, but when my husky husband takes him out for 5minutes, they are people magnets. I kid you not. At first I though hubby was exaggerating the attention he got. So one day after Razzle was shown, and I had wrapped him etc, hubby's "job" is to exercise him after show, I casually followed them. Hah! I watched hubby walk him down the aisle and stop in at almost every vendor's booth (my hubby hates to shop!) and then voila, owner comes out to say hi, passerby's stop by to say hi to Razz, and there is hubby saying oh yes he;s a pistol!, plus he is a multi champion, sure you can pet him; he picks him up etc to make this easier. Then it was quite busy with pedestrian and show traffic, I saw my mild mannered hubby, strong arm another man who was clueless with a dog on lead but not in control, out of their path; he said mister, control your dog! Razzle of course barked at that bad man and dog.
Just the other day, hubby said; huh never thought I'd love an ankle biter like you! You've made a convert out of me!. I smiled. But it did take a bit of time. Razz was always a tad leery of this big man. Not that my hubby ever lifted a finger, but his voice is deep and strong, and for a wee pup that is scarey enough. Now Razzle goes to hubby in the mornings (after our walk), to do lap time on Dad's lap. He owns that lap!
I do think though, it is about contrast, big/small. I know that when I walk Magic (I'm a small woman), we can literally stop traffic. Big black hairy beastie, walking beside small woman. He looks bigger because of my short size. We usually get a wide berth
But I've had cars stop to say, wow what is he? That is one big dog.