Back in 1978, when I bought my very first Yorkie, the lady I bought her from repeatedly cautioned me NOT to let any stranger, ever hold her.....also said never leave her in a car while you run inside for "just a second", as they will smash your window to steal her...she told me way back then, people will bolt with your little dog because they think they know how valuable these babies are and they can resell them for drugs or whatever....that was way back before I had ever heard of this type of thing happening...and it has gotten progressively worse over the years. To allow someone you dont know, to hold your Yorkie, is to me, negligent, and akin to "child endangerment"! I dont let anyone hold my baby when we are out and I dont let people pet her....you do not know where that dirty little hand has been, or what disease it has on it....like parvo, for example. So no, you are NOT nuts...your fears are solidly grounded in the unfortunate reality of todays social behaviors. |