There are so many Yorkies and very tiny dogs here where I live I guess people are used to them. I've heard guys call small dogs "rats" and things like that generally before or when I was talking about Tibbe at work, a guy might say something about do I really have one of those rat dogs but no one has ever said anything outright tacky to me about any of my Yorkies. Usually if they do say anything, it is nice. And they all want to hold my dog! That really scares me - people just wanting to take your dog or grab it. I just turn away or say "he bites" and things like that. But so far no tacky words. I'm all set though with my come-backs if they ever do!
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |