It's kind of scary to take such a tiny dog out in public sometimes. Once in the pharmacy when I just ran in to leave a prescription, I had to wait in line before I could hand it over and I had Tibbe held to my side in one arm and a small kid came up a grabbed onto & pulled his little hind leg and held on! Another time, a strange woman who said she just loves Yorkies and was cooing and gooing flat tried to pull him right out of my arms and I held fast, telling her "no, no". Another woman just walked up, grabbed his face in one hand & kissed him right on the lips as I held him in my arms while on the sidewalk, saying he was so cute she couldn't help herself.
Some strangers can be very reckless around these fragile little dogs and you have to be wary of what they might do. It's true most people don't try anything at all, let alone something scary, but when they do, your dog could be the loser.
__________________  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 |