I am like the other girls 'because I want to'.. Some of you here are SOOOO critical of other people I can hardly believe it.
No I don't take my yorkies to draw attention to myself. The one I had for 15 years loved to just GO. The baby now 11 mos old loves it too. I enjoy the company of them and most places don't even know she's with me because she is contained. Some places get excited when they see me coming so they can do the 'pass around' with her.
I also travel with mine so they are in places that most dogs don't go. Have I taken them in restaurants? Yes. When I am traveling in airports especially, and I want to eat, no one even knows she's with me.
The rest of you that think it's so bad...get over it!