[Suzy]

I went to a fall festival yesterday, and took Emma with me. It was small-probably 30-40 vendors of food, gifts, art, etc. there.

Emma attracts attention when I take her places (as I'm sure most of your babies do!). I had her on her leash, and of course, there were the people giving comments like "nice rat" and "ohhhh look at the little teacup yorkie"-she's 5 pounds, but whatever, I'm not going to correct every single person who says that. And of course, there were the parents who let their grubby little kids come up and pet and try to pick up Emma-without asking, these little buggers would come out of nowhere.

All of that's annoying, but I expect that kind of rudeness from people (sad, I know). But, there was a situation I didn't know how to handle-wanted to know what you guys thought...

A woman came up to me and had all kinds of questions about her-how old, weight, where I got her coat, how long I've had her, and so on. She of course, pet and picked up my baby without asking, and I asked her to put her down, and she responded with a "oh, we're allright, aren't we, Emma?" I asked her again to please put her down-luckily Emma started squirming and she pretty much had to put her back on the ground. Then she started telling me her story about how she had a yorkie that was mauled and killed by a neighborhood dog! How awful! She also mentioned what a "terror" that her dog was, that he was impossible to train, was really aggressive, and unfriendly. She says that now, after talking to me and seeing Emma, that she wanted a female yorkie. (talk about a snap decision!) I had a weird feeling after all of this, so I tried to end the conversation-tried to get back with my friends, show that I needed to go through body language, but this lady didn't GET IT!

So it went on for a little longer, and she started asking more specifics about Emma-where I got her, who the breeder was, how much she cost. I played it off, said that the breeder was from a nearby town, and that I got her as a gift, as not to give too much info. She asked me again who the breeder was, and how much I paid, which I wouldn't tell her. She asked if I could get her the breeder's name and number, so that she could get another yorkie. I obviously didn't have this with me, so I told her just to check the papers in the surrounding area for yorkies in her price range. Again, she insisted that I give her my breeder's information, and AGAIN, I declined. She went so far as to ask for a business card, and I lied and said I didn't have any with me. It was too weird how persistent she was being. Then she told me which company she was with, and pretty much demanded that I call that business first thing on Monday morning and give her my breeder's information then. I finally agreed, just so I could get away!

She was SO pushy, I felt intimidated by her! I was half afraid she was going to take my baby and run! Frankly, I'd rather not give out my breeder's info, since we're looking to get another female sometime soon, and I don't want this lady to have a shot to get the puppy that I want. Also, if her first dog (bless his heart!) was so aggressive and unfriendly, it makes me think that she didn't take the time to train him or spend time with him. Yorkies are usually so friendly, and love their people, and want to be with them all the time-I just found all of this hard to believe.

Ugh, it was a bad situation...has anyone ever had anyone be so pushy about their baby before? What have you guys done/said in those situations?