These little babies are MEMBERS OF THE FMILY! Your friend is over stepping boundaries as far as voicing her opinion on how you live your life and how you treat your dogs...I have had friends do things I didn't always agree with but I would never say so!!! manners are in order here and if your friend thinks it's polite to knock you for loving your dogs then she can't be much of a friend. But if she is lovingly kidding then that is a bit different...
I myself have very little tolerance for some one who is telling me what I NEED to do, or so out spoken that whatever they think comes out of their mouth... I tend to choose friends that will respect me for who I am and be kind hearted toward me!!!! Maybe your friend is just joking around, and that's fine, but it if hurts your feelings in any way, let her know this is hurtful and not ok! glad to have you moving to the US!!!! Welcome!
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