An ambassador for the breed?
Eddie got a nice compliment today at nose work class that I thought I'd preserve in a blog for memory's sake.
Normally, the people we run into in different classes are big-dog people. And not just big-dog people, but diehard big-dog people.
Once, a woman looked at Eddie and blurted out, "I could NEVER own a dog like that. They're just not sturdy enough." I was a little put off. I didn't ask for her opinion and didn't care either.
I don't pay them any mind. We just take the classes for fun, and hanging out with big dogs is good social training for Eddie.
In our last few nose work classes, we've been in the same group with this one older woman. She's owned dogs her whole life, mostly big dogs from what I gather. Currently, she owns a German shepherd. She evidently has a lot of experience with training because she frequently talks about different classes with other dogs throughout the years. I know one of her dogs is involved in tracking. She's no novice, and I respect her opinion.
She never offered any opinions on Eddie before, so I just assumed she was another of the diehards.
Well, today, as we were walking out to our cars after class, she said, pointing to Eddie, "You know, I could own a dog like that. But I'd have to know he'd be just like Eddie."
Awww. I was moved and remain so several hours later. Eddie gets lots of compliments from people who don't know him well, i.e., "He's cute. He's smart ..." But to receive one from a woman who has been in no fewer than four classes with Eddie meant something to me. Especially considering that she's a big-dog person.
I'm a believer that ALL Yorkies are like Eddie. I see the same spunk, the same smarts and the same loving nature in every one I meet. But I realize not everyone is a Yorkie nut like I am.
Hearing a big-dog person confess in an almost revelation that she'd want a dog like Eddie made me feel proud. Eddie is an ambassador for the breed, and I'm proud to show him off.
LOL, as if anyone around here doesn't know that!
Normally, the people we run into in different classes are big-dog people. And not just big-dog people, but diehard big-dog people.
Once, a woman looked at Eddie and blurted out, "I could NEVER own a dog like that. They're just not sturdy enough." I was a little put off. I didn't ask for her opinion and didn't care either.
I don't pay them any mind. We just take the classes for fun, and hanging out with big dogs is good social training for Eddie.
In our last few nose work classes, we've been in the same group with this one older woman. She's owned dogs her whole life, mostly big dogs from what I gather. Currently, she owns a German shepherd. She evidently has a lot of experience with training because she frequently talks about different classes with other dogs throughout the years. I know one of her dogs is involved in tracking. She's no novice, and I respect her opinion.
She never offered any opinions on Eddie before, so I just assumed she was another of the diehards.
Well, today, as we were walking out to our cars after class, she said, pointing to Eddie, "You know, I could own a dog like that. But I'd have to know he'd be just like Eddie."
Awww. I was moved and remain so several hours later. Eddie gets lots of compliments from people who don't know him well, i.e., "He's cute. He's smart ..." But to receive one from a woman who has been in no fewer than four classes with Eddie meant something to me. Especially considering that she's a big-dog person.
I'm a believer that ALL Yorkies are like Eddie. I see the same spunk, the same smarts and the same loving nature in every one I meet. But I realize not everyone is a Yorkie nut like I am.
Hearing a big-dog person confess in an almost revelation that she'd want a dog like Eddie made me feel proud. Eddie is an ambassador for the breed, and I'm proud to show him off.
LOL, as if anyone around here doesn't know that!
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