Ugly Dog Contest
 

:(:mad: I'm very upset:( yesterday a coworker came to my house and I had Max in my arms, so she and everyone else at work knows about Ivy and Max, so she came over to look at him and said "oh you could put him in an ugly dog contest" look at those ears. I can't believe she said that :eek::eek: I didn't even know what to say she is a "friend" and she even has dogs!!??(Hotdog) He is still a puppy and I think he will still grow (only 9 months) But maybe he will always have big ears with one up and one down. I'm so mad and I needed to vent. What do you say to people when they say things like that:(Attachment 246886

people don't think when they make comments ... it doesn't mean it's true just cause it flew out of her big mouth - he's CUTE !

Don't let her make you feel bad.

I know what you mean. I was walking my puppy the other day and my neighbors husband came out and said oh look at that rat. I said polietly no shes a yorkie and her name is Cora. He kinda looked at me. I haven't ever said anything rude about his black lab even though I don't really like big dogs. I have always said he is cute and took time to pet him, and even let him stay in my backyard one day while they were showing there house trying to sell it.....then he calls my dog a rat.

I don't blame you one bit for being mad! I'd be furious too! People would often make comments about Annie's tongue. She was a breeder at a puppy mill for 5 years before I got her. I had to have all her teeth pulled and her tongue always hung out. Most of the comments were positive, Oh what a cute dog, Oh that tongue is to die for, She is so adorable with her tongue out like that, etc. But occasionally I'd get an ugly comment, from people who don't even know me. I'd just give them a questioning look and ask why would you say that out loud about someone else's dog? Do you know why her tongue has to hang out? And then proceed to tell them that she lived in a wire cage only big enough to turn around in for 5 years. Never touch grass or had any other interaction with dogs or humans. That usually shut them up PDQ! And I always kept a calm manner and didn't attack them. Never once did anyone answer back with another comment. Usually they'd just say they were sorry, they didn't mean to say anything bad. My parting comment would be, if you don't mean anything bad, then don't say anything bad.

I find the best thing to say when people are clueless like that is to calmly ask them, Why would you say that? It nearly always shuts them up.

I think your baby is precious with the ears!!!! It makes him unique. I would be upset also, but just let it roll off your back. Poeple make stupid comments without thinking.

I LOVE that pic of Annie B - everytime I see it - I smile. I'm so glad she found you - she had a sad start to life, but you made up for it to her!!

Thank you. It's one of my favorites. It captured her attitude so well. She was a one in a million dog.

Since she has a dog too and said that about your dog - you could say: "Yes I could enter him in an Ugly Dog contest but he'd only come in second... AFTER your dog takes first place!" That was just a stupid thing for her to have said in the first place! I honestly think he is very C U T E!

And re tongues hanging out - there doesn't have to be anything wrong with a dogs teeth or mouth for them to hang their tongues out all the time. My 2-year-old Shih Tzu hangs his tongue out 24/7/365. When I had him at a vet clinic last fall - the "experienced" vet took one look at him (for the first time ever) and said: Oh, he must be missing teeth. I said: Why? And she replied: Because his tongue is hanging out. I said it always did since I got him at 12 weeks of age. She checked his mouth and said: Nope, he has a perfect mouth - must just be a habit for him. Charlie still hangs his tongue out everyday even when he is sleeping. It makes him unique! :animal36

I would have said, "The reason I love him so much is because he reminds me of YOU!" Now, make sure you have a sweet innocent smile on your face when you say it.

Umm, there is no way he would win an Ugly Dog Contest since, you know, the dogs who enter are generally ugly.

Max is adorable! Anyone who can't see that clearly has bad taste! I think the one ear up and down thing is cute and sets him apart. It only adds to his charm.

I think I would try my hardest to respond with kindness. "Well, we think he's just perfect. It's funny I've never heard anyone say anything negative about his looks before." Kind of turn it around on them and make THEM feel like maybe they are ugly (at least on the inside).

Your Annie is so precious! I haven't been on this forum long, but I believe I've seen her picture posted somewhere else as well. When I see the tongues that hang out, it makes me love them that much more! Especially since those of us who are educated know that a lot of the time always seeing that tongue means they might have had a rough start to life, which is obviously the case with Annie. It takes a special person like you to teach them how to enjoy life. Who doesn't love a good tongue pic anyways?!?! :p

I can't believe how people can be so flat out rude like that. Especially to go into someone else's home and make negative comments like that. People like that would NOT be welcomed into my house. You should've said something like "Oh, are you really into those types of contests? Did you win one of them or something?" :p

that is EXACTLY what I would have said!!!!!!

My own grandmother told me that my Lucy, Dacshund was ugly, and i just told her to shut up,(not in a mean way though...) and that she is a beautiful girl! cuz she is! people are stupid, and they are probably jealous! :cool:

The heck with her; I think he's adorable! I would love him to pieces!