I am sorry about how your walks are going. I agree with using an Ipod. I look forward to the walks and I am sure you do too. They just sound jealous

Goodness, if I was still together with my ex-bf.. He would probably hunt them down LOL.. We do not hear the name RAT here, maybe because there ARE rats running around in the neighborhood (this is a 3rd world country after all) and they know the difference.. But MONKEY I have heard.. Mocha gets the worse names.. they say she looks like a mongrel.. 1st of all, I do not like that name.. It sounds like a curse word for a dog. I do not have any problems with mongrels, I have had them before as pets. But they said it in such insulting tones :mad: Just because they are uneducated about dogs, and ignorant about them, does it give them allowances to call Mocha names? Jeebus cripes.

What makes me so angry and upset today is because the boy said it about Lulu. It was obvious that he just wanted to be mean, because how on earth can you think Lulu is malnourished. Look at her coat.. Look at her smiling on her walks.. Look at her walking so briskly during walks.. I don't think a malnourished dogs will enjoy life quite so much.

Thank you for your sympathy girl. I do too look for routes where there are not so many people around, but it's hard because of the time of the day I bring them out to walk. At 5 PM, the sun is JUST nice for a walk. Any other time will be too hot.

Babz girl, you are an exceptional mom to those babies. It fairly glows right here in type. Don't think I'm always smiling and cheerful my own self, because like you, if someone is mean or hateful, my first response is to BITE back and tell em off. I can be a sarcastic biatch if pushed when it comes to my babies or my children. Hell.. to anyone I care about, I become a tigress..claws and all.
But I do know and have experiented a lot with the power of positive thinking and catching others off guard with the smile and the willingness to share information or my babies. I agree with a lot of other posters. Either these people are plain ass ignorant or they are jealous in many cases.

Let me share something with you. I am a very average looking woman and a bit overweight. My best friend Laurie (I call her Lauriebelle..haha) was sharing with me how lots of women she meets are very mean and snide to her. I used to think...wtf ..are you talking about woman? It must be how You are coming off to them, because I'm friends with many of these women and they have NEVER from the first, acted that way.
Well after a while, I would notice from a distance her interaction with the women and found that they DID treat her much differently than they did me. From the very first introduction! What???? Well, here ya go. It really is true. Laurie is a very loving, but very attractive tiny blonde. Gorgeous, built just the way we would all like to be built..LOL ( I secretly hate her too.. haha). But these women were intimated or jealous of her because she was so attractive. Since I'm not any of those things, I was AMAZED to witness that. I treat any person the way I want to be treated when I meet them..no matter size shape color..whatever. People are people. BUT for many women, that is not possible I guess.
So what I'm trying to get at, is that the other posters may have touched on a really valid point as well. These people may have underlying jealousy issues, because your dogs are so well cared for and obviously beautiful.
With the men, they may have had bad experiences with small biting dogs or aggressive small ones, so they instantly are annoyed and say stupid "rat comments" grrrrr. That is where we can educate and show them, that a well behaved little baby, such as yours, can be had and enjoyed. We can't change the minds of all, but who cares? You know damn well in your own heart what treasures you have in them, so maybe feel sorry for the angry rude jerks! lol

You are open to other ideas and possibilities with the struggles you are encountering. I say ..YOU ROCK. Envy is probably pouring out of those poor silly jerks.
Children can be the sweetest and with out training, just like our dogs can be annoying rude little beings that you want to take over your knee and teach some manners!
You'll do fine. Keep those pictures coming. I am going to post a story I wrote recently about a s**t zu I baby sat last Christmas....LOL I loved that dog, but oh boy he drove me to distraction.......haha
Look for my story.............. How not to make money for Christmas! :-)

Everyone, thank you again for all the kind words.. and some funny ones as well ;) Helps me smile a bit.

Xaleia- I pm'd you.

Awwww. I am so sorry that you had to deal with such rude people. I don't even understand that kind of behavior. Your babies are beautiful and look very healthy and well cared for.

I would say to just ignore it and take your pups for the walks they enjoy. I know that is probably easier said than done, though. Would it be possible for you to take a short drive to a park or another neighborhood and walking them there?

Wendi and Tinkerbell

You describe many kind people on your route too, I call them "fans" LOL...focus on them and not on the "others"...happy walking, you and your two PRECIOUS kids.

I think you've gotten tons of great advice.. I just wanted to say how sorry I am that you've had so many negative experiences with your babies!!

and they in NO WAY LOOK MALNOURISHED!!!!

They are perfect...like one of the other posts said..they are probably JEALOUS of your beautiful babies and its easier for them to say nasty things. That's their problem...Definately take the IPOD with!!! That will probably deter ALOT of negativity for you!!!!

I replied Babz my gal pal from across the waters! :-)