Victim of "oh my word, she's so big" and first grooming story - Page 2 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

kezza · 03-17-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Angiedoo

Nicked???

'Nicked'...a slang word for stole....us English use that word alot too...lol

actually..reading it again...I think she may mean 'nicked' as in a cut...lol..this could get confusing!!

MindieRose · 03-17-2009, 12:38 PM

Isn't that barely 4lbs? I would hardly call that big! I get so tired of the "tiny" obsession with yorkies...geesh!

Angiedoo · 03-17-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kezza

'Nicked'...a slang word for stole....us English use that word alot too...lol

actually..reading it again...I think she may mean 'nicked' as in a cut...lol..this could get confusing!!

Haha, thats exactly what I thought! So did u nick as in pinch her from someone or nick her while trimming her hair? I'm supposed to be asleep, this forum is so addictive :-)

kezza · 03-17-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MindieRose

Isn't that barely 4lbs? I would hardly call that big! I get so tired of the "tiny" obsession with yorkies...geesh!

Me too...I have a tiny girl..but I in no way go around looking down my nose at larger yorkies thinking mines better..

Angiedoo · 03-17-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MindieRose

Isn't that barely 4lbs? I would hardly call that big! I get so tired of the "tiny" obsession with yorkies...geesh!

Maybe I'm wrong here but when they said she's so big I got the impression that they thought if you dont have a tiny yorkie they seem to think all yorkie's are tiny and that if yours is not its not thorough bred! Thats what grinds me. But I could be wrong and just plain over protective :-)

Bria · 03-17-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Angiedoo

Haha, thats exactly what I thought! So did u nick as in pinch her from someone or nick her while trimming her hair? I'm supposed to be asleep, this forum is so addictive :-)

lol sorry yeah i meant cut her while trimming her hair
both ways i would be scared/upset

Angiedoo · 03-17-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bria

lol sorry yeah i meant cut her while trimming her hair
both ways i would be scared/upset

Thats why I sent her to the groomers, I asked them loads of questions first before I felt comfortable enough to take her there.

sondra2004 · 03-17-2009, 01:04 PM

What a sweetheart. Love the pictures.

nanahas3 · 03-17-2009, 01:17 PM

Ok dont everyone get mad but the poster said it was a YOUNG boy. Kids really dont think about this kind of stuff. My grandkids tell my daughter how big her silky is since we got Laddy they are not being rude they love both the furkids. btw your baby looks beautiful

mackymom · 03-17-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kezza

LOL...sometimes I say things on here and forget that it may sound a bit 'odd' in my English way! Like the other day...I posted that I had given my hubby 'Bangers & Mash' for tea (sausages and mashed potatoes) I bet alot of you didn't know what I was going on about!

And thankyou for the compliment on Pixie..she is very special to me

That is to too funny!!! Well I'm from Texas, If I had seen that post I probably would have just thought "Bangers and Mash" was a type of Beer or mixed drink!!

LOL!!

Angiedoo · 03-18-2009, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by nanahas3

Ok dont everyone get mad but the poster said it was a YOUNG boy. Kids really dont think about this kind of stuff. My grandkids tell my daughter how big her silky is since we got Laddy they are not being rude they love both the furkids. btw your baby looks beautiful

Thank you very much

Well by young boy I meant about 13/14 yo!

roxies_mom · 03-18-2009, 07:33 AM

I'm not sure that anyone means all that much harm in any of it. Roxie is 5 lbs. and when my son and I see another yorkie he automaticly points it out. Sometimes I'm the one that says it's a little bigger or smaller then Roxie, not to the owner just between my son and I. I don't mean any harm by it at all for I love all of them and think it would be wonderful to have a yorkie that's of larger size. I just wouldn't want anything smaller then Roxie because personally when she was a puppy and had a few health issues it was very nerve wracking for me. Plus at 5 lbs. I have a hard time seeing her when she's right at my heels. I'll turn circles looking for her and she's right there all of the time lol! Just wanted to point out that I love them all and would never mean any harm by noticing that one was larger or smaller either way. It's all in the genes and no big deal to me. But I do agree that comments like Rat and other names are disrespectful and mean. Those are the types of things that are upsetting. I've had people say that about Roxie. I have to ignore it because it's a family member that says it and while he means no harm it's just not a nice thing to say. The main thing is that my kids, hubby and I all love her so much it makes her a very big dog being so full of all that love.

FlDebra · 03-18-2009, 09:31 AM

Being a young teen, he may have just meant your little girl seemed big for 19 weeks. In his mind 19 weeks was a tiny baby and maybe his year old dog seemed a lot older to him. Hard to write what I am thinking but you know, maybe he was equating people size differences with the difference he was seeing in the dogs and thought there would be a lot more difference.
I think sometimes we are so bonded with our babies that we get alittle overprotective when we hear comments. They may have meant nothing sinister at all but unless we hear something like, "what a wonderful, beautiful, yorkie" we get our defenses up. People comment on human babies' sizes all the time too and usually mean nothing bad by it.

Last night at the ballpark, I said, "What a big boy you are," to a little human baby and all smiled like it was a compliment. It was just something to say so I could get attention from the sweet little guy. Big or small comments usually don't mean anything. But if we are overly sensitive about something, we can hear malice in anything. I know I am sensitive to my weight, so if a comment can be interpreted in a bad way about my size, I will probably hear it that way when I know I should not. Hope I am writing this the way I mean it. I empathize with you, but am encouraging you to look at a positive turn on the encounter.

Now, if someone obviously has their nose in the air when they comment, then, fine -- give them a comeuppance but be sure they are not just making conversation because they are drawn to your little one. BTW I love that tail! I was so tempted to leave my litter's tails on, but most expect them to be docked here, so I went with tradition. But I really like the tails.

KJLive · 03-18-2009, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kezza

LOL...sometimes I say things on here and forget that it may sound a bit 'odd' in my English way! Like the other day...I posted that I had given my hubby 'Bangers & Mash' for tea (sausages and mashed potatoes) I bet alot of you didn't know what I was going on about!

And thankyou for the compliment on Pixie..she is very special to me

I live in the US but work for a UK company. I also have friends that live in Derbyshire. So I kenw what you were banging on about. I've been called "chickie", "mduck" and "love". All of which I find heartwarming. Then of course, there are the "big snogs" that get offered from my dear friend in Derby. Cheers!

Marilize · 03-18-2009, 09:41 AM

Cash is about 8 or 9lbs (4.4 kg) and I get the "Oh, but that's a big yorkie," from people who know yorkies. From the ignorant, I get questions like what breed he is and if I dyed his back!! Some people thinks he is a girl simply because his hair is long.

I think there are a lot of ignorant people in the world and we, yorkietalkers, should just smile and wave

03-17-2009, 12:38 PM	#17
MindieRose Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,280	Isn't that barely 4lbs? I would hardly call that big! I get so tired of the "tiny" obsession with yorkies...geesh! __________________ Proud Mommy of Gavin, Ethan, Morgan, Nia, Olivia, and Kiana and baby #7! Also Mommy to furkids: Cleo ,Lola, Lilly Appletini, and Diesel. and Sunny, Ethan's Golden therapy dog in training.

03-17-2009, 01:04 PM	#23
sondra2004 Mommy's Love Bugs Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Virginia! Posts: 1,670	What a sweetheart. Love the pictures. __________________ Yorkies are like potato chips; you can't have just one! The PiNK Club

03-18-2009, 09:31 AM	#28
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	Being a young teen, he may have just meant your little girl seemed big for 19 weeks. In his mind 19 weeks was a tiny baby and maybe his year old dog seemed a lot older to him. Hard to write what I am thinking but you know, maybe he was equating people size differences with the difference he was seeing in the dogs and thought there would be a lot more difference. I think sometimes we are so bonded with our babies that we get alittle overprotective when we hear comments. They may have meant nothing sinister at all but unless we hear something like, "what a wonderful, beautiful, yorkie" we get our defenses up. People comment on human babies' sizes all the time too and usually mean nothing bad by it. Last night at the ballpark, I said, "What a big boy you are," to a little human baby and all smiled like it was a compliment. It was just something to say so I could get attention from the sweet little guy. Big or small comments usually don't mean anything. But if we are overly sensitive about something, we can hear malice in anything. I know I am sensitive to my weight, so if a comment can be interpreted in a bad way about my size, I will probably hear it that way when I know I should not. Hope I am writing this the way I mean it. I empathize with you, but am encouraging you to look at a positive turn on the encounter. Now, if someone obviously has their nose in the air when they comment, then, fine -- give them a comeuppance but be sure they are not just making conversation because they are drawn to your little one. BTW I love that tail! I was so tempted to leave my litter's tails on, but most expect them to be docked here, so I went with tradition. But I really like the tails. __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard Last edited by FlDebra; 03-18-2009 at 09:32 AM.

03-18-2009, 09:41 AM	#30
Marilize YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cape town, South Africa Posts: 703	Cash is about 8 or 9lbs (4.4 kg) and I get the "Oh, but that's a big yorkie," from people who know yorkies. From the ignorant, I get questions like what breed he is and if I dyed his back!! Some people thinks he is a girl simply because his hair is long. I think there are a lot of ignorant people in the world and we, yorkietalkers, should just smile and wave __________________ Cash & Orio RIP Beautiful Joni

03-17-2009, 01:17 PM	#24
nanahas3 ♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,290	Ok dont everyone get mad but the poster said it was a YOUNG boy. Kids really dont think about this kind of stuff. My grandkids tell my daughter how big her silky is since we got Laddy they are not being rude they love both the furkids. btw your baby looks beautiful

03-18-2009, 07:33 AM	#27
roxies_mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central illinois Posts: 1,396 Blog Entries: 1	I'm not sure that anyone means all that much harm in any of it. Roxie is 5 lbs. and when my son and I see another yorkie he automaticly points it out. Sometimes I'm the one that says it's a little bigger or smaller then Roxie, not to the owner just between my son and I. I don't mean any harm by it at all for I love all of them and think it would be wonderful to have a yorkie that's of larger size. I just wouldn't want anything smaller then Roxie because personally when she was a puppy and had a few health issues it was very nerve wracking for me. Plus at 5 lbs. I have a hard time seeing her when she's right at my heels. I'll turn circles looking for her and she's right there all of the time lol! Just wanted to point out that I love them all and would never mean any harm by noticing that one was larger or smaller either way. It's all in the genes and no big deal to me. But I do agree that comments like Rat and other names are disrespectful and mean. Those are the types of things that are upsetting. I've had people say that about Roxie. I have to ignore it because it's a family member that says it and while he means no harm it's just not a nice thing to say. The main thing is that my kids, hubby and I all love her so much it makes her a very big dog being so full of all that love.