I must apologize. My post must've sounded like it was negatively directed at you, when it wasn't meant to be at all. It was more directed towards the general public that you were talking about. Sorry if there was any confusion/misunderstanding :)

VERY well put :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

UGH i hate it too. I only carry Layla if her safety is an issue. Sometimes we are in crowded places where she could easily EASILY get stepped on. I hold her in petstores because well- who KNOWS what is on those floors! But i get SO sick of those comments. We were at my aunt's house this past weekend and there were little kids there that were ALL over Layla- just in her face and wouldn't leave her alone- so I ended up holding her the whole night and I didn't hear the end of it- but I dont' care- she is MY dog and MY responsibility and I was not going to let some little kid drop her.

I hate it when some parents totally expect you to let their hyperactive crazy kid hold and play with your tiny 2lb dog. They get offended if you don't, and blame you for making their obnoxious kid throw a temper tantrum for wanting the dog!!!! UGH!!!!

Sorry parents, I was not talking about ALL parents, only the ones that think their kid is god's gift to humanity, and that's why they are such spoiled brats to begin with!!!!

I have to say I HAVE seen sweet polite kids that ask if it's ok to say hi to your dog, or their parents ask for them. In those cases I actually let them pet her or even pick her up while I'm holding her from behind.

Could it be that the people that make nasty remarks about us carrying our furbabies, are the very same people who seem to rarely 'carry' their own skinbabies. They always have them in some plastic container. What is that? Poor babies never know what it is to feel arms around them. The parents would rather spend 10minutes unlatching a large cumbersome carrier from some sort of contraption in the car instead of just unstrapping the baby and carrying it in their arms. I don't understand. Is it a generational thing? What am I missing? Seriously, I've watched them really struggle to get those big carriers out of the car, watched them use both hands to lug them around the store, they look really heavy, while this little 10-12lb baby is lying inside. Sometimes, it seems they just don't want to touch the baby, if they use that to transport car to store to home, feed, change, sleep, etc... when DO they touch the baby? No wonder they think we're crazy. Wouldn't it have been easier to have just scooped up the baby and hugged it to you, carried it around and done some quality bonding while shopping. I've seen some baby slings that some new mommies are using that look wonderful. So, if they never touch their skinkids, they really must think were nuts!!!!

Don't make excuses about picking your baby up.Shes YOUR baby , pick her up when YOU want to pick her up.
Forget what people think. I used to think like that too , but my baby is too important to worry about anyone else.:p

LMAO!!:D

It is like you got in my head every time I have a gathering at my house, or go to someone's home with Chloe!. People are not used to such tiny doggies, and I'm so over protective of her getting hurt, stepped on or kicked that I hold her all the time!!; I'm truly considering getting one of those chest carriers so I can have free hands(I do need them ) and still be able to have her with me.

People shoudl just stay quiet and not meddle in what is not for them to decide!; they're our babies, and as good mommies we know what's best for them and for us too!! ^_^;)

LETS KEEP HOLDING THEM !! :thumbup:

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You are hilarious and only you would think to say CAN YOU to a bike rider lol

THAT was twisted...who the heck did the person think they were saying a dog should be put down for it's size. it was perfectly healthy so shut the buck up

oh my gosh i totally know what you mean. Sadie doesn't have all her shots yet and i HATE taking her anywhere yet because of the little jerks grabbing her and pulling at her. where are their parents anyways. oh yea right there watching their stupid child torture my baby!! i only take her to the petsmart to go straight to the vets and out and along the way every child must bug me!!

it's obnoxious with adults as well, some adults are worse about grabbing the dog and fluffing her up all harshly than the kids are.

in general i just wish people would NOT touch my dog unless they ask first

Oh here's an easy trick: If for some reason I suspect that an adult is not going to handle her properly, I just say: Sorry, she's not friendly, might snap!! :) Poor Sushi, she's the sweetest friendliest soul. Sorry baby girl, mommy's gotta do what she's gotta do!!! :)

saw a really nice lady at a dog event with a poor blind boston terrier that she carried in a baby sling she had made herself for him. i thought it was a great idea for carrying the small ones in need of more in arms time or a sick poochie that still wants to get out and experience at least the atmosphere.

yay for slings, strollers, and arms!! oh and Kwigy-bo bags to sneak babies around in...there is not a thing wrong with occasionally babying or carrying our babies. they are little and need it more often than the big dogs.

i like that idea, but they still grab before i can talk. i usually say sorry she's still getting her shots done if someone asks to pet her, but most don't' ask they just grab

Yup, that would certainly work! The only downside to it is that they then get the reputation of being small, unfriendly, snappy dogs :p Hmmm...maybe that's why a lot of people think that all small dogs are snappy, when in reality, it's just a little lie/fib to get obnoxious people off your case lol.

Yikes I have never had a rude comment yet . I guess I should count my blessing. Everybody we run into has said nothing but nice things. I would never say anything rude to someone about there animals. I was raised if you don't have anything nice to say then keep your mouth shut.

I know what you mean. I have a friend and her yorkie is sooooo small. She is always hiding behind her legs. Well she walks though. She gets scared when she gets picked up, too high for her I guess. She just kind of stands there. She doesn't fetch either. :(


Uni on the other hand prefers not to being carried. She would rather walk. I can only hold her in my shop or at home, and to and from the car, that's it. Otherwise she starts complaining.

This also reminds me of a time.... i was out shopping on Melrose, and i was wearing huge platform shoes. And these girls come up to me and say "can you walk in those?" I go, No I can't, I flew here.

OMG I do that too!!! :D haha

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! You flew, can you teach me how? I'd wear heels more ofthen if I didn't have to actually walk in them. ;)

I dont think I have ever gotten that. Callies about 15 pounds and I still worry that she will get stepped on so I either carry her, put her in the cart, or her stroller but she likes being carried and being up high where she can see everything but she will cry to be picked up sometimes. She sorta like rides on my hip like a human baby and I like it so I think I would just ignore those people.

LOL I love your comment to those girls. I wish people would think before they say dumb comments like that. No, obviously you can't walk in the shoes you're currently wearing to walk. :rolleyes:

I was at the vet a few weeks ago, and I was holding Addie the whole time. I'm just not very comfortable putting her down on the waiting room floor, and there were a lot of bigger dogs there.

Well, after my visit with the vet, I'm at the front trying to pay. I'm still holding Addie, and this lady who had been waiting in the room with me before says, "Can't she walk?" in a sarcastic tone. She didn't have this ridiculously rude tone, but it still pissed me off. I just turned to face her and nicely said, "Of course she can. I just prefer to keep her safe." :mad:
She at least had the sense to appear a bit embarrassed when I replied.

I was kind of shocked that anyone would say something like that to me. Why do some people think they always have the right to add commentary? If you want to do that, star in a movie and then you and the director can not shut up together.

I guess some people just think they are recording commentary to the DVD that is their life. I don't know how many people are going to watch that though.

I can't imagine anyone would bother watching ... unless she was a Real Housewife of Whatever City. :D

:sidesplt: HAHAHA! You do know that that horrible show started in ORANGE COUNTY!!! OMG

PS have you checked out the latest round of rock paper scissors? Hee hee

Ok nevermind I guess you have!

LOL! I couldn't resist once Bruno was added to the mix!

Most people around here will ask before touching or trying to touch the girls. Both of them are just under 4 pounds so that is really nice. If we are out anywhere we put them in their slings or stroller.

But about two weeks ago we were in Pigeon Forge shopping and this kid was unbelievable. I wanted to just slap his mom. I have a 10 year daughter and I would never let her behave like that. The girls were in their stroller and they never bark when they are in there. This boy about 7 years old gets down in the floor poking his fingers at the girls. My husband asked him to stop. The mother did nothing. So my husband with the pink stroller moves. Well, the boy moves too, and is doing the same thing. By this time I so mad. I just lay down my stuff and tell the woman that if she going to have children she needs to learn to watch her child and not let him do what ever he wants.

I will let anyone that wants to pet my girls but this boy was try to hurt them and his mom just stood there. Even his bigger sister slapped him on the back of the head and told him to stop.

Some people are just rude! That is all you can say!

I can't wait to get a stroller!!! The fun begins!
If one of my neighbors sees me carrying Prince during our walk, she always asks, "Who's walking who"? :rolleyes: