I hate people calling my furbaby as "dog"

[red98vett]

Lawd - you guys are so wacked !

I've never used the term 'furbaby because like someone said it's a bit silly (to me personally) no offense ....and it just isn't how I talk - though I do call mine babies when talking to them

The reason that word fits so well I think is because they act like freakin toddlers that'll never grow up and ya - they are our babies but I can't see getting offended if they were referred to as a dog - they ARE dogs

[Miss Behavin]

Originally Posted by violet voon

Yes! This is what irritates me!!
If a stranger call my furbaby as dog I understand, but I really can't stand especially the one who knows I LOVE my Sugar call her "that dog" "the dog" "this dog"

is it really worth it to expend anger over such minutia? Your dog could not care less . Be happy & grateful she is healthy & happy - not get all worked up over peoples' choice of vocabulary. She *is*, after all, a dog, and will always be referred to as such

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

That's about trhe way I feel when someone actually calls them my "son" or my "daughter"
And dogs understand being treted like dogs, it makes sense to them. they do not understand being treated like people. It confuses them.

Yeahhhh...that weirds me out a little bit. Furbaby, baby, babies, etc. are fine. but son and daughter...that's a little off the wall for me.

[Darlene68]

I know Bailey is a dog, everyone I know also knows Bailey is a dog, lol, but I do treat him like a baby most of the time.

[Darlene68]

Originally Posted by MeganS

Yeahhhh...that weirds me out a little bit. Furbaby, baby, babies, etc. are fine. but son and daughter...that's a little off the wall for me.

I have yet to hear anyone call their pets "son" or "daughter" yup, that would be weird

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by Darlene68

I have yet to hear anyone call their pets "son" or "daughter" yup, that would be weird

LOL OMG who remembers this thread?

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...-my-puppy.html

V, I definitely think you will remember it.

[oceansoracle]

I call Hugo by his name! Often though I am confused because compared to the other dogs in my life, Hugo behaves like a cat, ferret,everything but what a stereotypical dog is "supposed" to act like. It is so funny because I took him for a walk today in the Fordham section of the BX ( a shopping hub) and people actually asked me if he was a cross between a cat and a dog! I smiled, and being the teacher that I am, commenced educating my fellow bronxites about this wonderful breed!

[AmyChristine]

Originally Posted by MeganS

LOL OMG who remembers this thread?

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...-my-puppy.html

V, I definitely think you will remember it.

I will never forget the first time I read this thread OMG

[Darlene68]

Originally Posted by MeganS

LOL OMG who remembers this thread?

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...-my-puppy.html

V, I definitely think you will remember it.

That's just crazy!!!

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Miss Behavin

An off-the-wall story that I swear is true: 2 women (I hope they aren't members, but I'll take my chances ) were at the dog park I take Pippi to. They had 3 dogs: 2 Yorkies & a Chihuahua. All were decked out in ridiculously frilly attire for playing at a park. Anyway, if the dogs began misbehaving (which was always. These women had obviously but zero to no effort into training - it was as they were more interested in dressing them up), so, for example, dog #1 began acting out. They'd clap their hands and say [dog's name] & ONE...TWO...THREE! LOL! Like a mother scolding a child! Of course, the dog would not respond, so one of the women scolded her in a name that wasn't the dog's name. I asked, 'who's that?' and she responded, "oh, that's her middle name. That's when she knows she's in BIG trouble." No wonder their dogs were so ill-behaved. It looked like they were using them as substitute for human children. I felt so-oo sorry for those pups Poor things had to be terribly confused.

They could use a little dose of the "Dog Whisperer" Dogs do not understand conversation. Neither do most 2 year olds.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Darlene68

I have yet to hear anyone call their pets "son" or "daughter" yup, that would be weird

Oh they do it on YT a lot.

One member got upset because her sister was babysittingt with her "daughter" and she walked in to find her sister and sister's boyfrined having S*E*X, and the "daughter" was in the bedroom. OMG I believe she had to take her "daughter" to therapy.

Half the people on here were horrified until they realized that she was talking about her D*O*G.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by MeganS

LOL OMG who remembers this thread?

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...-my-puppy.html

V, I definitely think you will remember it.

Oh is that the one that I was just referring to? LOL

[Lolli_lah]

I don't mind anyone calling Lolli a dog. I mean the only time that ever happens is when someone walks up to her and doesn't know her name but pets her or something they just kinda go "aww such a cute doggie". Sometimes then proceed to ask her name, or sometimes they ask ahead of time.

I'd be a little weirded out if anyone ELSE called her 'my baby'. LOL Cuz she's not theirs, she's MINE!!

[Breeze]

I call my animals "my kids, my son, my daughter". Not weird at all to me. Just like some people like to dress their yorkies, others don't... To each their own, as long as we love and take care of them does it matter?

Many of my RL friends and family think I'm a wack for even being on YT. "A forum for yorkies???, now that's crazy" lol

But I think we all pretty normal here.

[bjh]

My husband is always calling the girls 'sweetheart'. It gets confusing sometimes if I am another room and I hear him say 'sweetheart'; I don't know if he is calling for me or one of our babies.