My next door neighbor is afraid of dogs . Mostly the ones who jump up . Suzi loves to jump , even as small as she is , my neighbor does not like this very much. However, she has taken to my SHih Tzu , but she is so mellow.
I do not like BIG DOGS. now they scare the hell out of me.
I am ok with large dogs from a distance only... That is just me though. I think their is a big difference in the toy breeds and others .

Yeah, you're right, Darlene...You probably should have said, "I know just what you mean, I can't stand people that can't stand dogs" :p

LOL, I wish I had said that! I was so taken aback by what she said I think I was just stunned for a moment:p

I wouldn't have been gracious at all. I would have quickly closed the door in her face.:D

Me too! I can understand people not liking dogs, but how could you not like yorkies!?!?;)

This lady has probably gotten in trouble before. She probably really already has a very possessive, jealous Yorkie at home, and if she comes home smelling of another, well then, there is heck to pay...... so she makes up an excuse :D:D

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I was interested to read all the replies to this post, having met a "Yorkie hater" several years ago and it still freaks me out. In all the years of having a Yorkie (or two), and never having a problem, there was one day I was walking Pippin and he wondered into a neighbors yard. These were town homes so that is not difficult. Anyway, I was pulling back on his leash when this idiot starts yelling for me to get that dog off of his property or he was going to kick him. What an ass! He could see I was trying my best to real him in, and I tried to explain that he was not peeing on his lawn (he was out of pee long ago and loved to "mark" his territory even when empty;). But this creep was then threatening me, with the "I know where you live" boast. I just kept thinking of the Toto and the wicked witch of the west... "I'll get you and your little dog too"! :D

From then on, we actively avoided the "Yorkie Hater." I was chased and nipped by my aunt's Scottish Terrier when I was really young, and little dogs sure don't frighten me. You just have to keep in mind that some people DO have mental problems, and you should not take their strange behavior personally... Just avoid contact with them, its less stressful.

The only dog I was ever bitten by was a very small dog when I was very little it scared me alot but I still love dogs im a bit more careful now when I see any dog and I always ask permission before touching any dog one of my BIGGEST pet peeves is people who will run up and pet and speak to a service dog grrrrrrrrrrr im sorry but this REALLY gets on my nerves you do NOT interupt a service dog at work unless you ask the owners permission first....way of topic lol yes I was bitten by a small dog but I could NEVER hate them

If she's had a bad experience in the past it maybe that. I'm not making excuses for her, and surely she'd be better getting to know some friendly dogs to get over her fear.

Poor woman, she doesn't know what she's missing.

Hugs Shirl x x

Oh boy an i DENSE!:rolleyes: I thought you were selling dog clothes and someone came to your house and cringed as a reaction to Bailey not being cute enough:eek: My only thought was slam the door in her face with possibly a reference to a female dog. At the very end of your story was when the :bulb: finally came on in my head that they were YOUR clothes and this woman was just a jerk which of course put an entire different spin on this situation. So NOW that I figured out that she was not being judgmental against just your Bailey but the entire canine population my outrage level has dropped to screw her. :D

Did she buy the bag????!!!!!!!!:D

I could understand being scared of dogs, you know, maybe you had a bad experience with a dog bite as a child or something, but total disgust, that's just wrong.

wouldn't it have been funny if she came to your house to buy a dog bag, and she was scared that she saw a dog! LOL!

My own mother and two sisters do NOT like dogs they are cat people. They ask me where did you get your love for dogs? (being I have 6) I always say I dunno I just always have. I rarley have my family over because I have to put all my dogs up or they freak out. They dont want my dogs anywhere near them and they ask me why I never invite them over anymore. These furry little munchkins are MY children. You dont like them stay out of my home. I wouldnt hide my daughter away in the back room when family came over why should I do that to my furry children? Some people are just so shallow.

I would have closed the door in that womans face!