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BellaBlue82 · 03-09-2010, 05:19 PM

Lol I bet your "mutant" is cuter than her "teabag"!!!! Good for you for letting the woman know what I'm sure others have told her... she's a freakin' idiot!

yorkiepuppie · 03-09-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by misslissa

I was at the pet store because i needed some rabbit food i run into pet supply plus because it was on the way home and i was out. well for a Tuesday afternoon it was packed i was looking at the dog toys when a lady and a young girl come in and the little girl points to Gatsby and says "look mommy a Yorkie" the lady says "that is not a pure Yorkie it is much to big" Gatsby is a very compact 6 pounds he really looks smaller then that my moms 6 pound dog towers over him and its a chi. i look up at the woman and said that yes indeed Gatsby was a pure Yorkie she looked at me like i was crazy she gave me a very matter of fact look and said "yorkies dont get bigger then 4 pounds" i told her the standard was up to 7 pounds and she told me i was stupid she raches into her hand bag and pulls out this tiny little yorkie and says "this is a yorkie" well we get into a very heated disscussion and she told me i was jelouse because i had a huge mutant yorkie and while she is yelling at me she is flinging her hand bag around with the dog inside i know i should just bite my tounge and walk away but i just could not do it in the end we both got kicked out

omg! i am sorry this happened to you. i don't understand where people get all this mis-information? where did she hear that yorkies don't get bigger than 4 lbs? ...ok... nm. i guess before YT i also thought there were teacup yorkies.

i don't argue with people about this issue anymore though because people seem to be really CONVINCED that there are teacup yorkies...

MyTrixie143 · 03-09-2010, 06:56 PM

You know it really amazes me how ignorant and stubborn some people can be.
I tried once to explain to someone that her yorkie wasn't a special breed (teacup) that they can come in all sizes and colors but they are still only one breed but that didn't get through.

Thankfully I've only run into a few who refused to accept advice even though they obviously know very little about the breed and then you just want to wring their necks, lol.

Fortunately most people I have met are very open to learning.

bj1 · 03-09-2010, 07:10 PM

Good for u for standing up and trying to educate this misinformed lady.

I myself have ran into a few that were really rude and uneducated themselves about yorkies

. They don't want to listen to anything you have to say, they think they know everything there is about the breed.

It's a sad situation.

Timba212 · 03-09-2010, 07:21 PM

what a biatch.. I would have of sent her to hell too... way to go..

violet voon · 03-09-2010, 07:24 PM

OMG!! Just reading this post made me so angry I wanted to bang her head to the wall (Lol not that I really intend to, just a way to express my feeling). I would be bothered to ask her to join YorkieTalk, and tell her she has got a lot to learn! Then walk off with a big evil laugh

yorkielady06 · 03-09-2010, 07:24 PM

And behind this ignorant woman was an ignorant breeder

. Very sad, sold a tiny baby to an uncaring home with small children

. That poor baby is nothing but a trophy to her and she is teaching her child this nonsense. I am so glad you stood up to her and tried to educate her. But hun "you can't fix stupid" my grandpa's favorite saying..

misslissa · 03-09-2010, 07:43 PM

thanks for the kind words i was soo upset the only thing i was thinking was thank god i don't have Sara with me (three pounds) i would never have been able to tell this lady what a idiot she was. i just could not get over this woman swinging her handbag with a dog inside and this was not a pretty dog carrier it was purse with no ventilation. is that even safe? ug i hate stupid people

zelah · 03-09-2010, 07:51 PM

hehehe...sorry i just have to laugh. we went to pet smart this weekend and of course we had Sophie who is 9 lbs with us. and there is this lady telling me how cute she is and how her next dog will be a pure bred yorkie. i told her sophie is a purebred she looks at me like i am nuts. and of course i get the answer of she's too BIG to be a pure bred yorkie...i in turn tell her to join yorkietalk and she will learn yorkies come in all sizes....dumb people. but i really do hope she joins before she gets a yorkie

littlepeanut · 03-09-2010, 07:51 PM

I know how you feel! I was at the dog park the other day with my 4 little ones who are 5#, 5.5#, 3# and 8# and a lady comes up and said "Oh what beautiful silkies". I told her they were yorkies and she said aren't they kind of big. My little guy who is only 3#, how can he be big. People are crazy! I'm glad you stood up to that lady!!!

DvlshAngel985 · 03-09-2010, 07:53 PM

WOW! That lady is crazy, she's going to kill that poor pup!
Something similar happened to me, I got so tired of it that I turned the tables on people. Kaji is definitely not a teacup, wrong coat type, not the right coloring either (he's black/gold and a salt and pepper head

) and of course his biggest fault of all, his big floppy ears (the reasons I fell in love with him.

) At first it would irk me to take him places and people would ask me what kind of dog he was. I got so tired of the surprised looks when the answer would be yorkie that I started changing my answer. He was once a pit bull terrier mix pup. That really got a reaction!!!

misslissa · 03-09-2010, 08:03 PM

this was my first encounter with a stupid person and i was so upset i just could not believe her i have never heard a person say that Yorkies only get 4 pounds i cannot imagine a person not doing any research before they get a dog i researched for 3 years before i got Gatsby and i still did not know all the info i should have (of course if i had got gatsby when i wanted to it would have been another two years)

bellanrocco · 03-09-2010, 11:05 PM

haha lol you have to laugh at ppl like that. although that would have ticked me off too. kudos to you for attempting to set her straight!!! i concur with everyone else--what a mature, classy lady she is, demonstrating mature behavior in front of her daughter and displaying her knowledge about the Yorkshire Terrier breed

/end sarcasm

Mom to Hot Rod · 03-09-2010, 11:48 PM

I just feel bad for the dog and the daughter. I would imagine that the dog was getting motion sickness as well as suffocating in that bag.

I have always said that there are people out there who should not have pets or children!

I was a cashier at a grocery store way back and and a woman picked up the wrong item and when it rang up at a higher price, she aruged with me in front of her daughter...that really didn't upset me but then she told her daughter, "you have to watch these people, they will steal you blind!" That made me mad and I held up the line and went and got the item that she thought she was getting and it rang up the correct price. Did she apologize or correct herself to her daughter, NO. Boy I bit my tounge til it was almost bleeding!

Yorkiegran3 · 03-10-2010, 12:37 AM

They walk amongst us!!!

Silly woman.

Hugs Shirl x x

03-09-2010, 05:19 PM	#16
BellaBlue82 Twilight lovin' Yakker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,642	Lol I bet your "mutant" is cuter than her "teabag"!!!! Good for you for letting the woman know what I'm sure others have told her... she's a freakin' idiot! __________________ *BellaBlue ~ Mommy to Sasha!*

03-09-2010, 06:56 PM	#18
MyTrixie143 Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,409	You know it really amazes me how ignorant and stubborn some people can be. I tried once to explain to someone that her yorkie wasn't a special breed (teacup) that they can come in all sizes and colors but they are still only one breed but that didn't get through. Thankfully I've only run into a few who refused to accept advice even though they obviously know very little about the breed and then you just want to wring their necks, lol. Fortunately most people I have met are very open to learning. __________________ A dog is a furry person! http://www.dogster.com/?300866 Tracey and the gang DestinyHarmonyScamperGracieLillieKiwi Hershey Peppi

03-09-2010, 07:10 PM	#19
bj1 Owned By BJ and Lil Ann Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 990	Good for u for standing up and trying to educate this misinformed lady. I myself have ran into a few that were really rude and uneducated themselves about yorkies. They don't want to listen to anything you have to say, they think they know everything there is about the breed. It's a sad situation.

03-09-2010, 07:21 PM	#20
Timba212 YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: BKLYN.NY Posts: 328	what a biatch.. I would have of sent her to hell too... way to go.. __________________ MoM to TIMBA & MAGGIE

03-09-2010, 07:24 PM	#21
violet voon YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: M'sia Posts: 454	OMG!! Just reading this post made me so angry I wanted to bang her head to the wall (Lol not that I really intend to, just a way to express my feeling). I would be bothered to ask her to join YorkieTalk, and tell her she has got a lot to learn! Then walk off with a big evil laugh __________________ Sugar - 6th February 2009

03-09-2010, 07:24 PM	#22
yorkielady06 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Up North Posts: 808	And behind this ignorant woman was an ignorant breeder. Very sad, sold a tiny baby to an uncaring home with small children. That poor baby is nothing but a trophy to her and she is teaching her child this nonsense. I am so glad you stood up to her and tried to educate her. But hun "you can't fix stupid" my grandpa's favorite saying..

03-09-2010, 07:43 PM	#23
misslissa YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: canton ohio us Posts: 1,574	thanks for the kind words i was soo upset the only thing i was thinking was thank god i don't have Sara with me (three pounds) i would never have been able to tell this lady what a idiot she was. i just could not get over this woman swinging her handbag with a dog inside and this was not a pretty dog carrier it was purse with no ventilation. is that even safe? ug i hate stupid people __________________ Don't say I love you unless you mean it, but if you do say it a lot. People forget.

03-09-2010, 07:51 PM	#24
zelah Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: southern ill Posts: 168	hehehe...sorry i just have to laugh. we went to pet smart this weekend and of course we had Sophie who is 9 lbs with us. and there is this lady telling me how cute she is and how her next dog will be a pure bred yorkie. i told her sophie is a purebred she looks at me like i am nuts. and of course i get the answer of she's too BIG to be a pure bred yorkie...i in turn tell her to join yorkietalk and she will learn yorkies come in all sizes....dumb people. but i really do hope she joins before she gets a yorkie

03-09-2010, 07:51 PM	#25
littlepeanut Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Benicia Posts: 64	I know how you feel! I was at the dog park the other day with my 4 little ones who are 5#, 5.5#, 3# and 8# and a lady comes up and said "Oh what beautiful silkies". I told her they were yorkies and she said aren't they kind of big. My little guy who is only 3#, how can he be big. People are crazy! I'm glad you stood up to that lady!!!

03-09-2010, 07:53 PM	#26
DvlshAngel985 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Posts: 12,693	WOW! That lady is crazy, she's going to kill that poor pup! Something similar happened to me, I got so tired of it that I turned the tables on people. Kaji is definitely not a teacup, wrong coat type, not the right coloring either (he's black/gold and a salt and pepper head ) and of course his biggest fault of all, his big floppy ears (the reasons I fell in love with him. ) At first it would irk me to take him places and people would ask me what kind of dog he was. I got so tired of the surprised looks when the answer would be yorkie that I started changing my answer. He was once a pit bull terrier mix pup. That really got a reaction!!! __________________ Littlest JakJak We miss you Kaji

03-09-2010, 08:03 PM	#27
misslissa YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: canton ohio us Posts: 1,574	this was my first encounter with a stupid person and i was so upset i just could not believe her i have never heard a person say that Yorkies only get 4 pounds i cannot imagine a person not doing any research before they get a dog i researched for 3 years before i got Gatsby and i still did not know all the info i should have (of course if i had got gatsby when i wanted to it would have been another two years) __________________ Don't say I love you unless you mean it, but if you do say it a lot. People forget.

03-09-2010, 11:05 PM	#28
bellanrocco Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Biloxi, MS USA Posts: 177	haha lol you have to laugh at ppl like that. although that would have ticked me off too. kudos to you for attempting to set her straight!!! i concur with everyone else--what a mature, classy lady she is, demonstrating mature behavior in front of her daughter and displaying her knowledge about the Yorkshire Terrier breed /end sarcasm __________________ Mary Mommy to: Bella Rocco Teddy Missing you..Lily, Chaos, & Jasmine <3

03-09-2010, 11:48 PM	#29
Mom to Hot Rod Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MD Posts: 10,908	I just feel bad for the dog and the daughter. I would imagine that the dog was getting motion sickness as well as suffocating in that bag. I have always said that there are people out there who should not have pets or children! I was a cashier at a grocery store way back and and a woman picked up the wrong item and when it rang up at a higher price, she aruged with me in front of her daughter...that really didn't upset me but then she told her daughter, "you have to watch these people, they will steal you blind!" That made me mad and I held up the line and went and got the item that she thought she was getting and it rang up the correct price. Did she apologize or correct herself to her daughter, NO. Boy I bit my tounge til it was almost bleeding! __________________ www.kissecollar.com Soft Cone Collars for Post-surgery and much more! 10% (non-food) - Discount code YT10

03-10-2010, 12:37 AM	#30
Yorkiegran3 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: England Posts: 212	They walk amongst us!!! Silly woman. Hugs Shirl x x