How to say, DON'T PICK UP MY DOG! I know I have not posted in a while, life has been hectic! I have missed you all though and hope you and your furbabies are well. So my Leilah is growing into a beautiful girl. She graduates her puppy classes this Sunday. Oh how I was worried. At home she is the most obedient thing, sit, stay, down, shake, roll over, crawl, drop it, leave it, come...i am sure you get the point, Lol. But at the classes she is so excited for everyone’s attention she can barely focus, but she passed her test and we were so very proud of her. I know this point has been addressed before but last weekend was the first time I had to deal with it myself. WHY DO PEOPLE THINK ITS OKAY TO PICK UP YOUR DOG! If she were a Great Dane would they pick her up? Before her classes I spend A LOT of time playing and socializing with her to get her calm and ready for class, especially last week which was test day. As soon as we walk into the store this crazy lady starts screaming and carrying on about Leilah and of course my baby goes crazy for the attention. Then she did it! She picked up her and didn’t even ask. She just picks her up and starts bouncing her around. I was stunned at first and looked to the store manager who looked just as stunned as me. I mean we go there all the time and even little children ask before they pet her. I grabbed my dog out the crazy ladies arms and let her know I didn’t appreciate her picking her up. My husband thought I was pretty rude, but my point is that we work so hard to train them to behave appropriately when we take them out and all it takes is one crazy to put them in an overly excited state of mind. And besides that, so they ever think what will happen if an excited 3 pound pup jumps out their arms?! I don’t think I over-reacted, but maybe I just need a different perspective. Have at it guys and gals! ;) |
I just tell them they can pet but not pick up |
I would have handled it the same way... if people ask if they can hold mind I usually respond, "thats not such a good idea, they are really nervous when strangers hold them and they will try and jump." (its the truth) or if it is Armani I will sometimes say "thats not a good idea he might pee" (also not a lie, if he is very nervous he might dribble... I dont want to deal with him peeing on someone). I am overly cautious now with all these stories of random people picking up strangers dogs and I keep mine on a very short leash or if I am talking to someone or looking at something I will usually have them sit BETWEEN my legs (trust me no normal person is going to reach in between your legs and grab your dog ;) ). |
You had ever right to use what ever means to keep your baby safe. Your right you never know when something is going to happen. I have always made a play to pick Moto up when someone comes to greet him for that very reason. Im also very picky about letting kids pet him. I usually tell the parents he's only a puppy and still in the playful age and that I would rather they not pet him. So far I have had no problems of course if I do I don't care its my dog not theirs. I am not worried about others feelings just my dogs safety. Don't feel bad for protecting your dog. Would you allow a complete stranger to pick your child up off the ground and bounce it around? :) didn't think so. BTW I wish we had puppy classes around here. |
I allow and even encourage petting of Penny she LOVES children and I want her to be very social if I have the short leash on and I have been talking to the person for several minutes I ask if they would like to hold her she just adores other people and the short leash I have is connected to her harness by a key ring so theres no easy snap off and run. I have a very stranger aggressive under socialized border collie and I just want Penny to be very social shes still leary around new people and im pretty picky about who I let hold her but all in all I let strangers hold my dog |
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Sounds like she grabbed your pup, before you had a chance to stop her...I've been there, and sure enough, Apple jumped out of the lady's arms...Now, I don't just watch out for bigger dogs, around, I watch out for bigger people too! It's a shame that you have to be on the look out for dog pick-up predators, but we do :rolleyes:...I don't blame you for being upset, I would be too...You can only learn from it, and watch like a hawk (not crazy about those birds either:eek:)...And, congratulations on your baby's graduation!!! Sounds like you've got a real little winner there :D |
I am very quick to tell people that they MAY NOT pick up my yorkies. If they ask why or seem offended, I explain that Missy's already broken her leg once and it cost me $5,000 in vet bills to have it repaired. I'm not willing to risk it happening again. People always seem to understand and I am good about letting everyone pet them (the girls love the attention). I just pick them up so that I don't have to worry about them accidentally getting stepped on or handled too rough. |
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When it comes to petting, if it is children 10 and under, I explain that they should approach the kids from the front and below their mouths. The children understand and remember it better than most adults who pat(all but slap) the pups on top of their heads:mad:. |
I find "don't pick up my dog!" works rather well ;) Seriously though (yes I do say that if anyone goes to scoop her up without asking! I'd rather be rude than let someone hurt my baby), if someone asks if they can pick her up, I just explain that she's very delicate and if she jumped, she could seriously hurt herself. No-one wants to be responsible for hurting a puppy, so everyone always understands. |
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Well, you won't get a different perspective from me, I agree with you totally, and don't like it when people grab for Joey, and it scares him. Sometimes we have to be "rude" to protect these little ones, I hope the lady learned something from this, it's not ok to touch unless you ask first. I agree with you, they wouldn't do those things with a big dog, and Yorkies think they are big! |
the thing is that a lot of yorkies love their moms and dads arms the most and they are scared of being held by other people. i had two yorkie in the office today and bot h of them i did ask to hold and love on and both of them tried to get back to mom or dad and away from stranger me...luckily i know that yorkies like to try and jump out of your arms and i was also sitting at a desk in which the dogs can easily just walk across the surface back to mom or dad if they get nervous. i love to love on and hold puppies, but i ALWAYS ask if i can touch them or hold them and it's not offensive to be told NO. it's either because they don't want people's hands all over their new puppy or because sometimes the dog is a biter or mean and it's stupid to just walk up and pet or pick up a dog you don't know very well.... and yes i also hate it when people especially children pick up Sadie. it scares me that they will drop her and she will fall out of their arms. it's happened before!! |
I'm actually fortunate that Jackson is a bigger Yorkie because most folks don't just wanna reach down and pick him up, lol. He wouldn't allow it anyways, he barely even likes me to pick him up unless he's tired. But I really don't like when people just approach him (who don't know him) to pet him because it startles him. He's shy with strangers but I've been trying to socialize him so it's nice when someone asks "can I pet your dog?" and I can give Jackson a little warning, or hand the person/kid a treat and ask them to give Jackson the treat. If anyone were to ever pick him up without asking, yes, I'd be a little angry. |
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mostly, people don't ask to pet her and honestly, b4 i came on YT, i didn't know any better either, though i would *never* touch anyone's child before asking ... so i don't get upset, but i have to be sure she's safe, that's my top priority.... |
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