Strangers comments while walking I had read comments about how when people walk their Yorkie everyone stops and coos over them. Yesterday, since it was a beautiful warm day, I experienced that since it was Indy's and my first time out and about in a semi-busy area (a sale outside). Comments include: - "She's so cute!" (I like this comment!) - "Oh! She's so thirsty! Poor thing!" (Umm...I carry cold water with ice cubes in my purse for her.) - "She doesn't want to be outside." (I work 4-5 days a week. The weekend is our time to spend together. Why would I leave Indy in the house while I go outside and enjoy the day without her? We're not baking in the sun all day, it's a morning walk. It's not too hot, I give her water, and we're hanging out together...what's wrong with that?) - "She just wants to be carried. She must love that." (This is when Indy is standing calmly beside me. She's a dog. I love her to bits, and if there's danger of her being hurt I pick her up in a heartbeat. But she's a dog and loves to walk. This is part of our daily exercise.) - "Is she a miniature/teacup Yorkie?" (I think we all feel the same way about this question.) I really do enjoy walking with Indy, and love that people think she's cute, but I just don't like it when they think they know my dog better than I do. I'm very polite to everyone, but some people can be unintentially rude. It's frustrating when you're doing all the right things and paying close attention to your pup and people stand there and assume your dog isn't a "real" dog and shouldn't be walked/outside, ect. Thanks for letting me vent :) |
My favorite is "how old is your puppy?" I keep Daisy in a short haircut, so she tends to look extra tiny. You should see their faces when I explain that she is a full grown dog! Some people think that's cool, but some clearly think it is weird to have such a small dog. That's the thing about a Yorkie, they never fail to get attention! |
I've never experienced rudeness, so I guess I'm lucky. Or I just react the same way to some questions/responses. I think they are so adorable that if anyone were to make a negative comment, I'm not sure how I'd handle it. Probably NOT very tactfully......... LOL I'd probably ask them if they realized how rude they were? hahaha |
It happens! I get the "oh she's so cute" when he's obviously a he; "what is it?" not rude at all right? And when I'm taking him to a new place, like an outdoor shopping area that allows dogs, I go really early when there are less people. He's shy, and I take him out to get him exposed to new things. I choose early because it's quiet compared to later in the day, but not too quiet that there aren't people and new noises he hasn't experienced yet. He pulls insanely hard when he's scared. He tries to hide in every nook and cranny he can find, so it makes for quite the sight. I get so much criticism from people who don't know this is part of his training. I walk and if he pulls I stop, he must heel and look at me for direction before we proceed. He'll do what he knows to do, but he shakes really hard while doing it. The whole time I'm working with him, people come up to lecture me. "He's cold, why didn't you bring a sweater for him?" "Can't you see he wants you to pick him up? What a bit*ch!" I'm not kidding on the last one. There are some people who stop and talk to me, and allow me to explain that it's training. They cooperate and pet him on his chest and help make him feel at ease. |
I've gotten the, "oh, she just wants to be carried in a purse!" I tell them, "no, she's a dog. She has four legs and knows how to use them." I don't really care if I'm being rude as I feel their comment was rude to begin with. |
I took my dogs out separately today and had people tell me both times that I shouldn't have them out in the heat. One man stopped his car to tell me that *she* (my boy Teddy) would rather go for a car ride than a walk. :rolleyes: |
people are odd! |
How about some thing like "not knowing my dog, I can see where you might think that. But you are wrong and he/she receives the best care there is to give." That way you could make your point without offending anyone - you never know who is a whack job out there. |
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With my two I always get goofy comments too. Preston is 16lbs and Paisley is 6, so I get..."Is that one the mommy of the little one?(he will be in BOY clothes!) So is she a puppy? Is she gonna get any bigger? Is he really a yorkie? Is that a yorkie or a silky? Are you sure he is a yorkie? and my favorite (NOT) "WOW they are both so BIG!! Mine/my moms/my siters..... is SO much smaller, it is a t-cup!" I frequently say, REALLY, there is no such thing as a t-cup yorkie, do you mean yours was the runt?" Not that I have any negative feelings about really tiny yorkies, I think they are cute as can be. I just HATE it when people try to act as though their dog is somehow BETTER than mine because it only weighs 3 LBS. |
hahaha...my adult son gets the same kind of dialogue from other walkers to the point he generally moves to the other side of the street now to avoid the nuisance of their comments. Not all are bothersome but, it does get to be too much of an interruption when your whole purpose was to walk your dog & not stop to chat every 5 minutes...kwim?:rolleyes::D |
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We don't have sidewalks, so we have to walk in the street. Last evening I was trying to safely wrangle both my boys while picking up poopies when a car full of people stopped to chat about the dogs. Talk about inconvenient! :p |
haha! It's nice to know it's not just in my town that people are weird :P |
Sakura loves any and all attention directed at her and if a person didn't notice her she will hop on her back legs over to them. She hopped over to my brother when he was over yesterday and he laughed so much. Most people just look down and pet her saying how cute she is and such. We haven't gotten any mean comments yet but living in a small town I sure eventually we will. This summer we will be taking walks on the beach and I am hoping we don't get too much attention, I tend to avoid people. :D |
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