If I hear this one more time... Pet Peeves...

[My lil friend]

Originally Posted by KazzyK810

I think the only thing that irks me is the "she's so spoiled", so there must be something wrong with you..... type comments. Yes, she has a stroller, two car seats, a comfy den, lots of toys, treats, and her own closet filled with clothes & a few coordinated harnesses/leashes, and she goes to the vet on a regular basis, but so what??? To me that just means she's being cared for as she should be. The implication is almost like if you exceed the absolute bare minimum of care for your pet, there is something wrong with you.

I had someone today ask me if my mustang,dog,her THINGS was a mid life crisises or separation anxiaty from my 6 children. UM no,this is what my life was like BEFORE the people puppys took over. Im way past "midlife". Oh ya and it isnt CRACK so my husband is good with whatever I do. It all makes me happy and the saying around here is "happy wife,happy life".

[maci_mace]

Mine are these:
1. When people see my 7lb Maci and say "oh so she's just a regular yorkie, not like one of those teacup yorkeis?" YES she is a regular yorkie ma'am/sir, just like any 1lb yorkie or 20lb yorkie. Yorkies by the standard of the AKC are 7lbs and UNDER. But any dog bigger is just out of standard, and tiny one is just that... tiny.

2. When people ask if she's yappy and hyper.
3. Seeing ads selling "MIRCO TINY TEACUP YORKIES, READY TO GO 6WKS OLD NON REGISTERED" makes me wanna scream.

I am a pitbull fanatic, so if you ask about some of the pet peeves about comments made about them I can also go on forever! But whether is ignorance about yorkies or pitbulls I try to educate the person rather than getting made and making them out to be an idiot. And of course you'll always meet that person who insist that their wrong is right. :P

[Nicky08]

It is amazing that we share a lot of the same pet peeves...

The petting one without asking is another one of mine!!

My biggest is the having a pet and not paying attention to it, is my BIGGEST one... WHY have the animal if you are not going to pay it any attention. My sisters family is BIG on this... they have 2 labs and one white cat that they only pay attention to them long enough to feed them, ( oh and I am the only one that seems to feed the cat) and last weekend DON'T they bring ANOTHER cat home!! well a kitten.. I was like GREAT, WONDERFUL, ANOTHER Animal to be ignored!! The dogs only get fed once a day and only one scoop of food each. It just breaks my heart to see these animals like this, I can't go out in the middle of the day and pay attention to them because I have to be in the house to take care of the 1 year old baby. As it is I FEEL REAL GUILTY when I have to ignore my two babies because the baby gets into EVERYTHING I tend to stay in one baby proof room with her all day, and BIG shock my dogs are NOT ALOUD in the room with me and the baby.. the reason... THEY STINK!! or so my sister tells me... I was like ah no they don't I BATHE my dogs... I am just so flustered about the whole dang thing I don't know what to do. So far I have been keeping my thoughts to myself, cause if I did there would be fighting ALL the time!! Personally I think she should do the HUMANE thing and get rid of the dogs, not like anyone is going to miss them none of them pay any attention to them, well other then to yell at them for getting into things, I just really wish that they would get rid of the dogs!! I guess all that I can do is pray REAL HARD that something will be done with them!! Put it in God's hands, because it is clear that my sister isn't going to do anything about it!!

[Teresa Ford]

Pet Peeves ? Rude people is the top of the list.

1. "That can't be a Yorkie because..." I wish I could retort , So I am a liar then ?

2. When people call my Yorkies IT

3. "You have 4 ? OMG Why ?"

4. "Your dogs are so spoiled." I pretend to misunderstand, smile and say 'Yes they do spoil me, they love me more than you can imagion !'

5. "It is just a dog." This one really ticks me off, what does it even mean ? That I SHOULDN'T worry about, take to the Vet, play with, spend money on, or love my Yorkie ? GRRRR..... I might feel the same about their pricey car, they spend too much time polishing, bragging about, and even cover it like a baby, but it is just a car, not a living being.

[KazzyK810]

Originally Posted by My lil friend

I had someone today ask me if my mustang,dog,her THINGS was a mid life crisises or separation anxiaty from my 6 children. UM no,this is what my life was like BEFORE the people puppys took over. Im way past "midlife". Oh ya and it isnt CRACK so my husband is good with whatever I do. It all makes me happy and the saying around here is "happy wife,happy life".

Ha...I drive a Mustang, have a dog with alot of stuff and both my kids are away at university...lol

[Baily341o]

These are funny, not really... but sad to see the stupidity of people. One Pet Peeve is I was walking Bailey and this "older" lady came up and her dog and my dog were playing and she was dressed up as usual... in GIRLY clothes, like no way mistakeable for a boy! And she asks whats HIS name, and I say HER name is Bailey. And she says, "Bailey? Bailey is a boys name!" I said no, its not.... its a unisex name. Boy or girl, and we named her that because Bailey looked like a Bailey; not a Jilly, not a Bella, not a Princes... BAILEY! Its A BOY AND GIRL NAME! Another one is when they call her... him!(with a bow, dresses, and all her clothes on!) Come on now, do I need to get you glasses. One more is when little kids try to take her from the ground to pick her up, without asking or petting her(anyone) without asking. Children espically, and then holding her wrong like shes a rat by the tummy. I take Bailey right back and say,"nice meeting, you. She has to finish her walk." And I leave! The nerve of people these days!

[jeane]

it make me mad when they say he is just a dog? Morgan is not just a dog he is my baby/ my confidante/ i love him so much

[danniko]

The following things people say to me drive me insane:

1. "Why would would you spay such a unique looking dog, you could make money off of her."

2. "This is a dog park, why did you bring an overgrown rat?"

3. "She has to be mixed with a chihuahua, there is no way that is a yorkie, her colours aren't standard yorkie colours" Yeah, that is because she is a Biewer mixed with a standard yorkie.

4. "She can't be a yorkie, she doesn't have really long hair" Yeah, it is because we keep her hair short through the spring, summer, and fall and let it grow during the winter. It is a preference, she hates being brushed and is happier without long hair.

5. My personal 'favourite' "She can't be a 2.5 years old, she is too small and she still has a puppy face, she is definitely only 6 or 7 months" a. Yes, she is tiny, but not that small for a yorkie - she weighs just over 4lbs and she does have sweet little puppy face, and I love it. b. I am pretty sure I have had her since August 2009...so unless I had a fake dog the last 2 years, I have no idea how she is going to only be 6 or 7 months old..

[SophieKatesMom]

I am used to the silly remarks by now, I just smile and tell them the facts about Sophie Kate (she's a Yorkie, no she will never have puppies, yes she is wearing pink toenail polish).

The one comment that always gets me is it seems like almost all the time I get a comment from someone saying "I have one just like her at home". I think to myself "GREAT lets talk Yorkie" but they usually never want to talk Yorkie with me... makes me wonder a little.

Perhaps it is me, they just don't want to talk to me LOL.

[SophieKatesMom]

Originally Posted by danniko

The following things people say to me drive me insane:

1. "Why would would you spay such a unique looking dog, you could make money off of her."

2. "This is a dog park, why did you bring an overgrown rat?"

3. "She has to be mixed with a chihuahua, there is no way that is a yorkie, her colours aren't standard yorkie colours" Yeah, that is because she is a Biewer mixed with a standard yorkie.

4. "She can't be a yorkie, she doesn't have really long hair" Yeah, it is because we keep her hair short through the spring, summer, and fall and let it grow during the winter. It is a preference, she hates being brushed and is happier without long hair.

5. My personal 'favourite' "She can't be a 2.5 years old, she is too small and she still has a puppy face, she is definitely only 6 or 7 months" a. Yes, she is tiny, but not that small for a yorkie - she weighs just over 4lbs and she does have sweet little puppy face, and I love it. b. I am pretty sure I have had her since August 2009...so unless I had a fake dog the last 2 years, I have no idea how she is going to only be 6 or 7 months old..

I got into a verbal debate with a lady at Lowe's once when I told her that Sophie Kate was 3 years old. The lady insisted I was wrong and Sophie Kate had to be around 6 months old. She shut up very quickly when I told her I have been picking up her poop for 3 years so I was confident of her age.

[Taryn0405]

"Rat with long hair.."

I'm not one to restrain, so you can only imagine my remark.

[chestermama]

I agree to all of those, I get is he yappy and what is he, he is big for a yorkie and will he bite me, I say no but he will lick ya to death

[hnybun128]

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people say "I just don't understand why someone would get a dog if they work long hours". I read something similar on this board today in response to a post about someone who works full time. I hate to break it to the world at large, but the majority of people in this country work 40 hours a week outside of the home!

When I got my dogs, I was lucky enough to work from home. Unfortunately, that is no longer an option. Shall I go dump them off at the pound now because I'm a single parent with a full time job? REALLY?

Ooh, that gets me steamed! I'm sure other people might use full time employment as an excuse to dump their dogs saying they don't have time for them, but that's just an excuse. My dogs are like my children! They are loved and doted on AND WANT FOR NOTHING!

[kdhawks]

I just get tired of people saying SHE when everything Levi owns is very, very boyish. Blue leash, blue harness, blue clothes...just because he's a small, long-haired pup doesn't mean he is automatically a girl.

[hnybun128]

Originally Posted by kdhawks

I just get tired of people saying SHE when everything Levi owns is very, very boyish. Blue leash, blue harness, blue clothes...just because he's a small, long-haired pup doesn't mean he is automatically a girl.

Oh jeez, I get that one all the time! I've got a buddy that actually owns two female Yorkies and he kept assuming Mojo was a girl because he had a topknot! Puhhleeze, have these people not seen a Samurai?