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Lovetodream88 · 11-12-2011, 08:06 AM

Callie gets called a he occasionally to and she has a pink collar, a pink, harness, a pink leash and normally a dress or pink shirt on. With Callie it just seems like people are not using there brain so I try to laugh but it is annoying.

tinalove · 11-12-2011, 08:44 AM

People just don't think. My Kirby is always called a boy. Even if they don't hear her name. If they hear her name,then they definitely just assume she is a boy. Kirby never likes hear bows but her collar has diamonds. She used to have a pink collar but now she has a red one and a red harness.

oceansoracle · 11-12-2011, 08:50 AM

Coco is a boy and is often confused with a girl even though I do not put a bow on his head! So for Halloween, I dressed him up as one of Lady Gaga's Monsters! Funny thing is that was the only time people thought he was a boy-ROTFL! Gotta love it~

kdhawks · 11-12-2011, 08:53 AM

Poor Levi gets called a girl all the time. He has longer hair, but everything I ever put on him is BOY. Blue harness and collar and leash...manly clothes or jacket if he's wearing it. I think it's the hair that throws people off for him.

I've gotten used to it, but it drives my brother nuts. My brother babysits Levi most days while I'm at work, and it's become his little soapbox. He's always like, "I don't know why people think all long-haired breeds are girls! Where do they think they are coming from if every Yorkie is a girl?"

Teresa Ford · 11-12-2011, 09:31 AM

Boy or Girl ? Poor little Abba is almost always called she. I think it is because he is small (about 3 1/2 pounds) and has very delicate features. Even when he has his red flames shirt on, that says HOT STUD, people still say 'She is so cute'. So I just smile and say thanks.

MaxYorkieBear · 11-12-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kdhawks

Poor Levi gets called a girl all the time. He has longer hair, but everything I ever put on him is BOY. Blue harness and collar and leash...manly clothes or jacket if he's wearing it. I think it's the hair that throws people off for him.

I've gotten used to it, but it drives my brother nuts. My brother babysits Levi most days while I'm at work, and it's become his little soapbox. He's always like, "I don't know why people think all long-haired breeds are girls! Where do they think they are coming from if every Yorkie is a girl?"

Omg... what your brother said really made me smile... perhaps we just notice it more when people call our babies the wrong sex. i know a majority of people call Lilo a girl but there are just 1 or 2 sometimes that just don't get the picture.

my bf remembers those people the most it seems. Theres not much we can do but be polite though.

southernbelle04 · 11-13-2011, 03:20 AM

LOL! It's the same with Katie Scarlett! I get asked all the time. I mean she always has her hair up in a cute clip/bow/band, a pink harness, a pink leash, and usually a pink or girly sweater/dress and I still get asked...Is it a girl? Well DUH!!!! Why would I dress a boy like that? If I had a boy, I'd put boy looking sweaters on him!!! LOL

kristalblue74 · 11-13-2011, 05:45 PM

Despite a shaggy puppycut (we try for tangle-free but aren't too fussy about grooming otherwise), a sturdy teapot frame, and an olive-green harness, Chewie still gets called "she", and often by people who are well-acquainted with him! Lucky for them, he loves everyone he meets, regardless of what they call him.

Princess10 · 11-13-2011, 06:18 PM

This thread is cracking me up, glad I'm not the only one encountering this! A few different maintenance men have been to my apt. over the last few months for a problem. Princess, in her thick, visible pink harness & bow, goes into guard dog mode freaking out. At least 3 of them on separate occasions have said "HE's feisty", or "HE thinks I'm going to hurt him, I'm not"...etc. This is even as I'm saying "Princess, no barking"! LOL, I can't help but laugh & wonder if this is why it's so hard for them to fix things sometimes.

tinalove · 11-14-2011, 06:34 AM

I know and you can repeat it several times but it doesn't matter still referred to by the opposite gender.

Well I have another one , this is a little off topic. Kirby is a bichon frise . People have asked what she is. I told the individuals. They still call her a poodle. Why is it that every white fluffy dog is a poodle? So Kirby gets double insults. She is a boy poodle in pink.

tinalove · 11-14-2011, 06:40 AM

I think yorkie are thought of as girls because of the familiar topknots and long flowing coats. Kirby is thought of as a boy because she hates bows and wears bandanas.

deonk1 · 11-14-2011, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by KendraE

Just the opposite here.... My boys get called a girl everywhere we go... They have boy clothes, but its the bow that gets them mistaken!! (even though they are "manly" bows!! Lol)

I had a guy at a pet store tell me that despite the fact that it was red with skulls and cross bones that I had to ditch the bow.

beecee · 11-14-2011, 11:29 AM

I think we notice more when someone calls our dogs the opposite of their sex so it sticks out in our minds more. People call Jimmy and ChiChi girls but when I think back they also call them boys

heartmyyorkie · 11-14-2011, 12:42 PM

Some people just call every animal a he. My Dad knows both of my dogs are girls but constantly says 'he'...probably bc he has a boy dog and is used to saying that all the time. I will have Pita in a pink bow, a pink harness AND a pink leash and some people will still ask if she's a boy or a girl...HELLO!

It doesn't really bother me but I make sure and correct them

11-12-2011, 08:06 AM	#16
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,249	Callie gets called a he occasionally to and she has a pink collar, a pink, harness, a pink leash and normally a dress or pink shirt on. With Callie it just seems like people are not using there brain so I try to laugh but it is annoying. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

11-12-2011, 08:53 AM	#19
kdhawks Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,359	Poor Levi gets called a girl all the time. He has longer hair, but everything I ever put on him is BOY. Blue harness and collar and leash...manly clothes or jacket if he's wearing it. I think it's the hair that throws people off for him. I've gotten used to it, but it drives my brother nuts. My brother babysits Levi most days while I'm at work, and it's become his little soapbox. He's always like, "I don't know why people think all long-haired breeds are girls! Where do they think they are coming from if every Yorkie is a girl?" __________________ katy&levi

11-12-2011, 09:31 AM	#20
Teresa Ford Therapy Yorkies Work Donating Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central, Florida Posts: 3,863	Boy or Girl ? Poor little Abba is almost always called she. I think it is because he is small (about 3 1/2 pounds) and has very delicate features. Even when he has his red flames shirt on, that says HOT STUD, people still say 'She is so cute'. So I just smile and say thanks. __________________ Teresa & Rubin, Gracie, Abba, Ginny Joy and Julia Rose Act like a dog, be kind, forgiving, and loyal.

11-13-2011, 03:20 AM	#22
southernbelle04 Katie Scarlett's Mommy Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sweet Home Alabama Posts: 7,554 Blog Entries: 1	LOL! It's the same with Katie Scarlett! I get asked all the time. I mean she always has her hair up in a cute clip/bow/band, a pink harness, a pink leash, and usually a pink or girly sweater/dress and I still get asked...Is it a girl? Well DUH!!!! Why would I dress a boy like that? If I had a boy, I'd put boy looking sweaters on him!!! LOL __________________ Aymee & Katie Scarlett

11-13-2011, 05:45 PM	#23
kristalblue74 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Dakota Posts: 106	Despite a shaggy puppycut (we try for tangle-free but aren't too fussy about grooming otherwise), a sturdy teapot frame, and an olive-green harness, Chewie still gets called "she", and often by people who are well-acquainted with him! Lucky for them, he loves everyone he meets, regardless of what they call him. __________________ Kristal and Chewie, my favorite mini-Wookiee

11-12-2011, 08:44 AM	#17
tinalove YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Orangeburg SC Posts: 567	People just don't think. My Kirby is always called a boy. Even if they don't hear her name. If they hear her name,then they definitely just assume she is a boy. Kirby never likes hear bows but her collar has diamonds. She used to have a pink collar but now she has a red one and a red harness.

11-12-2011, 08:50 AM	#18
oceansoracle Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bronx, NY, USA Posts: 237	Coco is a boy and is often confused with a girl even though I do not put a bow on his head! So for Halloween, I dressed him up as one of Lady Gaga's Monsters! Funny thing is that was the only time people thought he was a boy-ROTFL! Gotta love it~

11-13-2011, 06:18 PM	#24
Princess10 Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI. Posts: 3,122	This thread is cracking me up, glad I'm not the only one encountering this! A few different maintenance men have been to my apt. over the last few months for a problem. Princess, in her thick, visible pink harness & bow, goes into guard dog mode freaking out. At least 3 of them on separate occasions have said "HE's feisty", or "HE thinks I'm going to hurt him, I'm not"...etc. This is even as I'm saying "*Princess*, no barking"! LOL, I can't help but laugh & wonder if this is why it's so hard for them to fix things sometimes. __________________ For The Night Is Dark & Full Of Terriers

11-14-2011, 06:34 AM	#25
tinalove YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Orangeburg SC Posts: 567	I know and you can repeat it several times but it doesn't matter still referred to by the opposite gender. Well I have another one , this is a little off topic. Kirby is a bichon frise . People have asked what she is. I told the individuals. They still call her a poodle. Why is it that every white fluffy dog is a poodle? So Kirby gets double insults. She is a boy poodle in pink.

11-14-2011, 06:40 AM	#26
tinalove YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Orangeburg SC Posts: 567	I think yorkie are thought of as girls because of the familiar topknots and long flowing coats. Kirby is thought of as a boy because she hates bows and wears bandanas.

11-14-2011, 11:29 AM	#28
beecee Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Phoenix Posts: 626	I think we notice more when someone calls our dogs the opposite of their sex so it sticks out in our minds more. People call Jimmy and ChiChi girls but when I think back they also call them boys __________________ Nikita - - ChiChi - Jimmy - - My Yelp Profile Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. -Buddha

11-14-2011, 12:42 PM	#29
heartmyyorkie I ♥ Pita & Oliver Donating YT Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 878	Some people just call every animal a he. My Dad knows both of my dogs are girls but constantly says 'he'...probably bc he has a boy dog and is used to saying that all the time. I will have Pita in a pink bow, a pink harness AND a pink leash and some people will still ask if she's a boy or a girl...HELLO! It doesn't really bother me but I make sure and correct them __________________ Ashley Pita Pocket & Oliver Pita's Pooch Apparel ♥ Follow on Facebook♥