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02-22-2012, 10:34 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA
Posts: 7,652
| Do you lie about... Do you lie about the expense of your pup? Would you admit to how much you spend on them? I have spent over $25,000 on my "special needs" pups (no I am not rich), but I long ago stopped discussing how much it cost for this surgery or that surgery etc., people would look at me like I was crazy or even tell me I was. Once in awhile someone will ask how much did that run you? I now answer with "why do you want to know?" or "way too much to talk about!!" I do say things like well my kids are grown and gone and this is what I have! lol Honestly, sometimes I feel guilty when I come across people (through my job) that I know could benefit from the money, and even wish I could help...but then I realize the reality, these are my babies and I can do this because I've worked for it etc., Thats why I love YT I can talk freely about all aspects of my pups and aside from a 2x4 every now and again...!!! LOL
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02-22-2012, 10:38 AM | #2 |
♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca
Posts: 10,026
| Well if I am walking Peanut or we are out somewhere and people ask him how much I paid for them I wont tell them- I think too many negative thoughts that someone will try to steal him... When I lived in an apt the maintenance guys had to fix my washer, They asked me about Peanut- I told them he was a rescue and he has health issues! LoL I was too worried they would try to come back and steal him if they really knew how much I paid!
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02-22-2012, 10:46 AM | #3 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Posts: 37,147
| There is no way I would tell anyone except here that I paid $1200 for a dog. Same with vet bills or what I have paid in clothing and toys. Its no ones business and they wont understand any way. Only another yorkie owner understands
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02-22-2012, 10:47 AM | #4 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
Posts: 17,928
| People don't stop me and ask how much Ellie cost. In talking with family and friends, prices of things just come out. Some of them freak a little. You can tell they obviously thing we're crazy for spending that much on a dog's medical needs. But I look at it this way. These way people have computers, televisions, and furniture that cost them hundreds to thousands (and that is just fine with them). If they want to put material things before living things, that's their decision. However, I don't thing they should own animals with such a mindset and it doesn't phase me what they thing about my vet bills - because their priorities are not what I'd consider acceptable for me.
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02-22-2012, 10:53 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Oakville
Posts: 216
| I don't think it's anyone's business what anything that I have costs. MY F-I-L used to ask all sorts of financial questions. My DH and I never told him anything. Finally, when he asked how much our current house was I asked him if he wanted to know because he was going to pay the mortgage for us. He was flaberghasted and said 'no' - the which I replied, 'then it really doesn't matter to you'...he finally got the hint (well, club over the head, really)! lol The same thing goes for our dogs. If someone truly is interested in getting a Yorkie I will tell them the price range of pups from our breeder, but that's it! |
02-22-2012, 10:57 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: At Home
Posts: 8,386
| Most people that know me, know how much I have spent in medical bills on my babies. During the last 14 months I had 3 seniors that all had medical problems and did everything I could for them medically. They are all 3 at the Rainbow Bridge now. I have had people make comments about the adoption fee's I have paid to the Rescue Group about my last two I adopted. All I can say is, it is for a good cause. My Willow and Allie are very healthy. I find a lot of people just plain and simple don't understand Rescue Groups at all, and what all goes into it. I see it daily as I volunteer with a Rescue Group.
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02-22-2012, 11:07 AM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Posts: 1,795
| I joke with my friends about that stuff, but not strangers... some of my friends don't get it either, but my dog friends we joke about how my dog had better massage therapy insurance than I do on my medical coverage :P Now in another direction.... I totally barely tell the BF how much I spend... lol :P
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02-22-2012, 11:20 AM | #8 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
Posts: 22,140
| I would not tell a stranger anything about Tibbe except his breed and that he was a rescue. Too many scary stories about Yorkies being stolen to trust strangers.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
02-22-2012, 11:40 AM | #9 |
Love My Little Cuties Donating Member Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charleston, IL
Posts: 9,899
| For some reason, I really don't like to answer those kinds of questions. I just think its so strange for someone to ask. I feel like they are prying. I'd never go ask someone how much they spent to adopt a child, buy a house etc...
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02-22-2012, 11:45 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 2,995
| I've never tell anyone what we have spent on our dogs, DH and I think every dollar spent is so worth it,,they are members of our family now and we do what we want, besides everyone in my family owns dogs. Oh and we even take ours on vacation, heaven forbid we take a cruise. LOL Our 2 grown kids have dogs and know exactly how much it costs to have them..We just feel blessed to be able to take care of them.
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02-22-2012, 11:48 AM | #11 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
Posts: 9,462
| You can not trust strangers with too much information. As a breeder, it is very difficult to dance around the issue of "how many babies do you have and what are their prices". When I hear this very reasonable question, my over cautious mind hears, "How many can I fit into a king size pillow case, and what will my take be worth?". When a prospective "parent" wants to "come tour my facility", I hear instead, "I would like to come case your home'. When I am asked, "Why do you only see people by appointment, are you hiding something?", I hear, "I really need to know where you live and when you will be on the property, so I can pop up when I know no one is home". I have HAD a man come to my house to look at a puppy, then refuse to leave without the 8 week old baby....I had to call the police to get him removed. I have had to call the police about someone in my backyard at 1am......I say all this just to say, if you are talking with a breeder, and she seems cautious and a little hesitant to divulge information, do NOT automatically think the worst of her. Do NOT presume she is a puppy mill or some crazy person, selling dogs out of the trunk of her car. I always establish a relationship with a buyer before I share too much information with them and you can usually "feel" if they are legit or not. I would much rather err on the side of caution and loose a sale, than have my home robbed, my babies stolen, and my family terrorized. |
02-22-2012, 11:55 AM | #12 |
and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington
Posts: 14,732
| I tell people my two were rehomes and were both free. I usually tell people to check out rescues if they are looking for a yorkie of their own. I don't like the "How much did they cost you?" question... I think it's rude.
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02-22-2012, 12:12 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nebraska
Posts: 134
| Omg my friends have asked me how much I paid for him and I was very reluctant to say knowing they would be judgemental. I've told some people so I don't seem weird by not wanting to say. Another friend I didn't answer because I know they are overly and above nosey. They had no reason to ask they aren't even into small dogs. When I wouldn't say they WOULD NOT shut up about how they didn't think it was a big deal asking and why wouldn't I answer. I just know certain friends I've told have made comments about it behind my back. Frustrating. They choose to spend money on the bar every weekend or a flat screen, I chose a dog. Nobody elses money is paying for Charlie or things he needs so it's nobody elses business how much things cost. Period. My opinion. |
02-22-2012, 01:15 PM | #14 |
YT 2000 Club Member | I stopped counting the cost a long time ago, the return I get from them is priceless, and that's all the love in the world. Money is nothing without my furkids, that's just the way it is.
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02-22-2012, 02:08 PM | #15 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Orangeburg SC
Posts: 567
| I know some people that would ask how much you spend on your pets, but I think its rude. I would never tell anyone how much I spend just I would never tell anyone how much I spent on my car or a gift for someone. It is noone's business. I don't lie I just don't tell. Sometimes when people ask silly questions like how much I paid for someting, I play deaf. |
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