Need to vent...

[Harrysmum]

AAAAAARGH!!!!! You wouldn't believe the 'conversations' I've had with people about 'what Harry is'.....!!!!!

When we first got him, I got so peed off about it that eventually I carried his Pedigree round in my bag! Like we have to explain anything to anyone?!!?

Rather than do all that now, I just tell them that he's a tiny Bearded Collie puppy..... Sally + Harry x

[gracielove]

Well, don't feel alone. I have seen several threads here by people who have been confronted with the same type of conversation. There are very few people in this country that have a lot of knowledge about purebred dogs. Most get their information from what they have seen in a pet store or some family pet.
I don't have much knowledge about the Silky but from what I have read they do have some ancestors in common with the Yorkie. They are both terriers and both very cute.
The person who argued with you obviously had no knowledge base that she was operating from since she gave you no facts about how she based her opinion. There are a lot of people like that in the world. They decide on a view point and stick with it without any regard to real information. Don't try to confuse people like that with facts because they don't want to be bothered with such details.

[Belle Noir]

I tell people mine are the latest toy animatronics from Japan. Lifetime lithium batteries, solar powdered and everything.
Cause, yeah, I always get the "Are they real"? questions... Like, do you not see what's in front of your face?

[carmen in nj]

LOL, i love when people try to argue with me.. about yorkies and silkies.. hubby just roll his eyes smiles and walks away... and when I am done educating the public, he always ask me the same question... did you win? LOL, people see what they want to see, and that is that you can have all the knowledge in the world and some people will never accept it.. that is just human nature.. a silky is a product of years of selecting breeding the yorkshire terrier and the australian terrier, that is why they look alike so much, in a good line we still get some throw backs, like a little wire hair baby here and there or a smaller silky, I have one of those right now, I have a girl that at 6 weeks is only 2 pounds where her sisters are a bit above 3 which is the right weight for a silky baby at that age.. and like all terriers they are very vocal and stubburn..
and yes, usually I win when I tell them I breed and show Silky terriers...LOL

[LunasMomma]

Some people are just ignorant and rude

How's this one? My mother in law insists that my two CAN'T be "real yorkies" because their hair isn't long Um, it's called a haircut, but even explaining that to her, and her personally witnessing me taking them to the groomer every two weeks, did nothing to dissuade her from her ignorant opinion I give up!!!!

Don't let one "expert" bug you

[Prince Toby]

One day I took Toby to petland with me. The girl working there asked me what breed he was, and I said yorkie. She looked at the ones they had and then looked at Toby and said he is not a yorkie. I was so mad, but then I thought I am glad he doesn't look like any of yours. If I had though quick enough I would have said no yours are the ones that are not true yorkies. I have just lerned to ignore people. I know that Toby is a purebred, and that is all that matters. I understand you getting upset though.

[AngelFae]

Originally Posted by LunasMomma

Some people are just ignorant and rude

How's this one? My mother in law insists that my two CAN'T be "real yorkies" because their hair isn't long Um, it's called a haircut, but even explaining that to her, and her personally witnessing me taking them to the groomer every two weeks, did nothing to dissuade her from her ignorant opinion I give up!!!!

Don't let one "expert" bug you

That's as stupid as the lady that argued with me that my second daughter, only a couple of months old at the time, had to be a boy because she had dark hair and was wearing jeans!

[Clyde_Dexter]

Everyone does the SAME thing to me when I take Clyde anywhere. I know for a fact that Clyde is a purebred YORKSHIRE TERRIER, however whenever I take him out everyone always tries to tell me that he is not.

I just think it myself, I think I know my own dog breed?

Everyone always tries to tell me that Clyde is a silkie or a west highland terrier mix, but I always just brush it off. Let people think what they want because people be stubborn! I just let them think what they want lol. At least I know that he is a Yorkie!

[Wallee]

Hi Everyone: you should try having a Biewer Yorkie...omg..everyone always asks what "mix" he is...when I tell them he is a yorkie they just look at me like I am lying..I tell them..Google it.. B I E W E R yorkie..lol

[joeyyy2010]

Ugh! I get this all the time. I have a biewer and people always tell me hes a morkie...nope, not a mix!!

[joeyyy2010]

Originally Posted by Belle Noir

I tell people mine are the latest toy animatronics from Japan. Lifetime lithium batteries, solar powdered and everything.
Cause, yeah, I always get the "Are they real"? questions... Like, do you not see what's in front of your face?

When I first got Joey a girl walked up to me and asked if he was alive! I was like YES!!! And shes like oh, he didnt move so I didnt know.
First, Why would you ask that?
Second, Why would I carry around a stuffed animal or worse, a dead animal???!!

[Alora]

Originally Posted by Harrysmum

AAAAAARGH!!!!! You wouldn't believe the 'conversations' I've had with people about 'what Harry is'.....!!!!!

When we first got him, I got so peed off about it that eventually I carried his Pedigree round in my bag! Like we have to explain anything to anyone?!!?

Rather than do all that now, I just tell them that he's a tiny Bearded Collie puppy..... Sally + Harry x

Tiny Bearded Collie, lol!

Originally Posted by gracielove

Well, don't feel alone. I have seen several threads here by people who have been confronted with the same type of conversation. There are very few people in this country that have a lot of knowledge about purebred dogs. Most get their information from what they have seen in a pet store or some family pet.
I don't have much knowledge about the Silky but from what I have read they do have some ancestors in common with the Yorkie. They are both terriers and both very cute.
The person who argued with you obviously had no knowledge base that she was operating from since she gave you no facts about how she based her opinion. There are a lot of people like that in the world. They decide on a view point and stick with it without any regard to real information. Don't try to confuse people like that with facts because they don't want to be bothered with such details.

Yeah, people can be very ignorant. I've had people mistake him for a silky before but never has anyone argued with me about MY dog. People

Originally Posted by Belle Noir

I tell people mine are the latest toy animatronics from Japan. Lifetime lithium batteries, solar powdered and everything.
Cause, yeah, I always get the "Are they real"? questions... Like, do you not see what's in front of your face?

Lol! Omg, that is a funny response! People really ask you if they are real? That is strange thing to ask

[Alora]

Originally Posted by carmen in nj

LOL, i love when people try to argue with me.. about yorkies and silkies.. hubby just roll his eyes smiles and walks away... and when I am done educating the public, he always ask me the same question... did you win? LOL, people see what they want to see, and that is that you can have all the knowledge in the world and some people will never accept it.. that is just human nature.. a silky is a product of years of selecting breeding the yorkshire terrier and the australian terrier, that is why they look alike so much, in a good line we still get some throw backs, like a little wire hair baby here and there or a smaller silky, I have one of those right now, I have a girl that at 6 weeks is only 2 pounds where her sisters are a bit above 3 which is the right weight for a silky baby at that age.. and like all terriers they are very vocal and stubburn..
and yes, usually I win when I tell them I breed and show Silky terriers...LOL

Lol, sometimes people need to be put in their place

Originally Posted by LunasMomma

Some people are just ignorant and rude

How's this one? My mother in law insists that my two CAN'T be "real yorkies" because their hair isn't long Um, it's called a haircut, but even explaining that to her, and her personally witnessing me taking them to the groomer every two weeks, did nothing to dissuade her from her ignorant opinion I give up!!!!

Don't let one "expert" bug you

Because their hair isn't long? LOL!
Yeah I know I shouldn't let it bug me, but I've never had someone argue with me on what my own dog is, like I don't know even though I've had him since he was 9 weeks old!

Originally Posted by Prince Toby

One day I took Toby to petland with me. The girl working there asked me what breed he was, and I said yorkie. She looked at the ones they had and then looked at Toby and said he is not a yorkie. I was so mad, but then I thought I am glad he doesn't look like any of yours. If I had though quick enough I would have said no yours are the ones that are not true yorkies. I have just lerned to ignore people. I know that Toby is a purebred, and that is all that matters. I understand you getting upset though.

Yeah, ignorant people are frustrating.

[Alora]

Originally Posted by Clyde_Dexter

Everyone does the SAME thing to me when I take Clyde anywhere. I know for a fact that Clyde is a purebred YORKSHIRE TERRIER, however whenever I take him out everyone always tries to tell me that he is not.

I just think it myself, I think I know my own dog breed?

Everyone always tries to tell me that Clyde is a silkie or a west highland terrier mix, but I always just brush it off. Let people think what they want because people be stubborn! I just let them think what they want lol. At least I know that he is a Yorkie!

I thought the same thing! I was like is she really arguing with me when she only saw 1 pic while I have had him since he was 9 weeks old!

Originally Posted by Wallee

Hi Everyone: you should try having a Biewer Yorkie...omg..everyone always asks what "mix" he is...when I tell them he is a yorkie they just look at me like I am lying..I tell them..Google it.. B I E W E R yorkie..lol

A mix? They don't look likes mix breeds to me. Good old Google, people should use it more often, they might learn something!

Originally Posted by joeyyy2010

Ugh! I get this all the time. I have a biewer and people always tell me hes a morkie...nope, not a mix!!

He doesn't look like a morkie in my opinion, whats with people thinking Biewers are mix breeds and Yorkies are Silkies!

[hobbette]

My neighbor has a friend that has been staying with her. I had Yumi out in the back yard, and she asked if she was a silky. I told her she was a yorkie, and she said "Oh, well my sister breeds dogs like that." "I was thinking apparently not if you think shes a silky...I just said "oh cool..." I couldn't care less that she thought she was a silky but it was mildly annoying that she acted like she knew what she was talking about. One of those things where she isn't going to actually say anything, but you can tell she thinks she knows better than you...

I can totally understand confusing the 2 breeds. I'm not sure I would know by looking at a silky that it was a silky, but if the owner told me it was I would assume they knew wth they were talking about :P