I don't think you can say anything is "wrong" when it is an emotion that you can't control.

Just like Moms tell their kids, "I love you both. I don't have a favorite." Oh come on!! You can love both or all of your kids equally but there will be one or some that you connect with on a deeper level. It's just the way it is.

So, no - IMO - it is not "wrong" or even "abnormal" to have a favorite pet. Just as they have favorites. Shelby is definitely more connected to me than my hubby. He loves my hubby so much and is all excited when he calls him. But at the end of the day, Shelby is always right by my side if I'm asleep, sitting at the computer desk, or watching tv on the couch. Mandie is a Daddy's girl. She loves me and comes to me without me calling her all the time. Gives me those kisses and just melts my heart. But she sleeps with daddy. He's her favorite. That is a connection thing. I had more of a connection to my Pom that passed away than I do to either Mandie or Shelby.

At this point, though, my relationship is still building with Mandie so I can't say if she or Shelby is my favorite. They both have aspects, attitudes, and personalities that are my favorite.

Good topic and question :)

I agree with the connection you had with your Pom. I had such a connection with my first yorkie who passed last fall. It is so amazing and even when they are gone, they are still there in spirit and in my heart!

It's not wrong if both dogs get enough attention, love and care :)
I like Rufus more than Nena because of his personality, it can be compared to mine lol :)
And my boyfriend favors Nena over Rufus :D

Every Yorkie should be somebodies soul mate. Gracie is my favorite and I can't help it. Like the rest of YTers I would be so sad if the other four felt slighted at all. Each Yorkie has some special something, I love best. What is weird is when dogs decide they don't like a dog and we haven't a clue why.

I don't think it's wrong... Couver is seriously my soul dog. There is just something about him that I connect with. I love Khloe with all my heart, but she is my husband's dog. She loves him to pieces and that is okay with me. I try not to show my preference, but Couver was here first, so he gets everything first so he knows he is still top dog.

That is why I have one human child and 1 Yorkie they are both my favorites hehe. No really I don't think it's wrong and as long as they are treated equally its fine. I think we naturally gravitate to a certain personality even in our fur kids:) I also think they pick their favorite humans and that's ok too:)

I too feel that there are just some dogs you connect with on a very deep level.
I've used the term heart dog, for my oldest boy Magic, and he is. I love Razzle a whole lot, but in a different kind of way.

For me all our dogs have actually bonded the most with me, and not my hubby. Which is sad really. Don't get me wrong they love him, but usually all our dogs are where I am.

I know with Zoey she was supposed to be hubby's gal; and she loved him alright; but again it was me she went to for most things. She even over time kicked Magic out of his place on the floor beside my side of the bed. Magic has a good even temperament so no fights ensued. Just like Razzle has commandeered laying on my feet - now that Zoey is gone.

We have 7 dogs and although I love them all to pieces there is one that is ultra special to me. His name is Oliver and he's a 2 year old shih tzu. He is the most gentle dog I have ever seen ever since he was a tiny puppy. He's gone though so much in his short life and he's such a trooper. He just went through juvenile cataract surgery and he's had liver problems since he was a baby. He always has a kiss for everybody even the surgeon.

We have three dogs, and I think I have different connections with them all. Layla has been with me since she was just a puppy. We always had a really deep connection. She did change a little after her paralysis - she used to be so cuddly and wanted to be with us and on our laps all the time, but all of a sudden she didn't want to sleep in our bed anymore (and it wasn't safe anymore), and she didn't want to cuddle as much. But she still knew she had our full attention.

Then we adopted Kash and Lucy. Layla changed even more. She and Kash were at war for a bit - she didn't like him jumping all over her mommy! They tolerate each other now, but she still gets jealous. She has distanced herself a bit more from DH and I. She would rather be napping on the floor in the middle of the room than on our laps or sitting beside us. She still loves to play, but only if Kash and Lucy are not around - so we try to give her one-on-one attention as much as we can. I think it's all a part of sorting out their personalities and where they stand in the pack.

Lucy and I are still building a relationship but it is leaps and bounds from where it was when she came to live with us. She was abused and most likely from a puppy mill. She's extremely timid, but she will play every once in a while, she doesn't hide from us, and she likes sitting beside us.

But by far, Kash is the babiest, cuddliest, most kid-like dog we own. It's so easy to be in love with him. He wants to be on my lap all the time, or playing with me, or running around the house like a nutcase. He makes me smile all the time! He sleeps in bed with us (he used to be on the floor with Lucy and Layla, but he was a jerk and kept pushing Layla out of her beds all night).

I don't like to say I love him more than the others because I would go to the ends of the earth for any of my dogs! We just all relate differently, I think. And they ALL prefer me over DH, which hurts his feelings sometimes! So I make Kash cuddle with his daddy sometimes, and I will lay on the floor with Layla. We really try to give them all the kind of attention they want. Kash is just more human-like to us because he behaves like a human kid would! So it almost makes him more relateable.

But of course I do love them all!!!

I think if you treat them both equally, I love both my dogs but Pixie is my baby. I am not sure that I favor her more but I do baby her. They both get treated with love and affection. If I buy pixie something I buy Daisy something, they both go to the groomers, and vet appointments, fed treats, brushed loved and taken care of like my children. There is nothing that I would not do for these girls, they have stole;) my heart:)

I can honestly say, this isn't true for me, I think we can appreciate different aspects of their personalities in different ways, and even their flaws can be endearing to us, but there's no way I could have a favorite. I’m not saying this is true for everyone, my Grandmother once told me that my Dad was her favorite out of her 6 children, I really didn’t like that and maybe his brothers and sister sensed that, which is never a good thing.


As far as my Yorkies go, when I got Ralphie, he was very needy and a lot of my attention had to go to him, but there's no way, one is my favorite, I see them as different and my love is different in some ways, but I really feel like I love them equally even though we haven't had Ralphie as long. However, I do agree with you, we can't control how we feel, only how we behave.

Yes, I can definitely agree that what I said is not true of every single person. There are definite exceptions to any blanket statement. It doesn't surprise me at ALL to learn this of you :)

Oh what a sweetie you are, now you are my favorite!

Teegy will always have a special place in my heart because I lost my dad just after he came to me and he's a sweet little soul who's just all about loving me. Tufty is my monster beast he's cheeky and does what he wants and likes to bug his big brother, but all of this endears him to me and I have to smother him in kisses

:D Yay!!!! (I suck-up good huh? hehe)
*whispers* don't worry, I won't tell anybody!