Were any YTer's husbands against having a Yorkie?

[ColesMommy01]

Were any of yalls hubbys/wives/gfs/bfs against having a Yorkie(or any small dog) when it was first brought up? My husband used to tell me " A Yorkie is not setting foot(paw?)in this house". Then I persuaded him to visit a breeder 8 weeks ago and we're picking up little Miss Pinktini(pictured below) next Weds. Hehehe. How did you get your spouse/partner to change his/her mind(keep it PG of course lol lol)?

[KendraE]

first off, that baby is absolutely ADORABLE!!! My hubby wasnt a "dog" person. But, he let me get my 1st yorkie (Bevo) after I told him I wanted another "human" baby! He thought the way I treated Bevo was ridiculous and often was very jealous of him....Then, Mack Brown came along. Mack completely melted his heart and he became one of us dog weirdos. The hardest men will become so soft after loving a yorkie. It just cant be helped!! Your hubby will melt too!! Good luck with your new baby!!!!!

[Bobswench]

Yes! Vehemently opposed. We actually fought over this decision.

We lost our 14 year old German Shepherd to Canine Degenerative Myelopathy on Easter morning. She was our world and he had leaky eyes for days afterwards - even took her picture to work for his desktop. Strange timing, but the friends that gave us our GSD had a litter of Yorkies born the morning after Chatty died. I was offered one.

DH said no. NO! Absolutely not. They're not even real dogs. Why would I want a rat with hair?

Long story short - the next time we were at the house, my friend handed me a puppy and said, hey, I just gave her a bath, can you hold her in this towel until she warms up? I said sure. The puppy looked up at me, licked my chin, and settled down on my chest to nap - and slept there for the next two hours. DH finally caved and said I could have her if I let him take our boat in for maintenance. Deal!

Funny thing is - he's hooked. He loves her. If she isn't in bed at bedtime, he goes and gets her. He cooks her meals. He buys her toys. He plays with her. He gives her belly rubs and tells her she's "Daddy's girl".

The boat still needs maintenance.

[theporkieyorkie]

My SO wanted a bigger dog at first...something he could play ball with and take running. He really likes bull terriers....BUT.....the boys have totally grown on him and he loves his little Ricky....and these guys have made him like other little dog breeds as well. He really wants an affenpinscher.

I think he thought having a little dog was too "girly" or "feminine" ....but when we first got Ricky, some guy came up to him at the pet store and wanted to take a picture to show his girlfriend. Prince and I just stood around the corner and watched the two guys talking about their little dogs!! LOL!!


Personally, I don't think my SO would mind if I brought 10 more home!!. He's really good with them too, which I didn't expect. I thought I'd have to do all of care taking for them, but, he will feed them, walk them, and he helps me bathe and groom them. He even brushes Ricky every day.



His only complaint is my excessive spending and worrying about my boy's health and their food. He says I go overboard...which is a matter of perspective I guess...but since it's my money he really doesn't have too much say in how it's spent...and I admit that I am a slight doggie hypochondriac. I can't help it...I just want to make sure the boys are living the best life they possibly can.

[WJM]

Congrats , your new baby is so adorable..

No , my husband was not against getting a Yorkie.

[DBlain]

your baby is DARLING, congrats

It's not so much my husband did not want a yorkie, he just did not want another dog. So when I got my Kirby the one before Lola, he was like no, no more dogs. Well he is crazy for his offshore boat which I hate and once before he told me when I was telling him I don't want to buy another boat, that he WILL always have a boat. So after thinking about it for a week, I told him, well Kirby is MY boat, and I will always have a dog if I want one, just like you will always have your boat. That ended that and now I will never have an argument with him over this again. I will say he loves Lola but I do all the work with her, just like he does with his boat

[Rhetts_mama]

DH did not want a small dog in general and a yorkie in particular. His belief was that they were yappy, wussy dogs. Then he met Rhett and it was love at first sight. Scarlett and Cali were easy after that .

[Patti]

You're baby is adorable. My husband didn't mind me getting a yorkie at all. In fact, he's the reason I ended up with 3. When I called him at work to tell me Pixie's breeder called and said she wanted to make me an offer I couldn't refuse to get Dixie (RIP) he said why aren't you on your way to get her. When an elderly lady I met had a stroke I brought her elderly male yorkie, Nikki home. So for 2 1/2 years I had 4 yorkies. Sadly my husband passed last year but bless his heart he never said a word about my yorkie obsession. In fact, he called Pixie his perfect Pixie.

[ColesMommy01]

Lol lol @ the stories and thanks I think she's pretty darn cute too! I'm already plotting world domination with her by my side or at the very least domination of the PTA ...@ Kendra so I see great minds think alike. I used the "human baby" scenario too and it was smooth sailing from there once hubby realized he could end up with a daughter instead of another son(he does not want to be one of those "sit on the porch with a shotgun on date night" kind of dads).

[Latuya]

My man was not so much against it but he would make fun of those people who would dress their tiny pet and parade it in their purse. That is till we got Gus and I had all kinds of jerseys and boy t's for him. It's was funny when we were going anywhere and he would ask if Gus was ready. And he loved when Gus would jump on his lap to cuddle. Especially on cold days. Now that we have Leiloni he is absolutely in awe with her and he will be the first to admit it. He shocked the heck out of me one day when he came home with some tiny hair bows for her. He even knew what kind to get. Here is a snuggle pic of Tim and Gus,,,,, I have yet to capture a shot of him and Leiloni,,, oh but I will.

[ColesMommy01]

@ Patti my regards to the loss of your husband and also for the loss of your GS @Bobswench

[AngelFae]

I told DH that I was going to take Blazer and DH told me he11no. I brought Blazer home anyway and, after a while, DH fell in love with him!

[ColesMommy01]

@Latuya now that ma'am is a cute photo! Gus looks so comfy snuggled up with his daddy

[ColesMommy01]

@ AngelFae now that sounds like something I would do lmao. " Oh you told me no? How's that workin out for ya?" Lol

[MandiesMom]

DH didn't want a small dog at all. We went to pick Mandie up as MY anniversary present. I drove home..Mandie sat in DH's lap. They've been inseparable ever since. To hear him tell it, Mandie is HIS dog.