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Odd things people have said to you Most people love Lola and just say how good/cute/sweet she is but sometimes we get some odd remarks. Tonight really took the cake, I had her in Boscovs in her stroller and a couple asked if she was in there because she's bad. I told them of course not, she's an excellent dog, they just wouldn't let her in without it. Lola just sat there nicely looking out the mesh the whole time. A few people said they thought she was a stuffed toy at first. One woman asked "How much does she weigh? 12lbs?" She was surprised when I told her she's 5.5lbs. |
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Does Lola have a lot of hair? I just cut Kaji's hair off and he looks 10 lbs lighter! |
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The woman had a big dog so I think it was more not having experience with small dogs. I just thought it was funny. |
I've gotten "I thought she was a toy," too. The most surprising question I got was, "Will you sell her? How much?" I was so shocked! Another surprising question was, "Will you breed her with my dog?" My Tatiana is 3 lbs. Too small to be bred. Besides, she was spayed. |
Most people think my two are a lot smaller than they are. They always assume they are just a couple pounds. My two are 5 and 7 pounds lol. I have been asked to breed Couver before... This was before he was neutered at 5 months. She wanted a small yorkie to breed with her small female. LOL No way. |
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I am sorry but the first person that asks me to sell one of mine is going to get "Hey I have an idea. Do you have a human baby you want to trade because these are my babies and mean just as much to me !!!" |
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The only comments I get that stand out are the rude ones. I've had strangers say "that's not a dog" and "look at that rat dog." The "rat dog" person followed it up with a "that's right, I called your dog a rat dog. So far, I've just ignored them. |
The other day a neighbor I don't know told Pickles he could use him as shark bait. Eh and wth? Usually people are very nice about little Pickles, though. Except.... most think he's a she. Lol.With P-Nut, who's 11lbs, I get people asking if he's a silky a lot and several people I don't know have called him Toto when we're out walking. I keep my sense of humor for the most part, but shark bait bugged me. |
I can't believe so many have gotten the breeding and selling comments, especially the selling comments. The shark bait comment is really odd/rude. My former next door neighbor and another woman made similar comments about Lola and how she's not a real dog. She's just a horrible person in general, one of her dogs is the reason why we have an 8ft privacy fence. Luckily they're the only ones who've made nasty comments so far. |
When I go somewhere like PetSmart with My Adult Male Sneakers in a shopping basket, I hear... "He's not very friendly, is he !" when some people pull their hand back quickly, as he growls and snaps at it. My reply is... "I don't think he wants you to pet him, and, neither do I" :bleh: |
The most annoying/negative thing I hear is that Joel doesn't need a coat or booties. I don't even dress him up, just when we're on walks and living in Alaska I think it's pretty reasonable:rolleyes: |
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But I'm snarky like that. |
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I've gotten both the breed and "is he for sale" comment. The breeding one I find rude, but not that surprising, I think most yorkies owners get that comment. The "is he for sale" one really catches me by surprise. Why would I sell him when I'm obviously enjoying a pleasant outing with him? That just doesn't make sense to me. |
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I've had a lot of people ask what breed Lola is and a lot have guessed wrong, but the other day at a dog event someone asked if she's a pekingese LOL. I'm not sure why that's so funny to me, but it is. I've also been asked if she's a "real yorkie" by a morkie owner. |
I had someone hold Uni and ask, "Is it a boy?" and look down there. I said, "No girl." She said, "Really?" Looks again, "No boy?!" I said, "Noooo, girl!" Looks again, "Really?" By that time, this woman's friend said, "She ain't got no penis!" :sidesplt: |
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I have several times through out my life run in to people that can not tell a male dog from a female and that completely BAFFELS me. I just do NOT understand how it is they can not see the difference and tell a penis from a vagina. Its not like kittens. |
I have a small canvas bag that I use when going into stores with Gracie Ruth. It's both to keep her comfortable in the shopping cart and to "protect" the carts from dog germs. :rolleyes: When she sits in it just her shoulders and head are visible. She has always sat so quietly in it and just looks around at everything. I was in Hobby Lobby one time picking out scrapbook paper and she was sitting there like a good girl but she was getting bored and ready to move on. So she turned her head to look at me and gave the tiniest little whine. The lady standing next to me nearly had a heart attack. You'd of thought a bomb had gone off. She started laughing then and said she thought G was a toy. Yea...I'm a 50+ yr old woman and I carry a stuff toy dog with me shopping. But she was sweet and told Gracie that she was a very good girl and that she wishes her dogs were so well behaved. We also get the rat dog comment a lot. Depending on my mood I'll either reply with "Thank you...you know that is what they are bred to do, kill rats." Or just look them square in the eye and ask, "Why would you say that about someone elses dog? Really, why would you say something so rude?" |
Some of the things people say are really funny. Gracie wears pj's alot because they are easy to keep on in the house and she is dressed to go potty when we go outside. They are much easier during this potty training period when I need to get her right outside. So people say "You are dressing that dog like a kid" Also "She looks like a stuffed animal" "How much did you pay for her?" "Will you go with me to pick out a puppy that is as cute as yours?" [from my doctor] "My 11mo old golden would love a play date with Gracie" [from an audiologist] "My beagle would love a play date with Gracie" "We are available if you ever need a dog sitter" "That dog doesn't want for anything" |
We have 3 yorkies and 2 are females and one a male. Teeka is 4 pounds and Tatiana is not quite 3 pounds, so people often think that Tatiana is the puppy to Teeka! They often ask if I breed them. I also get "looks" because I dress them when we are out and about. Most people love that they are dressed, but there are those few who say rude things or laugh! |
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I dont understand why people do that. What the heck is it to them if you want to put clothes on your dog? Some people just have nothing better to do then to be all up in other peoples business and rude. I really dont have any funny thing yet that people have said. but im sure its coming. |
Funniest thing ever said to me was when I was training Max to walk on sidewalks in the city. He was nervous and slinking along. An older man said, "That's a nice cat." He was completely serious. :p When Max was a tiny pup, we had several people say, "Is that a real dog?" I wanted to say that Max was battery operated. :D |
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now THAT is funny |
When I was walking Rocco, a man asked if his little boy (around 5) could pet him. While his son was petting him (Rocco didn't love it!) the little boy said "daddy, I want a doggie like this". The dad replied "when we get a dog, it's going to be a REAL dog"! I gave him a dirty look, and continued on walking my real dog! |
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