Not everyone who owns a Yorkie loves them like we do?
 

I realized something today. Not everyone who owns a Yorkie loves them the way we do.

Right after I brought Teek home I saw a man walking a tiny Yorkie right up the street from our house. I ran out to meet this Yorkie and he would not even talk to me. He was so rude and picked up the dog and crossed the street.

Today a lady had a Yorkie at the mall in town and I went over to see if I could pet it, which she let me. I told her I had 3 Yorkies, to which she ignored me.

How can anyone own these wonderful babies and not want to talk about them? Not want to share them? I understand that some dogs are not friendly. I did ask if hers was friendly and she said yes and that I could pet them, but wow, she did not want to have a conversation with me about Yorkies. No wonder I like it here so much, people here actually like our Yorkies and like to talk about them to other people.

I walked my "Yorkie Parade" up our block (all 3 Yorkies) and we had to stop 3 times to talk to people who wanted to know about them. I am happy to share my Yorkies with people and let people pet them. My goal is to have super friendly Yorkies, so I like people to pet mine.

I didn't realize anyone could own a Yorkie and not want to at least talk about Yorkies.

Some people are jerks no matter what breed they own.

:thumbup: yeah, seems like they like their yorkies just not other people! What can ya do! Their loss!

I am not even sure she liked her Yorkie that much! LOL

The guy definitely didn't see to like the Yorkie puppy he was walking (it was probably his wife's dog).

I know what you mean...when I see other yorkies, I just want to talk about them but not everyone is passionate about yorkies like we are.

Maybe you encountered these people at a bad time. I've encountered other Yorkie people at inopportune times and I'm afraid that I came across as abrupt. Normally I love talking dogs and meeting other Yorkies, but sometimes I'm in a hurry (running errands) or my dogs are a little worked up after waiting all day for their outing.

The man who knocked on my car window at the grocery store scared me and it took a minute for me to realize that he was trying to show me his Yorkie. :D Meanwhile, my Yorkies were barking their heads off in the back seat.

I thought of another instance: an SUV came speeding across the Lowe's parking lot at me while I was walking the boys. Scared me until the window rolled down and the couple inside proudly held up their little Yorkie. :D Sometimes I take a minute to get over my surprise.

I don't know anybody who owns yorkies sadly! The lady who gave me him talked for hours to ensure I take care of him properly and give him the love he deserves before she would let me take him. The other day an old man stopped me and asked to pet him so I warned he's known to bite occasionally but not common so he proceeded and petted and told me all about his little baby! It's so sweet when I meet people who care and then there's a lady I meet at the pet store a week after I got him and rolled her eyes and said good luck with him :(

Well, if you ever meet me, you will see someone who loves to talk about Yorkies and I love to hear about yours and talk about mine!

I realize some people are busy, but I love to meet other Yorkie owners. When I got Teek there were 2 other Yorkies on our block, but one died and one was hit by a car (also died). Now I have the only 3 on the block that I know of. I am sure at least one lives in the apartments next to us, but I never see it except that one time when the guy wouldn't even let me near it, and I am not sure he actually lived there.

There are lots of Yorkies in my town, but I don't know many of the owners. I should start a Yorkie club here!

I sometimes have the urge to drive over to the lady I got him from just so I can talk about him lol I'm one of those doggy moms who can gossip with your for hours about my baby!

I am sorry you had a bad experience. I can think of many reasons why 'some' people might not be 'chatty' at a particular moment about Yorkies, especially with a stranger...some bad, some good, and some completely understandable and forgivable. Here, we mostly 'do' like Yorkies...it's part of why we are here...LOL Try not to take it to heart too much. I prefer to think the odds are good that the majority of those who have Yorkies do absolutely love them and enjoy talking to others about them, even with strangers, and most of the time, even if only for whatever few moments they can spare from their busy day. Hugs

Ha ha...if you ever meet me, my Yorkies will likely be with me, and we will be happy to swap Yorkie stories with you! :D

That is a wonderful idea! I want to do the same in my area, a Yorkie and small dog group. A few of my friends in other states have groups who meet regularly for parties and outings.

If someone talks to me about Callie I can't shut up lol

I haven't encountered anyone with a Yorkie not wanting to talk about them. That's pretty weird. I hope these people are good to their dogs...
There are Yorkie meetups. I attended a couple when we lived in MA. Here we have just been going to the dog park.

From what you said about her talking with you so long to make sure you would give her baby a good home and love him like she did I bet she would be thrilled to have you come talk to her and tell her how he is doing!

I think you brought up some very good points Maximo. We just assume people are always in a good frame of mind with no reason not to want to talk with us about our Yorkies. There can be many good reasons why a person is not at their best to talk with someone about anything. They could have serious problems that are taking up all their attention in their minds or they could be feeling sick or ill. Thank you for bringing that up along with your own personal testimony to the same effect.

Yea it's only like 2 neighborhoods over which is like a 10 min drive! I also wanted to send a card on his birthday in September to thank her again! She seemed really nice but I don't remember her number so if I could get a parent to come with me I'd love to visit his parents and her! This was her final litter so it was really emotional for her

Oh yea, she would love it if you sent a card on his birthday to thank her again. Sounds like an excellent thing for the both of you especially as you said it was really emotional for her. Good deal!You might even make a new friend,who knows. Go for it!

If you know her address, or can drive by and get it, why not send a 'thinking of you/thank you for my wonderful companion' card and invite her to tea/coffee, or offer to bring your baby by so she can see him at her convenience. Make sure to put your contact information in the card. She may be as interested in a visit as you are!

That sounds like a good idea! Yea she lives right by my old house that my brother now lives in so its be easy to get the address and send a card :)

Terrific! I hope it works out super good!

In the 35 + years I have owned yorkies lucky me, I have never ran into a yorkie owner that didn't want to brag or listen to me brag about our babies.

Maybe it is the town I live in. I am from Michigan and everyone down here who meets me tells me that I am not what they expect from a person from Michigan because they said all the other people they have met from Michigan were mean.

I am one of those people that if I am having a party and you show up to drop off your child and say you can't stay because your girlfriend and her child are with you, I will invite them in even though I have never met you or your girlfriend just because you are the child's parent! I did this and the girlfriend thanked me for being so nice to her and her child without even knowing them.

I am just this super friendly person. Even if I have a migraine, I do my best to be friendly to everyone. It is just who I am.

I absolutely love to talk about my Yorkies though.

If I would of saw your yorkie parade, we would of been still talking about our yorkies.:D

It took me about an hour to walk to the end of our block and back because people kept stopping me to pet the puppies and ask questions about them. They love the attention and I love to share them. One of the neighbors had a Yorkie earlier this year and their granddaughter opened the door and it darted out and was hit by a car, so they were very happy to get to see the 3 Yorkies.

Another neighbor loves my Yorkies. Some other people I don't even know asked if they could see them! It is so much fun.

I just love meeting people and sharing my babies.

If someone is walking a puppy, they might not want any contact with anyone else who owns a dog in order to avoid their puppy catching a disease for which it hasn't built up immunity yet. Or, perhaps someone has abused their dog in the past, and they just don't want to take chances.

I have a neighbor who has a little boy. One day, he and his mother were outside, and they spotted me with Bella and called me over. I brought Bella over to them, and the little boy started slapping Bella with the palm of his hand. Now, when I see them outside, I either don't take Bella out, or I cross to the other side of the street. They might think I'm rude, but I will NOT let anyone abuse Bella. Not everyone is a Yorkie lover, and not everyone who owns a Yorkie wants to take a chance with psychotic neighbors, children, or strangers.

BTW, the incident with the neighbor's child may have had a permanent effect on Bella, because now, although she is eager to approach people, once she gets close, she acts fearful and cowers. She didn't use to do that.

Last year I had, had Cody about 5 months, I was visiting a friend in another town. Cody needed to be walked so out I went with him. The sidewalks were narrow, a young man pushing a stroller with 2 little girls in it was coming towards us, I stepped into the street so he could pass us, the 2 little girls about 6 and 4 y/o saw Cody and started to fuss wanting to pet him, many of you may not know this, Cody's prev. owner was a little 11 y/o, he was gotten for her when she was 8 y/o, Cody was doted on by his little mistress, when he heard the squealing of the 2 girls he got very excited, I guess he remembered his little mistress squealing and laughter, I asked the dad if Cody could say hello to his girls, Cody was so happy and the girls were so gentle with him, the dad thanked me for allowing his girls to pet Cody, I told him his prev. owner was a little girl and Cody loves children, I thanked him for allowing his kids to say hello to Cody. Not all parents want their kids near dogs they don't know. If I am out with Cody and there are kids around, I watch the kids, if they are calm and want to pet Cody I allow it, if I see they are hyper and loud I won't let them near Cody, as an adopted dog, I don't know what Cody's reaction would be to loud hyper kids, I do knowheLOVEScalmlittle girls. My passed girls were afraid of kids and could bite them out of fear, because they were teased by 2 little boys that would squirt them with water pistols (long story) and my cousins 2 granddaughters would get so excited when I went to visit my cousin they would scream for hours in excitement over the dogs, but their screaming scared my dogs. I want Cody to be child friendly so I watch the behavior of the kids that are around him.

Shoulda slapped the little doofus back.

Truly. About a year ago, I reported an incident where my visiting sister pulled Bella's tongue to keep her from licking. (My sister is a 64 year old nurse.) Everyone told me to pull my sister's tongue to see how she likes it. I don't know why I'm surround by such mean people. That's why I'm so protective of Bella--you never know WHAT people are going to try to do to her.

Walter's mother and sister visited a month ago, and although they wanted to love on Bella, Bella barked at them and kept her distance. Walter's mother offered Bella a treat, and Bella snuck up carefully, grabbed it out of her hand, and ran away. Bella has lost trust for people. Thank goodness she still trusts Walter and me!