I feel badly for Hobbs.
 

It never fails....whenever we have friends over or I take Hootie and Hobbs on a walk or we go to a friends house and take the dogs....Hobbs NEVER gets any attention. I will be the first to admit that both Hootie and Hobbs are very small yorkies: Hobbs is 3.6lbs and Hootie weighs just under 3.0lbs. But everyone always gives Hootie all the attention and everyone completely ignores Hobbs....they say Hootie is smaller and thus, cuter. :( I have always noticed how people act differently towards each of them, but it became very apparent and actually made me mad last night when we had some friends over to watch Grey's Anatomy. We had 6 friends over and they kept passing around Hootie and oo'ing and awe'ing over her and they were actually being MEAN to Hobbs saying he was being annoying. :mad: Hobbs was NOT being annoying. He is VERY VERY well behaved. He just has a big personality, whereas Hootie is strictly a lap dog. But no one wanted to hold Hobbs and everyone was doating on Hootie, and Hobbs was just getting his feelings hurt and thus, my feelings were hurt. :(

I know good and well there is nothing that I can do to change the way people view my yorkies. But it just irks me...what is this world coming to? My 3.6lbs yorkie is no longer cute because now I have a yorkie that is even smaller than he?! It just really makes me mad. :mad:

Sounds like the friend swere being annoying, not poor Hobbs! :( So long as his Mommy loves him, I'm sure that's what he cares most about.:)

Awww....Poor Hobbs!!! That's not fair of your friends to be mean to Hobbs...Poor little guy, like 1/2 lb even matters. Shoot, my yorkie is 10-11lbs, but it doesn't matter...To me, Miko is the most adorable baby in the whole world! When they do that and they're holding Hootie and being mean to Hobbs, just make sure and give Hobbs lots of love. Yorkie's feelings are hurt so easily, but as long as he knows his mommy loves him, then he'll be okay.

That's exactly what I did. I scooped up Hobbs and just loved on him. I tell Hobbs (but I never let Hootie hear) that he is my one and only special someone. :D

:( sorry I know how you feel that happens to me too..people always play with Lillian and ignore the other 2 cause they're bigger.

Oh, I'm sorry Rebecca - I think I probably would have had to say something to my "friends". I haven't had the exact same experience as you, but something similar - and it's with my own grown children!

I've told them that Mia is basically our grandchild (because we don't have any). And she needs to greeted when they come over and treated as a part of our family - not just a dog. It hurts me when they ignore or just look at her - she is always sooo delighted to see them - wagging her tail and wiggling all over just waiting to be spoken to. She's not a terrible barker. She has a reason when she does, and I have told them that I wouldn't have a dog that didn't bark (meaning I wouldn't discourage it). I want her to bark when there are things she needs to tell me. I don't always hear our doorbell, or she knows when cars pull up at our house, etc. The bottom line is they need to be respectful of us.

If you had 2 children you wouldn't allow your friends to treat them differently. To me it's the same thing. I would say tell them kindly, please don't treat Hobbs that way. Either be kind to both, or don't bother with either.

Gez, I haven't had my coffee yet - I hope this made sense... :rolleyes:

People always do that with Chachi and Jewels too. Jewels gets all the attention because she is smaller. Chachi is the one that is better about wanting other people to handle or give attention to. Jewels is an owners dog

Awww, poor little Hobbs. But I know how you feel because this happens to my sweet Codie. Whenever I walk my babies, people always stop and say how beautiful Tia is and they rant and rave about her (she's 3 lbs). But hardly ever does someone do that to Codie (he's 8 lbs). It just really bugs me because he may be bigger but he's GORGEOUS! He has NO tear staining, his coat is a lush snow white color and super soft and he has the sweetest personality and disposition. It always pisses me off because people can't look past his SIZE -- they only see a bigger dog. :mad:

Poor Hobbs and poor Codie. :(

OMG HOBBS IS THE CUTEST BOY EVER And what is wrong with them :eek: - I give BOTH my boys weiner dogs equal attention - they are each cute as a button in their own right

poor baby - I just want to come hang out with your friends and I'll HOLD THAT DOLLBABY ! He IS cute and that must make you so sad - why don't you just tell then he needs some attention too ????

girl - send him here I'll babysit and he'll get swooned over I PROMISE you - Everytime I see him I smile - he has that little munchkin mouth and expression that just melts me

Awwwww, poor Hobbs!!! Good thing his momma gives him attention, I'm sure that's all he needs to make him feel better. :p

That happens with my three too, Gidget is the middle size (5.0 lbs) and everyone goo goo ga ga's over her and leaves the other two out. I give them enough love, but it pi$$es me off to know end.

I KNOW! It really just blows me away how someone cannot be in love with Hobbs. He has the biggest personality ever and he is so well behaved. Hootie is smaller, but she literally just sits there. Hobbs has enough personality for the BOTH of them. Oh well. Hobbs is my one and only special someone and I really don't care what other people have to say about it.

:kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: for Codie too from the girls -

Chanel can relate because she's bigger than Cheri - I just tell people she's the voluptious one and she won't be ignored - lol - but she's such a mama's girl she really stays with me mostly - both of mine do so I don't think she gets her feelings hurt but I DO know what you guys are saying...

in my eyes....When it comes to cuteness.... size doesn't matter at all - CUTE IS CUTE !

awwwwwwwww!!

I do the SAME thing with my 2 little boys. I have brothers and one is about 8lbs and very active, and the other is about 4.5lbs and very much a cuddlebug lapdog. Everyone gives my little guy soooo much attention, and gets annoyed with my bigger guy. Everyone tells me my little guy is cuter. Well they are VERY different looking boys, but they are both beautiful in their own ways. So I always end up giving my big guy lots of extra love and tell him the same thing! That he is my baby boy and how much I love him! Noone really passes my dogs around thank god so my big guy probably does not feel it like your poor little hobbs! but I see it and it makes me sad! My big guy is GORGEOUS and special and precious! Hes intelligent, strong willed and I enjoy every little antic he pulls, hes sooo full of life and fun and personality! How people do not think hes as cute as my smaller boy just cuz hes double his size makes NO sense to me at all! :D

That's me and Chanel - we're so bonded it's scary and as much as I love Cheri - Chanel and I share something I don't have with anyone else....so you're right - what others do or say doesn't matter and believe me - Hobbs is WAY WAY CUTE - I'm in love with that face of his - hootie is a total dollbaby but he has that 'something' special and it shows in his pictures...actually they both do lol -

I mean - LOOK AT THESE FACES of your kids - TOTAL CUTENESS !!!

Does a 6oz weight difference really show that much??? the same happens with my 2, Pippa is 8lb ball of fluff and ...Jake well he is a 38kg ball of fluff so no one bothers with him as he cant sit on their lap

Awwwww, your story made me tear up! Damn hormones !!!! :) Well I'd give them both equal lovin!!! I'd scoop them both up and probably hog them the whole time!!!

Its funny but my biggest Yorkie (15lbs) gets all the attention. I think its his personality. I think he's really human!!!

Oh poor little Hobbs. Mommy have to give him lots of kisses and attention when he is ignored :) I am sure that will make a whole lot of difference to him.

You'd be surprised how much it does show. They are so tiny anyway, that any weight at all shows up. They are brother and sister and look almost exactly alike now besides the size. And Hootie is still a little darker since she's younger.

That makes me so sad to hear :( Poor Hobbs. I would have been kissing and loving on them both. I would be so mad at my "friends" if they did that :mad: Your babies are cute and anyone who doesn't love both of them equally is just missing out on some good lovin' :D Give Hobbs and Hootie kisses from me and Coco (give Hobbs one little extra for having his feelings hurt).

I would have said something. I get that with Daisy and Kodi too. I tell them to say hi to both or not at all. They have feelings too.:(

ahh poor baby. I'd say the same as others have. when that happens, just scoop him up and cuddle on him.

i get the same thing with my 3 and there all about the same size Everyone leaves Austin out When i walk Brownie hell be growling & barking at them but they still wanna pet him
When i walk Austin he wags his tail & wants to kiss everyone & all they have is stupid comments they dont say hello to him :(
people are terrible

if i was at your house i would have both your babies on my lap !!

I don't get this - Austin has the HAPPIEST FACE How could anyone ignore that ?? Smoochies to Austin too - the girls always say Hubba hubba when we see him -

POOR LITTLE HOBBS :cry: I KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS!
YOUR DOING THE BEST THING IN GIVING EXTRA HUGS AND KISSES !
GIVE HIM ONE FOR ME! :)

AWWWWWWWWWW! Thanks SO much everyone! I'm gonna read all these messages to Hobbs so he will know that EVERYONE on YT just LOVES him and it doesn't matter what our "friends" think. He is special, too! :p :p :p

I think when everyone is over you need to tell them house rule is that Hobbs gets held the same amount of time as Hootie. :cool: Or no more wine for them. ;)

Poor little Hobbs! It's that way with humans too...when a baby comes into the picture, people gush and goo over the baby, many times ignoring the other child. I always make sure I give the older child the attention first and then have a look at the baby.

It's ridiculous that 1/2 pound would even matter. I think if it were me, I'd say something like, "Hobbs wants some attention too...he's feeling left out." If I ever meet you and your furbabies, you can count on my giving Hobbs lots of love and attention!!!