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would you get offended? just curious, but would you get offended if you had a big dog and someone who had a little dog came and when they saw your big dog, they just immediately pick up their dog and not let them play with yours? i was reading in another post how people always pick up their yorkies when they see another big dog.. and i do it too, people always think im paranoid.. i mean i dont make a big scene but i do pick her up fast.. sometimes the owners of the big dogs look offended... is it offensive? |
I dont think they should be offended. It is better to be safe than sorry especially if the big dog is not on a leash. |
I pick Murfee up when a big dog is around but mostly for the big dogs sake. Murfee doesn't know he is small and will try to take on anything. |
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I have a mastiff and 2 yorkies. We don't normally get that reaction since we all walk together. I have had people do it when He and I walk without the littles, but I am not offended Little dog people are scared of an unknown big dog and they probably should be. You never know if someone may or may not have control over their animal. Even a big dog trying to play can be too rough for little ones. |
No one should take offense to it...in my opinion. It only takes one time. And, that friendly family dog that is 3 times your dog's size may be in a bad mood the day it meets your dog. Accidents happen all the time. It is our responsibility as dog owners to make sure that those accidents don't happen. |
I have a big dog that my Yorkies dearly love and Boo loves the Yorkies..... When I am out and there is even a medium sized dog around, I snatch up the yorkies. I try to be discrete, but the safety of my Yorkie kids is #1. If someone wants to get offended, that is their choice :) On the other hand, I would EXPECT someone to pick up their little dogs if I was walking Boo -- not that Boo would cause any problems, but I would like to see the owners concerned enough about the safety of their kids to pick up first and ask questions later:D |
I, personally, would be. Only b/c I have owned big dogs before and could never figure out why people would run like the plague when they saw them. Even though they were walking perfectly on a leash. When I was at a dog park or such, I wouldn't let my big dog play with the little ones, only b/c they don't know their own strength sometimes, but a lot of the little ones, especially chi and doxies would love to play with them. However, if I see any dog in general, big or little, pulling at their leash, barking, growling, walking their owner, ect. Whether my dog was big or little, I would move out of the way and/or not allow my pet to play in the same area as it. |
LOL -- knowing MY yorkies -- I should probably pick up Boo the Boxer if I saw Yorkies coming --:D |
I don't think that would upset me in the least, but yesterday when we went to Home Depot with Zada and Azrael I passed a man with a little girl in the cart and one walking by him around 4 years and she wanted to pet the pups and her dad said "don't touch those things" and didn't even look at me so I told him they were NOT things and she should teach his kids better. |
Since I own a big dog I can tell you that I wouldn't be the least bit offended. All you are telling me is that you think my dog is capable of harming yours and you don't want to take any chances. You aren't accusing my dog of doing anything wrong. Why should I be offended by that? You are not paranoid either! Ivan could probably kill a little one by stepping on it since he weighs as much as a human. Buy he is gentle and careful around Adie and Cassie. |
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People that do get offended are more than likely reacting out of a lack of knowledge.They are probably not aware how fragile our Yorkies are.I too pick mine up when big dogs are around as her protection is my first priority. She does play with some larger dogs,but only ones we know well that are gentle in nature. :woof: :woof: :) |
Example: We were at the beach walking Bella and there were all sorts of big dogs not on leashes. We didn't have any problems, any time a big dog was interested in Bella or got really close I picked her up just to be on the safe side. One dog tried to jump on me! It wasn't aggressive but it was dominate so I backed it off and told it who was boss and the owner just stood there and said "don't worry hes friendly" I don't care how friendly a dog is they shouldn't be jumping on ppl. That is a dominate behavior! She is only 7lbs and some of those dogs looked like they weighed at least 100 lbs. I have owned big dogs in the past and my parents still do. I don't mind as long as I know the big dog. Other wise I will chose to be safe than sorry. My husband thought I was paranoid but that night we were watching ER Vets on Animal Planet and a puppy had his eye poked out by a big dog and had to have surgery. If anything like that ever happened to my dog I would have killed the owner of the aggressive dog. |
Maybe it is just our area, but when I take Sissy and Angel to the park and we're walking around the park, if someone with a big dog is walking toward us, they always go to the other side of the street. |
I pick up Pepper when I see a dog off leash. On leash, I always look at how the owner handles the dog and the dog's body language. I'm always ready to pick him up in case. But had no problems with bigger dogs that are friendly. About being offended? If I do pick up Pep, I couldn't care less what the owner thinks. Isn't it embarassing for them if they can't control their dogs anyway? |
It can take as little as one second to kill a yorkie, and its not like yorkies are not going to start trouble because we all know they can. So unless you know the big dogs and unless the owners have their dog under control, pick up your dog and don't give it a second thought. Thats is our job to protect our yorkies!!! |
Like everyone else I pick up my Yorkies when I see big dogs coming. You just don't know the termperment of a strangers dog and it isn't worth the risk. Not only do I pick up my Yorkies when I see big dogs but also younger children. I know this may offend some and that's not my intention but I've had so many young children want to pick up my pups. They don't ask if they can they just go after them. My pups squirm and I'm so scared they'll get dropped or stepped on. I just wish ppl would teach their children not to assume it's ok to pet or pick up someone else's dogs. I wouldn't run up to a human baby and just pick it up and expect the parents to think it was ok. JMHO |
I have a big dog and I don't get offended when someone picks their dog up, but Max is on a leash, only off leash on my property, but you better believe I pick my yorkies up :) |
I always ,always pick Cookie up if a big dog is headed towards us. I would not mind if we had a big dog and they know each other for a long time and our big dog would not hurt my little one. But... if it's a new dog walking towards us ,we just don't know how it will react to my little "rat". I prefer to pick up Cookie instead of regretting not picking him up.If the big dog's owner is offended,um well I'm sorry about that but I prefer to be safe. My husband walks Cookie when we go to some downtown shops and he carries him if he sees a little puddle of water up ahead! My hubby is way over protective with Cookie and does not care who hears him. Sometimes we'll be in a pet clothes boutique and a bigger dog walks in and my hubby talks loud " Pick him up!" or he says " Big dog,pick him up" I havent seen anyone get upset ,they usually say " OMG he's so tiny" and understand why I'm picking him up lol Genie,Cookie & Lola |
I would walk Sophie to the other side of the street if a larger dog was in our path. She was small, a lease causes more fear for them when confronted with a bigger dog sniffing around. So, being very protective, I would pick her up and when they passed, set her back down to continue our walk. Why take a chance because Yorkies think they are bigger than life, but it only takes one bite to cause injury. So, I am with you... |
Some big dog owners probably get offended because they think that us w/ little dogs are assuming the big dogs are mean. If I don't know the dog and the dog is real close, I pick Rocky up, if were on the other side of the street though then I just keep walking with him. It's always better to be safe than sorry, and I'd rather offend someone then take a chance of Rocky getting hurt, or like some others have already posted, our little ones sometimes think that their bigger, and I don't want him to start going after a dog of any size! |
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In fact, I thought my mom was gonna go into cardiac arrest when I told her we were getting a puppy. (But you should see her now - all in looooooooove with Ceiba!) ;) I guess I'm just thinking we should all be a little more tolerant - not everyone loves our furbabies like we do! I don't think any offense was intended... (ok, getting off my soapbox now...) |
i'll pick mine up if i'm outside and Troy isn't on a leash cause if i don't she'll be going home with them! |
the other day i was walking lexi and a big dog with owner was coming towards us of course lexi was going nuts barking like crazy , anyway as they got close to us, i was scooping lexi up and the owner says does she bite, i say no, but i dont trust your dog.. she said oh its ok i said no its not and she said yes, its ok i said no its not now get away.. dont you think that owner came close with her big dog and that dog opened his mouth on lexi to bite her head off,, thank god i was holding her back... the lady felt so stupid and kept apoligizing as she walked away... you see, you never know... i know lexi wanted to eat that dog.. ha |
no i have a huge dog and some people will move themsleves not to mention little dogs out of they way |
Better safe then sorry. But I would approach them & ask if there dog likes other dogs & let them smell eachother . Then from then on maybe they could say hi on their leashes. I have heard to many stories of little dogs being ripped apart right on the end of their leashes at the foot of their owners by bigger dogs. I like big dogs. But you dont take chances. Be friendly introduce them if its someone & there dog that you meet several times on a walk. Let them become friends. If the dog growls or anything forget it, maybe try again later. Let the big dog smell your hand & get a pet then introduce the dogs. Most likely the little one will have the additude:rolleyes: |
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Well...I have a very large dog at almost 100 pounds. We go to the beach several times per week and he is the friendliest guy. I guess the other dog owners can sense that because they very rarely pick their tiny ones up when walking past him. Probably because they see our 2 little girls with him. HOWEVER...most of the time he gets nipped at by the little dogs! HAHA. So I wish more people would pick their little ones up if they are going to bite my Blitz's ankles. LOL My big guy gets bullied by the little ones quite often.:p |
I don't pick up my babies when a big dog comes near, as long as it's on a leash, I just simply ask the owners if their dog is okay with small dogs, if not then we just go around him. We also have 2 big outside dogs that my babies are used to being around, so they are not terrified of big dogs. Although I do have one baby that when put on a leash he becomes fearless, so I have to watch him. |
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