Do You Feel Like A Know It All???
 

Do you ever feel like when your talking to someone who doean't know a lot about yorkies or small breeds that you sound like a know it all? I have had a few of my friends get yorkies and they know nothing about the breed at all and i get so concerned taht my mouth just won't shut up i tell them everything i know in hopes to help them but i'm afraid i come off like a know it all. i don't know how to stop! Ireally want to help but i don't want people to think i am arrogant ya know. Do you ever feel this way?

i guess i'm the only know it all lol!:eek: anyone else?

I know what you mean.. and then there are times.. that I know I'm wasting my time.. with people, in my area ..close to Puppy mill territory..that buy dogs out there..:mad: I start to expalin..and I know I'm wasting my breath.

Or when they go on and on about their.. Yorkie Miniature..or teacup.. I say.. Ya know.. there is no such thing.. and then they use the word about 10 more times in the conversation and I give up..:rolleyes:

Heck yes. I was in the pet store yesterday, and a sales clerk was helping a man pick out a new food. I jumped right in & gave my opinion. I told the clerk sorry for interupting. She said fine, that I seemed to know more about the different types of food than she did. Come to find out it was the manager & she offered me a job. Sometimes my mouth gets the better of me. LOL

i love when they tell me that all yorkies are suppose to be super tiny but then they complain that brownie has a topknot and they give me a look when i say all yorkies can have a topknot they do in shows

you get offered a job at petsmart way to go lol that tells ya something lol.

I have to agree with you. I feel the same way at times but try very hard
to keep my mouth closed! That's not easy sometimes:D
There is a woman in my office that is a very close friend of mine for 40yrs.
Her son has a Yorkie who is 6yrs old. She constantly brags how well he
takes care of this dog. Well let me just tell you that the pup has had
6 adult teeth removed due to lack of care, kidney and liver problems due
to horrible diet and has no training and they laugh when the dog jumps and grabs food out of someone's hand while they are eating at the table:eek: . My stomach just flips when she starts talking. I have nicely explained
the care of a Yorkie to her and she just brushes it off and says her son
loves this dog to death and takes such good care of it! I want to scream
at times but I can't say anymore without accusing her son of being
just plain dumb! His past diet, before being sick, consisted of grapes:eek: ,
meal loaf with garlic and onion in it and meatballs more garlic &
onion hence kidney problems! Also my daughter is a groomer and he brought the dog to be groomed. My daughter refused to cut his nails because they were so long they were twisted around. She told him to take
him to the vet to get them cut. My friend came in to work a couple days
later and stated that my daughter was afraid to cut the dogs nails!
Your damn right she was because they were so deformed from lack of care.
It's not easy to keep your mouth shut when it comes to the proper care
of these little guys and even harder when you have to work with someone
who thinks they know more than you do. To keep my sanity I try and ignore her because she believes her son knows everything and I just
gave up trying to help. It's like talking to a cement wall!

It happens alot, but it's only because we love these little babies so much. We only want the best for them. The fact that we are Proud Mommies and Daddies, has absolutely nothing to do with it ;) .

I feel like that sometimes...about a subject that I know something about. I want to help others and give them the information that I learned, but I get the feeling that they want to tell me to "SHUT UP!" :eek:

Yes I do but then I clarify that I didn't know much either until I found YT. That way they know that I just don't THINK I know, that I actually have researched it.

I have just been feeling really bad latley. My friend got a yorkie from a pet shop recently i told them i would help them find a nice breeder but they didn't want to wait. well not only was it a pet store but it was the one that i turned in for cruelty to the dogs in the cages:eek: then come to find out it was a puppy mill dog:eek: i tried to tell them but i think it came out wrong and i know i offended them. then i was trying to tell them about nutrical and everything else and i feel they were offnded. the puppy is cute but it's really poor exampke of the breed it has a really wirey coat i don't think the hair will grow and i think she is going to be big. they wanted a tiny one and i just feel they will be dissapointed. agghhh i need to shut up to but i have learned so much here i feel selfish if i don't share my knowlegde but i guess i just go over board lol

ARCHIE I agree, I believe in that case it is best not to say anything. You can not teach some something if they already think they know.

Yes I feel the same way. ;) My neighbor ,who has 2 Yorkies of his own, approached me earlier this week telling me that his female just had a litter of 3 girls. He asked me what he should ask for them. I started with the questions...do they have AKC papers, what do the parents look like (I have only seen them from a distance) , it depends on the quality and size as well, blah blah, blah..:eek: I just couldn't seem to stop myself! I think I overwhelmed him. LOL!!

Wow, yes that would be hard. but like I told ARCHIE, if they don't want to learn there isn't much that you can do,. Just be there to help them with problems if they arise.

Knowledge is power, and that makes people nervous! You should be proud that you know so much about the breed that you love and obviously protect.

Kathy

well they thought that a yorkie and a yorkshire terrior were 2 different breeds OMG:eek: i am so motherly lol. i guess it would be over whelming when i try to tell them all the stuff i have learned over a year in 5 minutes lol:rolleyes:

but my other friend has a yorkie to and they want to breed her well she is 10 months old and they don't even know if she has had a heat yet. Also the other friend from the pet store the dog is apri and they want to breed her as well not that i have anything against breeding i just wish they would research a little first they have no idea about the breed let alone about breeding

there i go again sounding like a know it all:(

I often think if I knew then what I know now would I have Buddy?
Probably not because:
1. He was purchased from a pet store
2. He was 6.5 lbs at 14 1/2 weeks old
3. I paid $1,400.00 for him.
4. He is registered EKCH

Sometimes knowing less is better:D
In my case I thank the Yorkie God for such a wonderful, healthy pet.

I agree with you whole heartedly but in the case of my friend i know they will be dissapointed. They think Peeka is a big yorkie he is only 4 lbs 4 ozs and he looks like he i s 3 lbs he is so small! I know their puppy will be bigger she was 2 1/2 lbs at 9 weeks and the pet store told them she would only be 3 lbs tops!:eek:

what is EKCH? i have told someone at a petmsart dont buy a dog from a petstore because they asked me where to find one that sells dogs and they looked at me like i was crazy..oh well at least they were informed even if they didnt believe me or know what to think!

I just had this discussion with my mom and dad the other day, about knowing too much! I said maybe I know too much for my own good! But then again maybe not! I have helped them out with their dog, and I know they appreciate it. (I guess they have to, because they are my parents!;) )

LOL that happened to me at Petsmart last weekend! I was helping a lady pick out a step in harness and then before you know it I had a line of people wanting my help. LOL

Yes I do know what you mean and I really wish breeders selling their puppies would clue in prospective buyers BEFORE they are willing to sell. As there are so many who don't care where or who they sell to and just want the money, unfortunately, you end up with people with pet puppies that have no idea about anything often to the detriment of the puppy.

EKCH is a European registary. European Kennel Club, Hungary is what it stands for. Buddy was
born there and his papers are all in Hungarian. The private pet store
where I purchased him from was a broker! I would never do it again since
I have become educated thanks to YT but I was one of the more
fortunate ones with pet store pets.

I always feel like a know it all when I'm telling my family how to take care of Wobi...They look at me like I'm crazy for being so overprotective already...My boyfriend brought home greenies the other day because the guy at the petstore recommended them :eek:

Geez Amber you big know it all.:D ;) If I ever start to think I know it all I just get on YT and realize that even if I have learned alot, I dont even come close to knowing half of the stuff I need to know. I cant imagine how I would have learned all of the stuff I know if I wouldnt have found YT.

I know i feel the same way!

This is a funny thread - I don't feel alone anymore!!

As a groomer and owner of Yorkies I get asked for advice or suggestions and off and running I go. After a 30 minute discussion I had one owner say "could you come talk to my Rotary Club - they'd love to hear about puppymills". I started back peddling and said ohhhh, no thank you I don't think you want me in front of a bunch of ppl standing on my soap box given a free forum to vent about puppymills.

I try to censor myself but sometimes...

I've been a yorkie owner for 3 yrs and Ihave 3 yrs experience,that's all. I have learned tons of information and still have lots to learn! When asked , I'm honest and tell them about having a tiny yorkie because so many people ask me where to get one that they want one so bad.I tell them if they really want a small one to do a little homework and google small yorkies. I always tell them that if they have a full time job and busy life then a tiny yorkie might not be for them,mainly for the first couple of months. I devote sooo much time when I get a puppy and it can be draining but I love it because it's also when I get to bond with my furbaby.
Sometimes I catch myself giving more information than I think they can handle. I can clearly see it on someone's face when it's time to wish them good luck on their new puppy search!


Genie,Cookie,Lola & Angel