well thear is not a breed of dog i dont like but i am not fond of medium sized dogs like 30-70 pounds i like small dogs and i like big dogs i kinda think that the medium size is clumsy and that bothers me

Then, by your own logic, hit the 'back' button and move on. It was NOT my intention to be mean-spirited. As for being pointless, I will not even 'go there' on threads you have started. If the first post offended you so much, that should have been your clue as to hit 'back', and move on. Simplicity at its finest ;)

You know what? You are completely right! Part of what I love about YT is how we can all share our own opinions.

I am having a horrible day (not YT related), and the OP's first post just struck me the wrong way. This is no excuse - I know I over-reacted and for that, I apologize. I still think shih tzu's are a terrific breed though. Now, I'm going to try to keep my mouth shut the rest of the day! :p

i know what you mean. my groomer has a chi and i like her dog, but i would not get a chi for myself, just not one of my top picks. and when i was looking for my second dog, my groomer suggested that i should get a chi, and without thinking much i just said my true feeling which was i didn't like the way they looked, but after i said it, i felt so bad, because i remember her dog's a chi, and i shouldn't have said what i said.:(

dogs with bulging eyes can lose there eye due to what is called in layman terms the eyeball dislocating it is cause by pressure or by a blow to the head sometimes it can be put back but most of the time the eye is already blind and once it comes out once it will come out again (at least that's what the vet told us) this happened to my moms pug last summer she was playing with my Yorkie under the recliner he ran out she diddent my step dad put the foot down and it hit her on the head she did lose her eye but people who own thease dogs know about thease problems and most are prepared for it (my mom had eyedrops on the ready to keep her eye moist)every breed has its flaw but as people who love them we deal with it

wow, you have a lot of specific dislikes! :rolleyes:
why is the long hair creepy?
and what do you mean pegeant gear? i don't think i have seen those?
do you mean like formal dresses/holiday dresses for dogs?

i prefer puppy cut for my baby just because it's easier for me,
and i also like the way it looks,
but i don't think long hair on yorkies is creepy,
that's what yorkies are supposed to look like!
and i think they are adorable and so pretty with their long hair. :animal-pa

Alright...that...was a bit much. :( I realize why you feel the need to defend your intentions in starting the thread, which I truly believe were all in fun and not meant to offend....but dang....

She said she was having a bad day and apologized for over-reacting....

And, I was writing as that was posted! So, if I say I'm having a bad day, that is a life-jacket for being rude? No. I started this just as an innocent post, and people misconstrued the intent beyond what it should have been :rolleyes: I am not the one who began to bicker :rolleyes: ;)

Lighten up! Sheesh :)

No, I don't think it is a "life-jacket," I just took it how she stated...that she blew things out of proportion. I didn't think that you post was mean spirited...I added my opinions and liked reading what others said, whether I agreed with them or not. But to personally insult another member's intelligence...just don't agree with that, sorry.

:thumbup::thumbup:

And, as I stated, (once again, for good measure), I was typing at the time! So, there we have it. I never meant for this to be inflammatory. Sure, I'm sorry she's having a bad day, but it's not my fault, I didn't know, nor should I be maligned because of it.

So, there you go ;)

Mystery solved :) :rolleyes:

Yeah, I caught that the first time. ;) Had you stated that and nothing else, I never would have bothered responding again. But whatever, moving on now..."lightening up" as you call it. Come to find out, this thread did turn out to be as lighthearted and fun as I thought it would be. :rolleyes:

I really was feeling badly for all the comments I made here so I came back to try to make amends. Then I see this and now I feel so much better. Thank you! :D

I'm a dog and animal lover! In fact, I'm always telling my friends that I love dogs more then alot of people! :D
I don't really dislike certain breeds, it would really be the personality of any given dog that I might not like.
Having said that, obviously I'm partial to certain breeds over others. I have a fondness for the cute breeds, like Yorkies, that when you see them it makes you want to squeal! lol!

Okay :p...so, I had to delete one post. I do happen to know for a fact that Bonny is one of the sharpest tacks in a whole *bunch* sharp of sharp tacks :D. I think MissBehavin' is just kidding around, but if not, you BEHAVE MissBehavin' :D!

Ann, thank you. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this.

I'm embarrassed by my behavior on this thread. You know, and I think most others know, that this isn't like me - especially on such a trivial matter.

What bothers me more than anything are the comments made to a much loved, long time member on another of this OP's threads. It seems today is "one of those days". It started out bad and has just gotten worse.

They are a beautiful breed not unattractive at all imho, intelligent, inquisitive, totally devoted to their owners. The ones I've known have been very eager to learn. These are just some of their good points :) They run and jump too :)

I love all dogs, might favor some (like Yorkies:p) over others but I think Shih Tzus are adorable w/their ewok faces. They also 'talk' alot, bounce around, has the most expressive faces...darn cute, what's not to like?

O.M.G. This is NOT how I wanted this to turn. All I was posting was about a breed of dog that I didn't think was all too bright. I did post a disclaimer, so as to place the onus of the dogs' (Shih Tzus, in this case) behavior on the owner. And, like I mentioned, one of the STs in question belonged to an ex-BF, of whom I am not fond. All this in-fighting, personal attacks, and so on, and so forth, were beyond my comprehension. I hear people all_the_time say they don't like "yappy little dogs" WHILE they are petting my precious (and, none yappy!) Pippi. I don't take offense, rather just laugh it off. People have such varying degrees of likes and dislikes that I thought we could all be adults here, and recognize this as such :confused:

There is a member here, who felt she needed the last word to insult me (when I had done *nothing* to warrant such a rude personal attack), and I sent her a strongly-worded PM (which she probably won't read, but whatever :rolleyes:).

I mentioned in a post (forget which now) that Miss Behavin was the name of one of my favorite geldings when I was living in Argentina (moved from Europe to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where polo is insanely popular. Wellington, where my parent's currently live, is the winter polo capitol of the world - polo ponies are shipped from dozens of countries to be there now), and that is why I chose this as my screen name. NOT b/c I intended on causing trouble. I thought my posts were benign, until things became construed in the manner other than what I meant.
And, if someone is going to pick an argument w/me, I am like a Yorkie, I will NOT EVER back down ;)

So, can we PLEASE just leave this at that? :confused:

LOL....I might have said the very same things about yorkies, if I based my opinion on a couple of different yorkies I found when we were looking for Ruby. I'm glad that I kept an open mind and continued looking!

There is no breed of dog that I really dislike, only breeds some of which I like more than others. Shih Tzus, Lhasa Apsos, Maltese and Yorkies have long been my favorites, any breed with long, flowing hair steals my heart.

Well for someone very new to this forum, your posts come off very offensive to many YT member quite apparently. You may need to "back down" a bit or the chances of you staying a member here for long don't look very good.

We all have our opinions, we have to try to respect each other as well.

:thumbup::thumbup: Well said.

This is stupid, but I am going to say it anyway. I am not sure what they are, I just know they are two big dogs.
My NEIGHBORS dogs, they bark at everything and anything and all day. It really is not my neighbors dog it the daughters has she ever heard of doggie day care.
I told you it was stupid other then that I have not seen a dog I do not like.LOL

Sounds like a personal issue. Sorry LOL:D

Don't be sorry - I feel bad for any dog left outside like that and blame the people ....but non-stop barking really can get on your nerves

Wow, I have been busy all day and barely finished reading this all. I totally agree with you Breeze, and now look the OP has been banned. If I'd made a bet, I would've won.

I was offended at the first post (and I don't even own a shihtzu), but the good of the others here on YT kept it fairly lighthearted for a while at least. If I don't like a certain kind of dog I'm gonna keep it to myself b/c this is a forum for DOG LOVERS. Personally, I took the first post to be along the lines of "what kind of nationalities of people do you not like?"

I love all animals< large and small>

I know that this person has been BANNED!, (why do they put that exclamation point after it, makes it looks shocking) Anyway, she sure had a way of getting people all riled up and then used all those smiley faces to look so innocent.