Cant walk out my door, to walk my babies with out...~Need to Vent!!
 

I NEED TO VENT!!!

Every time I take my babies out for a walk, its like I cant even get out my gate with out someone wanting to pick up or pet my babies!!

Its starting to frustrate me!! I want my dogs to be Social and they are! I run a small doggy daycare out of my home for military famlies. But I dont want them to be OVERLY Social with people, Ya know?!?

Even thou there are thousands of people who LOVE dogs, there are also a lot out there who dont and I dont want my babies to think they can run up to every person, not knowing that ONE person HATEs or are afraid of dogs. I dont want them to get hurt.

I try not to let them get close to people when I walk them. trying to get them NOT want to be petted by EVERY one who walks by, but then I get these evil looks or they just come across the ST. to pet them.

I even had a lady fallow me for like a block just to pet them. And that cute and all but when it happens EVERY DAY!! Every time I take them out. which is like 3 times a day not including just taking them out in my front yard to go potty AND!! people stopping and watching them. Even call them to the gate, which P!$$$ me OFF the most!

Its driving me a little crazy here!

Its feels like I am living in a glass house or something!

How do you tell a person HEY!! Dont touch my dog with out saying HEY dont touch my dog.

I have tried, telling them no when they ask to pet them or pick them up.

I have tried just ignoring them, which half the time I dont mean to scent I dont speak or understand german very well.

How do you be nice about it when its happens every time I walk out my door?

Why do people think they can just pick up or pet someone else dog!? With out even asking!! even if it is 3lb!! They can still bite! Even thou mine wont hurt a fly, but still ya know!!!

Who gave them this right!!???!!

i know how you feel
but i really dont care if people think im rude ill tell be No go away straight out esp holding them no one holds my dogs
when i let someone pet them i always tell my dogs " ok ready to go " and walk away people usally get the hint

I know exactly how you feel. I tried walking to my mailbox the other day (I live in an apt so it is down the street a little), and I got stopped by 6 people with their dogs wanting to hold and pet my 2! Now first of all, I don't know WHAT kind of diseases or whatnot their dogs have, and I don't want my 2 little ones anywhere NEAR their dogs! But how am I supposed to be nice about it? By the way, I didn't ever make it to the mailbox! It was dark by the time everyone stopped me and my dogs were TIRED OUT from all the visiting, so I just had to turn around and go home. :( That's the last time I'll ever try to take them with me to the mailbox!

yeah it is hard being nice about it.

Cant just say dont want to talk to you or dont touch my dogs and dont want ur dogs around mine.

Its rude but yet what there doing is to.

AND when you live by these people you cant be mean bc you have to see them daily.

It is VERY annoying one lady just grabbed my dog out of my arms and said do you want her, I looked at her like she was crazy and said of course and that I needed to go. What really annoys me is my dog will start licking them all over and be all happy with them. Not to be mean but I don't know where those peoples hands or mouths have been :eek: . I don't really mind the petting but I HATE when they just pick them up. What I do now is tell everyone I'm in a rush and I have to leave, or I just put her in her bag.

But heck we have cute little furballs and eveyone loves them can you blame them:p

yeah I'd know how u feel.
I'm to the point were I hardly take them out around my block during daytime. We have alot of little kids around here. And whenever they see me they ask for my dogs and why how come they hardly see them anymore.
I mostly let them out in my backyard its big enough for them to run away. When i first brought the house its the first thing on my mind is to have a big yard for my dogs to play in.

yeah I'm sorry to hear you have to go through that, it really does suck big time.

It's good to vent about it, I sure know how you feel, I was at a outside ice cream stand and had Lillie with me and this "grown" lady runs, and I mean runs over to me just a screaming "omg omg, just look at her, omg ohh she is just so cute" freaks me out and I thought she was going to grab her out of my arms. but it's the same questions over and over, is she a teacup? where did I get her? how much did I pay? and when I say where I got her, they always ask why I went to a different town so far away, why I didnt buy local...
I love taking Lillie out and having her be socialized and I dont mind the smiles and aww she is so cute, but people need to respect us, I really don't want a lot of people touching her, she loves to lick and I just dont want her to have there germs.
But what can we do? I don't want to be rude to people and I'm very proud of Lillie and I'm glad everyone thinks she is so cute.

I don't mind most of the time. I think it's a good opportunity to educate these people about Yorkies and dogs in general. You can tell who is experianced with dogs and who's not. For the ones who are not I let them know Jazzie is very friendly but the best way to approach a dog they don't know is to _____ and I'm done. My walks around a 1/2 mile block usually takes us about an hour because we get stopped but I enjoy the conversation as much as Jazzie like the attention.

My greatest joy comes from children who are scared of dogs and helping them realize not all dogs are scary. The look of surprise, joy, pride in their little face is priceless when they first touch Jazzie soft hair or get their first doggie kiss!

Hmmmmmm... I may be putting my foot in my mouth here... but really guys???? Poor us??? We have the cutest dogs in the world... Some of us do their hair, keep them brushed, dress them, and go to great lengths to maximize the cuteness factor! And you DON"T want people to gush and fall all over your dog? :confused:

I have to admit... I had a bit of an issue with kids poking and wanting to pick up my girls at the ball fields when my daughter was playing Softball... It was a total pain in the a$$... So I stopped bringing them... which I did not like... two weeks later I bought a stroller! So I could take them and nobody could touch them! No kids could poke and they could still come and enjoy the game!! I could have them out if I wanted and then zip them up for a "rest" or "nap" when ever I felt like it...

But seriously.... I have two Yorkies.. Not two German Shepards... if you had a Shepard.. I'm sure nobody would be running across the street to kiss it!! or calling it to the gate!! And they surely would never try to pick it up!!! But we don't have Shepard.... We have high profile Fru Fru dogs!! Pampered Pooches that make even the biggest men melt at the mere sight of them!!!!

But seriously... We all chose an irresistible breed... Can we really fault people for not being able to resist them??? If you want them protected from the hands and lips of would be strangers... Don't expose them... Put them in a purse or stroller... or better yet... scoop them up before they do!

But if you want a long term solution... set ground rules! All of my neighbors know that they are NOT allowed to pick up my dogs... Simply because a drop could seriously hurt them... And I have explained this to them all when they were introduced to my girls... They know... you have to sit on the ground if you want to hold them... Its silly... and not very many of them will plop down in the grass just to hold them... So its worked out very nicely! And they have all coached their kids as well.... Nobody tries to pick them up... I've only been here 4 months now... And slowly but surely I've met almost everyone on my block cause of my babies! :p And I rattle off a few do's and donts.. and a nice to meet you!!! Its worked so far!!! (no treats, no human food, no kisses... its a germ thing! lol) I laugh and they laugh... But I get my point across...

Ok, so being in a foreign country.. I see how that could be a bit tough!! Language barrier and all... I'd get someone to translate your wishes and have it written down and print out copies!!! And then keep them on you, something funny, lighthearted but to the point.. and make your wishes known! Smile and laugh and they can laugh with you! Most people will understand, and those who don't... screw um... they still need to know how you feel!! :D

Or you could just trade your Yorkie for a Shepard.... JK

I feel everyone's pain, but in the end I agree with Kathryn_V. We own a cute breed. People would have to be brain dead not to be curious about them.

It's usually kids I have problems with, but as soon as I see them swarming, I set the ground rules. You can pet them, but don't pick them up. Then, when it's time to go, I'm firm about it. If anyone is grabby, I pick up my dogs and carry them away.

that's odd i would never pick up someone's elses dog without asking! maybe you should put muzzles on them and tell everyone they are viciuos...just kidding but i'm at a loss on this one > maybe move out to the country where nobody's around? good luck though!

When I walk Sadie I have people coming up to me oooooing and awwwwing! I don't have a problem with that. I don't get people wanting to pick her up so often though, they will usually sit on the ground and play with her and, of course she goes out of her mind kissing and hopping around like a bunny! I agree with you..they are the cutest little dogs around and everybody is interested in them and ask all kinds of questions but, if someone asks to hold her (usually a child) I just explain that she is very active and I wouldn't want them to drop her and have her get hurt. I just tell them to sit down and she will go to them...this usually works.

It does work 90% of the time.... but nothing is 100% anymore:rolleyes:

When I'm in the mood to be social, I dress them up extra special and I go out and meet tons of new people!!!! Its so much fun!!!

But when I'm not "in the mood" I opt for the bag or stroller... and dart in and out undetected!!! all sly like! lol

They are like having Mini Movie Stars at our sides!!! Its a tough job, but somebodys got to do it!:p

i love it when people go nuts over lexi .... it doesnt bother me, lets face it,
these dogs are just so adorable how can you not want to hold them.. i would do the same if i saw a yorkie,, i still do even though i have lexi.. what does bother me is when i walk her and some people dont even acknowledge her as she passes by them wagging her tail and tongue... that annoys me to no end , then i say to myself wow they must not like animals and it kinda pisses me off.... how can you not even say hello to that face..oohhh that face.. i

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I always say..."I would not pick him up if I were you...he might pee on you" :D That would stop me dead in my tracks :p

I don't mind when people ooh and aah over her. I didn't like it much when she was a baby because I was trying to potty train her & there were always a ton of people distracting her, but I don't mind it anymore. But I don't like it when kids automatically try to pick her up. I usually tell them "oh, don't pick her up" and reach over & take her away from them...I don't want them trying to put her back down. With Sadie, that part is dangerous because she's such a wiggler.

The only thing that bothers me is when strangers don't ASK about petting Brandy or picking her up. Brandy barks around new people so she kind of "goes nuts" in my arms barking and scratching wanting the attention from new people. I understand that she my little a little vicious from the barking, but she just wants to be petted by them.

One lady at the park reached over to pet her while she was on my lap barking at her and then she said that Brandy bit her! :eek: I told her that I'm sure she just scratched her, because it was time to trim her nails. Sorry, I KNOW MY DOG, and she doesn't bite! The lady had a freaked out look on her face as if she expected me to apologize. I was right there and I know she didn't bite her. But in my opinion she also shouldn't have tried to pet her without asking. You don't touch me without asking, you don't touch people's kids, you don't touch people's cars, so I don't see what the difference is.

I think I'm seriously going to tell strangers NOT to touch her when they try to from now on. What if the lady made a bigger deal about Brandy scratching her SAYING it was a bite? Or if it was a kid? I don't want to be held liable for that. Worst of all, I don't want someone who doesn' t know about dogs reacting to Brandy being excited and her getting hurt.

So I understand exactly what you mean. Just because we're out walking our yorkies doesn't mean that we're the ambassador of the yorkies. If we're busy or in a hurry doesn't mean we should be obligated to stop for everyone. It's not exactly a petting zoo. Sorry if I come off as rude, but that lady in the park kind of changed my opinion on it.

Vent away!!! In past times, I've told people, "I really don't like people touching my dog." Then there is the, "My dogs have been known to bite people." And my favorite is, "Don't touch them! They got some weird sickness and I don't want them to pass it on to you." :D :D :D

I know EXACTLY what you mean. I dress up my dogs and take them place with me but not near as much as I would like becasue people always want to pet them, touch them, or just ask me a million question and children want to hold them and to be honest people just wont leave me alone. I dont take my dogs places for attention like some people do. I take them with me becasue I personally enjoy thier company. I am actually really shy and I dont like public attention so this keeps me from being able to take chloe out with me as much as I would like because I hate the attention. I also get annoyed when I have chloe in the car with me and I go through a drive thru and they want me to give her a hard doggy biscuit. I dont want to be rude and not accept it but chloe hates them and she chokes on them becasue they are so hard. And little kids always want to hold my dogs which makes me really uncomfortable. I had a little boy from church throw tinkerbell on the ground once:mad: . I was soooo mad and I dont ever like kids holding my dogs. They are entirely too unpredictable. I try really hard not to make eye contact with people when I am out with one of my dogs. I knwo it is rude, but I always feel uncomfortable telling people "no" so I just try to avoid the situation all together. I wish I could go somewhere with my dog- wether it be on a walk or to a store and everyone can just leave me alone :)

I don't mind people gushing over my 2. They are cute. But what I don't like is when other people are walking their dogs and they stop to chat and their dogs are all over my dogs! They slobber on them, lick them, ect. Who knows what kind of diseases these dogs have! :eek: Then you have the kids....there are 2 kids that live in our apt complex that ALWAY ALWAYS try to pick them up and carry them around. I have to tell them like 5 or 6 times to please put them down! These kids are 6 and 4! I have to pass these kids everytime I walk to my mailbox. I can't even take the dogs to the mailbox anymore bc of the kids and other people's dogs! I just don't want my babies to get sick or dropped :(

I confess I'm lying to people coming up, especially kids by telling them that Mitzi bites. She doesn't but she also doesn't like to be pet by strangers.

I'm German so if you need some words just let me know. Maybe you should wear a sign that says:

Achtung! Beissende Hunde!

Which means: Yield! Biting dogs! :D :D

I see what Kathryn_V is saying but I should not HAVE to put my dogs in a stroller when I take them for walks. The walk is from them not me. Well a little for me, it makes them less crazy at night and makes them sleep better.

I am not saying a stroller is a bad thing or anything but I should not have to hold them or put them in something so people wont touch them. I should not have to do that, ya know

You can take your dog almost every where you go here, so you would think they would just say aww cute baby and be on there way or something!!!

Ha Ha...I like this excuse except it's the truth, she gets tinkle excitement.

Same issues on our end. But most of the time I don't mind either if they just pet and if they are kind enough to ask first. I don't care for it if I'm out shopping and in a hurry and get stopped by a million people but don't mind if we're leisurely strolling. They are indeed show stoppers. I have problems with kids. We had a boy follow us at the mall and kept poking at our girl while she was trying to catch a nap. That was really annoying and hubby said please don't poke her, she's tired and trying to get some sleep.

We have a neighborhood kid that is like the devil...I run when I see her while we're walking our girl. She grabs, pulls, yanks, and basically slaps our dogs and that bothers the heck out of me. It scares the heck out of Zoe and it's kids like her that scares/scars our girl. I either pick her up and say no firmly, or say please don't or run/walk the other way REAL fast each time I see her. Then there is another neighborhood kid that is so sweet and gentle that I don't mind petting our dog.

Like many responses above, I usually am firm and say are you ready to go to our dog and walk away or say we're in a bit of a rush. I've even ignored people at the mall when I am in a rush but they continue to holler acoss the mall but I keep walking. Same annoying questions, is she a teacup, and what gets me is complete strangers asking me how much I paid for her. I kindly reply a lot.

This reminds me of what happened to me last summer....

I had these neighbors. They did not like dogs & were probably like the others that are scared of them. Well, every day when I was walking Sadie, this older woman & little girl (she had just learned to walk because she was wobbly, so that's her age) were outside. The little girl would always follow us. She never wanted to get close enough to touch Sadie, she was just curious about her. So when I would see them, I would turn around & go the other way. Then THEY would turn around and follow me! I would get so mad. I would make it very obvious that I was trying to get away from them. And I walk faster than them, so I could get pretty far ahead, but there are times when Sadie needs to stop & sniff & go...that is the point of us being out there, after all. S

This reminds me of what happened to me last summer....

I had these neighbors. They did not like dogs & were probably like the others that are scared of them. Well, every day when I was walking Sadie, this older woman & little girl (she had just learned to walk because she was wobbly, so that's her age) were outside. The little girl would always follow us. She never wanted to get close enough to touch Sadie, she was just curious about her. So when I would see them, I would turn around & go the other way. Then THEY would turn around and follow me! I would get so mad. I would make it very obvious that I was trying to get away from them. And I walk faster than them, so I could get pretty far ahead, but there are times when Sadie needs to stop & sniff & go...that is the point of us being out there, after all. So then they'd catch up with us. I would go way out of my way to avoid them. I finally told the woman to quit following me. Because as long as they were around, Sadie wouldn't do her business! She's very easily distracted. So I told the woman to stop following us. I dont know if she even understood...I don't think she speaks English. I decided right then that if they followed me again I was going to go to the apt. office & complain about them. I realize that it was an old woman and a little kid, but it still felt like harassment or stalking! I couldn't go anywhere without being followed. I never saw them again. I think they moved....I was so happy.

That's weird...I don't know why that posted twice. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

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I HAVE A IDEA!! Call me crazy, but we (the people who hate people touching are babies with out asking) should make a cute shirt saying something cute about not touching are babies... any ideas of what it could say??something cute but gets the point across

I don't like it when people just come up and start petting Rocky, I feel that is very rude. Plus Rocky sometimes gets a intimidated and scared. I tell my 5yr old step-daughter that you never go up to a dog that you don't know because you just never know what the dog will do. Also if we are at Petsmart or the dog park, I make sure she asks to dog's owner if it is okay to pet their dog. Most people say it is okay and thank me for making her ask first. I just wish everyone would do that.

Something like "Look, but dont touch!" :p Im gonna have to make one of those, lol

No we don't HAVE to any more than Movie Stars HAVE to Dress Down and wear disguises when they want to go in public and not get the same reaction....

Admit it guys... Yorkies are the Movie Stars of the Dog World!!! :D There will always be adoring fans and annoying paparazzi!! lol