I'm mostly tired of people pointing out the Dobermans' 'dandruff'. It's not like I don't know it's there, and it's not like we don't take care of them. They both have a skin condition that there is no cure for, and they're always going to look less than stellar in that regard, but certainly not for lack of trying to get them back to looking great on our part. People are so judgmental.
Also tired of hearing that Dance "needs more training" or "needs more socializing". No, how about you just not force yourself upon my dog who obviously shows signs of discomfort before she barks at you. Again, I've worked hard on trying to get her to not react/not be bothered by people, but she's never going to be the type of dog that anyone can stare at, pet or hug without feeling uncomfortable. And most of the time she's fine anyway. It's just clueless dog people or people who think they know everything about dogs but don't actually who tend to worry her the most, and she's good about trying to ignore them, but sometimes she does bark. It's not like she's a menace and it's not like I don't try to redirect her and relax her.
And I'm tired of a couple of guests going on and on about how my poor dogs don't get to do anything but lay in their beds all day. When you visit, I don't want them constantly bugging you, so yes, I tell them to go to their beds after a while. And often they even go by themselves. We certainly don't superglue them there and make them stay in their beds all day long and do nothing.
I'm tired of people asking Journey if they can pet her. You'd look less silly if you just asked me. And that's if they even ask at all. Most of the time people just reach out and grab.
Oh, and I can't believe the amount of people who comment on Journey's lack of a tail. Less people complained about the Dobermans' ears. I hear about Journey's dock and how cruel it is at least three times a day.
Those are my biggest ones. Other ones are:
People talking like they know all about the breeds I own, but they don't.
People who ask how much I paid for my dog (I get asked this one about Journey a lot). Why does it matter?
People who assume my Dobermans are mean and act like I'm walking the plague down the street and proceed to tell their friends/children/whathaveyou how awful and terrible Dobermans are.
I also get tired of people constantly asking if the Dobermans are european or when they look down upon them for coming from North American show lines.
And it's annoying to constantly be told how my Aussie is useless because she's not a working bred dog.
And it's annoying to be constantly told how everyone hates Tollers and how weird they are (dog people seem to have a strong dislike for the breed around here).
People think I'm cruel for crating my dogs as well. Especially the adult dogs.
I also get the "oh, those dogs need a lot of exercise and training" and they say it in such a condescending way like they're assuming I don't do anything with my dogs.
Also tired of hearing that Dance "needs more training" or "needs more socializing". No, how about you just not force yourself upon my dog who obviously shows signs of discomfort before she barks at you. Again, I've worked hard on trying to get her to not react/not be bothered by people, but she's never going to be the type of dog that anyone can stare at, pet or hug without feeling uncomfortable. And most of the time she's fine anyway. It's just clueless dog people or people who think they know everything about dogs but don't actually who tend to worry her the most, and she's good about trying to ignore them, but sometimes she does bark. It's not like she's a menace and it's not like I don't try to redirect her and relax her.
And I'm tired of a couple of guests going on and on about how my poor dogs don't get to do anything but lay in their beds all day. When you visit, I don't want them constantly bugging you, so yes, I tell them to go to their beds after a while. And often they even go by themselves. We certainly don't superglue them there and make them stay in their beds all day long and do nothing.
I'm tired of people asking Journey if they can pet her. You'd look less silly if you just asked me. And that's if they even ask at all. Most of the time people just reach out and grab.
Oh, and I can't believe the amount of people who comment on Journey's lack of a tail. Less people complained about the Dobermans' ears. I hear about Journey's dock and how cruel it is at least three times a day.
Those are my biggest ones. Other ones are:
People talking like they know all about the breeds I own, but they don't.
People who ask how much I paid for my dog (I get asked this one about Journey a lot). Why does it matter?
People who assume my Dobermans are mean and act like I'm walking the plague down the street and proceed to tell their friends/children/whathaveyou how awful and terrible Dobermans are.
I also get tired of people constantly asking if the Dobermans are european or when they look down upon them for coming from North American show lines.
And it's annoying to constantly be told how my Aussie is useless because she's not a working bred dog.
And it's annoying to be constantly told how everyone hates Tollers and how weird they are (dog people seem to have a strong dislike for the breed around here).
People think I'm cruel for crating my dogs as well. Especially the adult dogs.
I also get the "oh, those dogs need a lot of exercise and training" and they say it in such a condescending way like they're assuming I don't do anything with my dogs.