May have just insulted a skinny dog owner...

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Man with two weeny whippets: "Oh, what kind of dog is that?"
Me: "She's a husky. Look, Daxy, snack-sized greyhounds!"
Whippet man: :o *walks away*

Maybe I'm getting short-tempered with people - I don't usually mind "what kind of dog is that?" but "is it part wolf?" and "why isn't it bigger?" are starting to get on my nerves. :p

I can only imagine different breeds garner different inane questions, what do you lot get sick of repeating?
 
I have 2 German Shorthaired Pointers and am asked repeatedly if they are Labradors ....... 'cause they are similar aren't they :rolleyes::D.
 
How COULD you insult a whippet owner :eek: Yeah you do get the same comments every flipping time.... "oh they are thin arent they" "oh dont you feed them" "are they wearing muzzles because they bite?" "why do they wear coats?"......

LOL Quirky, of course they are JUST like labradors :confused::confused::confused::D
 
misterjay said:
'where's the sled'

aaaaaarrrrrggggg
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I'm going to "aarrrrghghghhhh" with you on that one, though I have promised my small cousins that they can borrow her next time it snows to pull them around on their plastic sledges, I'll have to take a photo and keep it on hand in the summer. ;)
 
Noone knows what my German shorthaired pointer is either...

I get

"hasn't he got unusal markings"

no... He's got text book markings!! ;)
 
Personally, i take no offence at any comments made regarding my sleekies. ;) I am confident in my knowledge that they are creatures of beauty and all other breeds are inferior in looks and intelligence:rolleyes: The whippet man you met could not have been around sighthounds that long and has not yet developed the absolute sureity that they are, in fact, the ultimate dog:cool:
 
If you own Irish Wolfhounds you always ,always get either:
"who's taking who for a walk?"
or
"you could put a saddle on that!"
Hahaha- not.
 
1) "Oh, she is really thin isn't she?" (*note to self: really MUST buy that Tshirt which reads I am not thin, I am an Italian greyhound)

2) "Oh look, it's a greyhound puppy!"

3) "Oh, she must be really young, how big will she grow?" (this is always AFTER I say she is an IG and HAS finished growing.....)

4) "Is that a pinscher? Oh no, it's a chihuaua?"

5) Does she race?
 
i did the exact same thing to a really burly guy with two tiny jack russels, full of trying to get them to yap and snack at chaos as we went past, to chaos 'oh look chaos two bite size snacks' to the chap 'keep them back he hasnt been fed today' ive never seen such a big chap move so quickly lol

people are always making stupid comments or asking stupid questions when im out walking my two
'is it one of those police dogs of the tele?'
'will they bite?'
'whos walking who?'
is it a wolf? followed by is it difficult to train?
is she a puppy? er, no shes nearly seven
or my personal favourite ' i've got a german shepherd just like that at home' the look on peoples face when i say 'no you havent, hes not a gsd' is absolutely priceless
 
'His hair will fall out as he gets older'
'What's he crossed with?' (Most people look at me a bit :huh: when I reply 'a Weimaraner.....' )
'He's rather large, isn't he?'
'He's a bit skinny'
'Long haired Weimaraners don't exist'
'Is he going to grow into those ears?'
'Arrrrr, look at his funny crimped ears!'

Yes, I am an antisocial, grumpy old witch :grin:
 
Usual conversation for me....

'Is she a greyhound?'
'No she's a lurcher'
'Did she race?'
'No she's a lurcher'
 
Usually with GSDs it is the "expert" telling me that mine are Alsatians not German shepherds because the" german shepherds are the long haired ones"! :mad: But that is probably preferable to the people who drag their children away when my dogs (who all love kids) try to make friends.
 
"Excuse me what kind of dog is that"
"Look it's a teddy bear"
"Is that a samoyed"
"Is that a husky"
"Is that a malamute"
"Can I stroke it"

"No, none of the above".........she is a bloody akita:mad:
 
"What breed of dog is that?", "Hes a husky", "I think you`ve been had, huskies have blue eyes"

"What kinda dog is that?", "Hes a husky", "I dont think so, huskies are bigger"

"That dog with the blue eyes is he blind?", "No", "He will when hes older blue eyes are a defect"

"What kind of dog is that?", "A husky", " I cant believe you dont know what kind of dog you have its a rare black and white GSD"

When walking Loco " Awww look at that husky", "Shes a malamute", " A malawhat?"

"We`ve got one of them at home", "What a husky or a malamute?"

"Is that one of them Akitas"

"Is that one of them samyoeds"

"Is that one of them Inuits"

"Who would win in a fight between your dog and a bear"

"You should have a sledge"

"Whos walking who"

A little girl up in scotland walked past us and the boys and said to her dad "Daddy look at the lovely sheepdogs"

"You shouldnt be walking those dogs its illegal to wolves"

And my all time favorite when walking Loco back to the car at the end of XC day at Burghley "Huskies have their tails curled like that so they cant poo on them"
 
I was at a show with Stanley and a woman walked up to me:
woman "is he a Spinettie?"
me "no, he's a Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla"
woman "oh, what's the difference between one of these and a Spinettie?"
me (rolls eyes) " HWVs aren't thick set and SPINONES don't come in solid colours" and me thinks that they look NOTHING ALIKE!

I could understand a bit more if I had a German Wirehaired Pointer with me as they do have similar colours to Spins but a Viz - no chance! lol. Needless to say said silly woman walked off.

I get annoyed when I walk Millie and people go "ahh what a lovely Border Terrier" - no she is a Jack Russell she just happens to be a solid fawn with a black mask, "no she's definitely a Border" - no she is definitely a JRT I have seen her parents, "well she looks like a Border to me" - well she's not and these 2 are her offspring! Mouse and Jim look like JRTs should! Just irritates me lol :p
 
Cyrus said:
"What kinda dog is that?", "Hes a husky", "I dont think so, huskies are bigger"
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This one winds me up no end - just this afternoon I was in the pub with her and the barman was trying to convince me that she couldn't be a husky because she wasn't big enough. He has three utonagons, absolutely massive things (two are supposedly 50% wolf... :rolleyes:) that dwarf her completely - all that means is that he's got big weird hybrid dogs, she's the one that's the correct size! Fair enough bitches are noticeably smaller in this breed, and the purebred male sibe up the road is admittedly a lot bigger than she is, but she's the correct height and weight with regards show standards.
 
You bloody moany lot!! :p

I am always more than happy when people come to speak to me about my dogs, even when they are a bit daft, if you show them kindness and help them learn a bit then whats the big problem! Aye yai yai!
 
My Ute (or weird, hybrid dog as Blackcob would say) and I get stopped all the time. People take pictures, pull over in their cars etc.

We don't mind. He enjoys all the lovin'.

It's funny when people have a converation loud enough for me to hear, "whatisit,it'sawolf,noit'saGermanShepherd,noit'sawolf,it'shuge."

Or even better when teenage girls run away screaming.
 
quirky said:
I have 2 German Shorthaired Pointers and am asked repeatedly if they are Labradors ....... 'cause they are similar aren't they :rolleyes::D.
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I have an English Pointer and for ages we were asked if he was a spaniel (He's blanket marked so mainly black) but the other day someone said "is it a mongrel?"

Someone also said they'd never seen a black German pointer before.

Having said that, we do get a LOT of compliments about him, and someone even gave us their number the other day so that if we deciede to breed him they could have a pup.
 
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