This kinda made me wanna scream...

[CHowgal]

This past weekend I took Tippsy and Jasper to PetSmart and we were walking around meeting all the puppies that were there, when this woman stopped me and asked if Jasper was a purebred... I simply asked her if she thought he looked like one, and her responce was "yes." Really? I backed up so Tippsy (who was sitting on my opposite side checking out the squeeky toys and being a good girl) could be seen and said, "No. This is my purebred." She had the nerve to say Tippsy looked like a mix...

I've really gotta ask, how stupid are some people? Really? Calling the owner of the dogs a lier? I swear I ranted to my mom the whole way home...

[sweetpea]

I swear people do crap like that just to upset the person they are talking to. Its like walking with a baby dressed in a blue outfit with a blue blanket and a blue carrier and someone saying "oh what a beautiful baby girl!", or the baby dressed in pink with a pretty pink ribbon in what hair she has and they say "what a darling little boy". You just want to smack them on the side of the head just for being so stupid.

[CHowgal]

Exactly. And then they get mad when we get mad. Ugh... It's just a no win situation... Someone actually did tell my mom "what an adorable baby girl" my brother was when she was at the mall with us getting pictures done and he was dressed in a red outfit with firetrucks and dalmations on it. She flipped on the woman.

[sweetpea]

I had a couple of people do that to me when my girls were babies. Dressed in pink and some dumbie would call them a boy. Use to really upset me. Then my daughter had girls and she would get all worked up over a person calling her girls a boy when they were dressed in pink. Thats when I decided people do it purposely.

[CHowgal]

Yep. 'Cause they're trouble makers and want to get a rise out of somebody.

[Mochi_Yoshi]

Yeah I know what you mean ... When walking our two pups people would stop and ask if they are purebred. I do know there are dogs out there that are part chow and part <other breed>... but getting back to your point "YES they are purebred". Since we have our pups people would also say "OMG you have miniature Chow!!!" I give them a look and smile and say no they are puppies... one person then said "OH miniature Chow puppies...." OMG... time to walk away... LOL

[CHowgal]

Yeah, Some people just don't get it. But at least, when it's neccessary, some people are stupid enough to believe in "giant pomeranians".

[Mailie's Mom]

I just had this happen to me not more than an hour ago! I was walking Louie in a shopping center and a lady stopped me and said I used to have a chow years ago but it did not look like him (Louie) is he a mix? What?!!! If Louie does not look like a chow I don't know what does!

BTW.......Jess is my absolute favorite name! I wanted to name my first child that, but we got a beautiful chow chow first so we named her Jess (Jesse but we called her Jess) She passed away at almost 12 years old about 5 years ago. She was the best chow ever!

[CHowgal]

See, people like that just kill me... They're so closed minded and don't give a crap about what anybody else has to say... When they could be the one that was wrong... Am I right?

Thanks. I bet she had the best 12 years a chow could ask for.

[Judy Fox]

Take no notice Jess.

Several years ago when my granddaughter was little and I was in the park with her and her Mum, a couple stopped and the woman said "Oh ! how lovely, what is his name?"
Now Isabelle looked most definitely girl - she had little shorts and top on but her blonde curly hair etc...........
Anyway, Rhiannon smiled sweetly and said "ISABELLE!" and walked on. The woman did have the grace to look sheepish.

[CHowgal]

Yeah, I'll just walk away next time... As long as I can keep the best of my stuborn ways.

[Victory]

Just goes to show that most people don't know what a chow is. I had someone ask yesterday if my two were Pom's (yep they are giant Poms, about four times the size of a Pom) With her blue-black tongue and Jasper's pink tongue the woman should have known which is a mix and which wasn't.

[Judy Fox]

Point is Victory, she probably did not put her brain into gear before she started up her mouth!!

[CHowgal]

Just goes to show that most people don't know what a chow is. I had someone ask yesterday if my two were Pom's (yep they are giant Poms, about four times the size of a Pom) With her blue-black tongue and Jasper's pink tongue the woman should have known which is a mix and which wasn't.

Yep. It's really obvious... and Jasper's tail doesn't curl up over his back either. He looks more lab in his body type anyways and he's got REALLY floppy ears. But it just goes to show how ignorant people are...

Point is Victory, she probably did not put her brain into gear before she started up her mouth!!

[Victory]

Point is Victory, she probably did not put her brain into gear before she started up her mouth!!

Yeah Judy, that seems to be some sort of global plague.

[bama]

Unfortunately, ignorant people like that are breeding! Scary, huh?
I'm always being asked what kind of dog my Molly is. She is a purebred Japanese Chin, but most folks think she is
a skinny Pekenese! (sp?)
Purebred or mix, we love 'em all the same, so who cares what dumb strangers think, right?


Victory...giant Poms, huh? I love it!!!! You have given me hope that in the event I have to rent a place short term, (after my house sells)
I can pass Colonel off as a giant Pomeranian to the landlord! I love ignorant people!