I was walking down the street with Thor today, and this woman rushed over to talk to me.
Her: Hey, I have a yorkie too. How do you clean you keep his eyes clean?
Me: Yeah, that can be a problem. Does your yorkie have long hair? Long hair gets stuck in their eyes more easily.
Her: She has long hair. Also, what groomer do you use? My dog always looks really scraggly, no matter what I do. My dog's a teacup. Is yours?
Me: Well, he's 4 lbs, so he's on the small side of the normal range.
Her: Mine's 2.5 lbs. Here, check her out. (Shows me phone pictures of this GORGEOUS little yorkie).
Me: OMG, she's beautiful!
Her: Her eyes stink. And her mouth stinks. She's a stinky girl.
Me: Do you brush her teeth?
Her: No. She has a double set of teeth.
Me: How old is she?
Her: Three years old. By the way, I have litters.
Me: (
) Oh. Huh. Yeah, if she's three years old and has double teeth, you need to take her to the vet to have those teeth removed.
Her: Last time I was at the vet, they told me they would report me to animal control because it's illegal to dock the tails in California.
Me: (
) Who docked their tails then?
Her: I did it myself.
Me: (
) Right... well, yeah, she needs to have those teeth removed. Smell is a sign of decay.
Her: I have lots of pups. Never had one this small though. And you know, don't want to get into trouble with animal control!
Me: (
) Yeah, well... you probably need to take care of those teeth. By the way, I use groomer X. Bye!
In retrospect, I'm hoping she was just making it all up for some reason... I mean, a breeder who docks tails, but doesn't know how to clean a dog's eyes??