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Man...why is that some Maltese breeders can be SO snotty? It seems like whenever I'm at a dog show, the big-dog folks are friendly as can be and a good number of the small-dog people all have sticks up their butts. (The only time I've ever felt like they were friendly was when I came to visit Macy's breeder and she introduced me around.)
I was talking to an older couple today who were showing their two Maltese. They were just gorgeous dogs, and after the show, I asked if I could pet them. The man told me that I was too loud and that I was frightening the dogs, and that I shouldn't get in their faces, because it threatened them. This was news to me, as 1) I may have been talking a little louder than normal, but only so he could hear me, as there were hundreds of dogs and people in the building! 2) The dog looked perfectly relaxed, and 3) I hadn't touched his dog at all, let alone "got in its face." My two friends were positively APPALLED at his rudeness.
The guy was from Villa Malta. (Weren't they closely associated with Hollybelle? I seem to recall her billing herself as "Villa Malta South.")
I was talking to an older couple today who were showing their two Maltese. They were just gorgeous dogs, and after the show, I asked if I could pet them. The man told me that I was too loud and that I was frightening the dogs, and that I shouldn't get in their faces, because it threatened them. This was news to me, as 1) I may have been talking a little louder than normal, but only so he could hear me, as there were hundreds of dogs and people in the building! 2) The dog looked perfectly relaxed, and 3) I hadn't touched his dog at all, let alone "got in its face." My two friends were positively APPALLED at his rudeness.
The guy was from Villa Malta. (Weren't they closely associated with Hollybelle? I seem to recall her billing herself as "Villa Malta South.")