Talking too much about your dog....

• Talking too much about your dog.... Caprice Christian Posted : 6/27/2006 2:14:14 PM My husband and I take a great deal of pride in our dogs.  We talk about them A LOT!  People get bored with us, as everytime Duke has a day without going potty inside, or Daisy learns to climb the steps... we have to tell everyone we come across!  I think that we may go a little overboard, but I just love them so much and want everyone else to know how special they are!    Do people in your lives ever seem like they really don't want to hear another story about your dogs?  Do you tell them anyway, or do you just shut-up around them? LIKE 38 REPLIES 580 VIEWS LAST POST JULITZA Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Xebby Posted : 6/27/2006 2:20:20 PM ha ha, YES! I think people even get tiered of seeing my dog, I take her everywhere with me. I even talk about my work where there are many dogs. I talk about what kind of dog I wish I had and how great my own dog is. Yep, it would seem like all I talk about is dog. Sometime people start to tell me how they really don't like dog and then I tell them even more dog stories, I think they may be a little annoyed by that. But my life is all about dogs so what else could I possibly talk about? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• magilacudy Posted : 6/27/2006 2:28:14 PM I don't have that problem. My family are all obsessed over their pets and all of my friends are too. So it works out good. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• cakana Posted : 6/27/2006 2:32:57 PM We just had a party at our house Saturday night and the next day I thought to myself, as usual, I'd talked way tooooo much about the dogs.  I usually try not to bore people with it, but when they politely ask how they're doing, I just don't know when to shut up [sm=proud.gif] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• miranadobe Posted : 6/27/2006 2:40:54 PM When people ask me what's new in my life and most of what I have to talk about is actually what's new in my DOG's life... that's a problem.  I imagine people are thinking to themselves "She needs to get a life!"  So, I keep that in mind to stop myself from talking too much about Miss Grace. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kara Posted : 6/27/2006 2:52:27 PM Luckily my best friend and work-mate (we share the same cubicle) is totally obsessed with dogs. We talk about dogs every day! Then all the people who work here who like/have dogs like to stop by and share photos and stories. We even bring our pets to work sometimes. My mom calls Gracie her GrandDog. [] Still, I try not to brag too much and I always make a point of asking about other people's animals. I know how I like to talk about mine, so I'm sure they love to talk about theirs! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• fuzzy_dogs_mom Posted : 6/27/2006 2:59:15 PM Isn't that just what this forum is for? [] Joyce 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• miranadobe Posted : 6/27/2006 4:43:38 PM I'm happy to report that my step-father was "talking too much" and bragging about my Gracie just last night!  Mom says he went on and on to his brother about what a great dog my Gracie is, how sweet and smart and well-behaved.  That's got to be the best, when someone else talks non-stop about your dog!! haha! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Michelle Crowley Posted : 6/27/2006 5:33:56 PM I don't think talking about your pet a lot is really an issue anymore because almost everyone I know either owns a pet or someone close to them does and it's a very common topic of conversation.  Or... people are just more tolerant when other people talk about their pets vs. their human kids.  Go figure! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Dana Elliott Posted : 6/27/2006 6:26:36 PM Yeah well I get tired of everyone telling me everytime someones human toddler goes to the bathroom... especially when they describe it in detail over dinner... and the dinner resembles their explanation.... 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• marlania Posted : 6/27/2006 6:33:44 PM Usually, those people who roll their eyes and tell me to give it a rest are the ones I tend to avoid anyway. Meanwhile, most conversations Brett and I have are about our animals. Thankfully, we don't get sick of talking about them. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jones Posted : 6/27/2006 7:21:36 PM Like Marlania, I get to talk dogs with my S.O. a lot. Neither of us had pets when we met, so thank goodness it turned out we both love dogs! None of my friends have pets so I keep it to a minimum, though they are all really nice about asking after my dog and making small talk about dogs sometimes. I have to confess I am not into cats at all (major allergies... sorry cat lovers!) so when my mom chats about her kitties with me my eyes totally glaze over. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• ashland Posted : 6/28/2006 4:02:56 PM ORIGINAL: miranadobe When people ask me what's new in my life and most of what I have to talk about is actually what's new in my DOG's life... that's a problem.  I imagine people are thinking to themselves "She needs to get a life!"  So, I keep that in mind to stop myself from talking too much about Miss Grace.   I have this problem A LOT. When someone asks me what's been going on with me I start to tell them about Ash's agility classes and how she's going to start herding classes soon. Or I tell them how I'm now a volunteer at the SPCA and a member of the Roseville Responsible Dog Owners Association. It can go on and on. When someone asks what I did over the weekend and I tell them, "Well, Ash and I went on this hike over by the river . . .". It goes on and on. It does make me feel like I have no life, but I honestly wouldn't want to be spending my time any other way. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jensw Posted : 6/28/2006 4:15:45 PM My DH and I talk about the dogs/cat all the time, too. And I can't even count how many times we have discussed Roscoe's poop and Scout's urine. [8D]  We call each other on the cell phone with "Guess what X just did? It was so cute/funny/weird!"  I don't know what we talked about before we got them.  LOL!   For other people, I try to keep the stories pared down to the most impressive/silly ones.  Though I'll trade story for story with moms talking about their kids.  You tell me about your 4-year-old; I'll tell you about Roscoe. Then you can tell me about your 3-year-old, and I'll tell you about Scout, etc.  It's only fair. [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• willowchow Posted : 6/28/2006 5:06:39 PM Well, for me, nobody even asks about ME anymore.  When I get into work on Monday, it's "how's Willow?"  I know which people care to hear about her and which don't, so I keep my stories to myself unless I'm asked or I know it's someone who would want to hear what happened.    I also wonder what DH and I discussed before Willow.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login