She's a chihuahua, who is fully grown, and not much bigger than a teacup. Earlier this year she needed an expensive operation for a condition called Luxating patella that she developed in her leg, that she could easily develop in the other, that was caused by an injury of walking/jumping too much. We have been instructed to make sure that she doesn't jump on/off things, doesn't use the stairs, and is only allowed a certain amount of excerise to try to prevent her from developing the condition again, which she covers in the house quite easily. We don't have a garden she can use.
She's a territorial dog who is scared of other dogs, and she could easily be stood on. She is small enough for a seagull or any other large bird to consider her as prey. Taking everything in to consideration, we'd like to still be able to go out, and for her to be able to enjoy and see the outdoors. We initially tried carrying her which wasn't practical and she was out in the open, kept trying to get out of my grasp to bark at other dogs. So we decided to buy her a pram.
We get judgemental looks when I take her out in a pram. Some have spoken about it in hearing distance, some have said things to our faces. They think it's as if we don't know what's best for our dog, as if we are incapable of making a reasonable decision, as if she is some sort of accessory to us. It's made us feel very uncomfortable going out.
AIBU to wish that sometimes people would just mind their own business.