Shelley B wrote:

Which is something I've found about some people and small dogs - they
figure that they're so cute that they don't need any training. I think
that small dogs can sometimes be the most obnoxious!

You know, I used to consider myself a non-small dog person. The more
dogs (of all sizes) that I met, the more I realized that it isn't so
much the dog, but the owner. I have never had any problems with any
dogs regardless of size, that are well behaved. It just so happens that
most of the obnoxious ones tend to be small and have clueless owners.
Or have balls and clueless owners. Or both. Either way, clueless
owners seem to be the common factor.

Suja

"Suja" wrote in message
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You know, I used to consider myself a non-small dog person. The more
dogs (of all sizes) that I met, the more I realized that it isn't so
much the dog, but the owner. I have never had any problems with any
dogs regardless of size, that are well behaved. It just so happens that
most of the obnoxious ones tend to be small and have clueless owners.
Or have balls and clueless owners. Or both. Either way, clueless
owners seem to be the common factor.

Hmph, I've noticed this trend as well. My BIL is a pretty good case in
point. I think it boils down to size in that its *alot* easier to ignore
obnoxious behavior from a little dog who isn't in your face than it is from
a medium-large sized dog whose behavior *is* in your face. People can walk
away from a yapping, jumping, bratty little dog much more easily than they
can walk away from the same behavior in an Aussie, BC, Boxer, etc.
Therefore the little ones never have those behaviors controlled or trained.

--
Tara

"Suja" wrote in message
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You know, I used to consider myself a non-small dog person. The more
dogs (of all sizes) that I met, the more I realized that it isn't so
much the dog, but the owner. I have never had any problems with any
dogs regardless of size, that are well behaved. It just so happens that
most of the obnoxious ones tend to be small and have clueless owners.
Or have balls and clueless owners. Or both. Either way, clueless
owners seem to be the common factor.

Hmph, I've noticed this trend as well. My BIL is a pretty good case in
point. I think it boils down to size in that its *alot* easier to ignore
obnoxious behavior from a little dog who isn't in your face than it is from
a medium-large sized dog whose behavior *is* in your face. People can walk
away from a yapping, jumping, bratty little dog much more easily than they
can walk away from the same behavior in an Aussie, BC, Boxer, etc.
Therefore the little ones never have those behaviors controlled or trained.

--
Tara

"Suja" wrote in message
news:3koXc.17205$nk.437@okepread05...

You know, I used to consider myself a non-small dog person. The more
dogs (of all sizes) that I met, the more I realized that it isn't so
much the dog, but the owner. I have never had any problems with any
dogs regardless of size, that are well behaved. It just so happens that
most of the obnoxious ones tend to be small and have clueless owners.
Or have balls and clueless owners. Or both. Either way, clueless
owners seem to be the common factor.

Hmph, I've noticed this trend as well. My BIL is a pretty good case in
point. I think it boils down to size in that its *alot* easier to ignore
obnoxious behavior from a little dog who isn't in your face than it is from
a medium-large sized dog whose behavior *is* in your face. People can walk
away from a yapping, jumping, bratty little dog much more easily than they
can walk away from the same behavior in an Aussie, BC, Boxer, etc.
Therefore the little ones never have those behaviors controlled or trained.

--
Tara

"Suja" wrote in message
news:3koXc.17205$nk.437@okepread05...

You know, I used to consider myself a non-small dog person. The more
dogs (of all sizes) that I met, the more I realized that it isn't so
much the dog, but the owner. I have never had any problems with any
dogs regardless of size, that are well behaved. It just so happens that
most of the obnoxious ones tend to be small and have clueless owners.
Or have balls and clueless owners. Or both. Either way, clueless
owners seem to be the common factor.

Hmph, I've noticed this trend as well. My BIL is a pretty good case in
point. I think it boils down to size in that its *alot* easier to ignore
obnoxious behavior from a little dog who isn't in your face than it is from
a medium-large sized dog whose behavior *is* in your face. People can walk
away from a yapping, jumping, bratty little dog much more easily than they
can walk away from the same behavior in an Aussie, BC, Boxer, etc.
Therefore the little ones never have those behaviors controlled or trained.

--
Tara

"Suja" wrote in message
news:3koXc.17205$nk.437@okepread05...

You know, I used to consider myself a non-small dog person. The more
dogs (of all sizes) that I met, the more I realized that it isn't so
much the dog, but the owner. I have never had any problems with any
dogs regardless of size, that are well behaved. It just so happens that
most of the obnoxious ones tend to be small and have clueless owners.
Or have balls and clueless owners. Or both. Either way, clueless
owners seem to be the common factor.

Hmph, I've noticed this trend as well. My BIL is a pretty good case in
point. I think it boils down to size in that its *alot* easier to ignore
obnoxious behavior from a little dog who isn't in your face than it is from
a medium-large sized dog whose behavior *is* in your face. People can walk
away from a yapping, jumping, bratty little dog much more easily than they
can walk away from the same behavior in an Aussie, BC, Boxer, etc.
Therefore the little ones never have those behaviors controlled or trained.

--
Tara

Rocky wrote in
:

Marcel Beaudoin said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

When I think about it, there is really only two things that
Moogli does that he gets away with because he is a small
dog. The first is that when we are on the sofa, he crawls
all over us. The second is loose-leash walking.

It's the owners who think it's cute when their little dog acts
aggressively to larger dogs *and then pick them up* that I have
a real problem with.

Hrmph. I agree. I *know* that Moogli gets barky with some dogs (big or
small). Luckily, I can also tell whether he wants to be barky, or whether
he wants to meet and greet. It is slow, but he is getting better with
meeting dogs.

I would have loved to meet Moogli (and you, too) the other week.
As it turns out, he would have been welcome in the spectator
area.

Yeah, that really bites.And it turns out that the bachelor party that was
supposed to go on on Sat afternoon/evening had to be postponed 'cause my
BIL (and a couple of his friends) had to work overtime (they are cops and
there was a big drug bust or something). So it was postponed to the 11th.

--
Marcel and Moogli

Rocky wrote in
:

Marcel Beaudoin said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

When I think about it, there is really only two things that
Moogli does that he gets away with because he is a small
dog. The first is that when we are on the sofa, he crawls
all over us. The second is loose-leash walking.

It's the owners who think it's cute when their little dog acts
aggressively to larger dogs *and then pick them up* that I have
a real problem with.

Hrmph. I agree. I *know* that Moogli gets barky with some dogs (big or
small). Luckily, I can also tell whether he wants to be barky, or whether
he wants to meet and greet. It is slow, but he is getting better with
meeting dogs.

I would have loved to meet Moogli (and you, too) the other week.
As it turns out, he would have been welcome in the spectator
area.

Yeah, that really bites.And it turns out that the bachelor party that was
supposed to go on on Sat afternoon/evening had to be postponed 'cause my
BIL (and a couple of his friends) had to work overtime (they are cops and
there was a big drug bust or something). So it was postponed to the 11th.

--
Marcel and Moogli

Rocky wrote in
:

Marcel Beaudoin said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

When I think about it, there is really only two things that
Moogli does that he gets away with because he is a small
dog. The first is that when we are on the sofa, he crawls
all over us. The second is loose-leash walking.

It's the owners who think it's cute when their little dog acts
aggressively to larger dogs *and then pick them up* that I have
a real problem with.

Hrmph. I agree. I *know* that Moogli gets barky with some dogs (big or
small). Luckily, I can also tell whether he wants to be barky, or whether
he wants to meet and greet. It is slow, but he is getting better with
meeting dogs.

I would have loved to meet Moogli (and you, too) the other week.
As it turns out, he would have been welcome in the spectator
area.

Yeah, that really bites.And it turns out that the bachelor party that was
supposed to go on on Sat afternoon/evening had to be postponed 'cause my
BIL (and a couple of his friends) had to work overtime (they are cops and
there was a big drug bust or something). So it was postponed to the 11th.

--
Marcel and Moogli

Rocky wrote in
:

Marcel Beaudoin said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

When I think about it, there is really only two things that
Moogli does that he gets away with because he is a small
dog. The first is that when we are on the sofa, he crawls
all over us. The second is loose-leash walking.

It's the owners who think it's cute when their little dog acts
aggressively to larger dogs *and then pick them up* that I have
a real problem with.

Hrmph. I agree. I *know* that Moogli gets barky with some dogs (big or
small). Luckily, I can also tell whether he wants to be barky, or whether
he wants to meet and greet. It is slow, but he is getting better with
meeting dogs.

I would have loved to meet Moogli (and you, too) the other week.
As it turns out, he would have been welcome in the spectator
area.

Yeah, that really bites.And it turns out that the bachelor party that was
supposed to go on on Sat afternoon/evening had to be postponed 'cause my
BIL (and a couple of his friends) had to work overtime (they are cops and
there was a big drug bust or something). So it was postponed to the 11th.

--
Marcel and Moogli