Favorite tiny dog

[IRescue452]

Just for fun. I like the Biewer and the Brussels.

Brussels Griffon http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=brussels+griffon/v=2/SID=e/l=IVS/SIG=12tpngpj1/EXP=1112325523/*-http%3A//www.dognews.com/pedigreegallery/toy/images/BRUSSELS%20GRIFFONS.jpg

Mini Doxie http://www.centralpets.com/critter_images/mammals/dogs/DOG_0000245_20030716180919.jpg

Chihuahua http://www.hund.ch/jpg/chihuahua7.jpg

Maltese http://www.dognews.com/pedigreegallery/toy/images/Maltese.jpg

Biewer http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=biewer/v=2/SID=e/l=IVS/SIG=128o8uprm/EXP=1112325929/*-http%3A//www.dogbreedinfo.com/images10/Biewerbaby2.jpg

Yorkie http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=yorkie/v=2/SID=e/l=IVS/SIG=12h5aon41/EXP=1112326025/*-http%3A//www.petplanet.co.uk/petplanet/images/breeds/yorkie.jpg

Silky http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=silky+terrier/v=2/SID=e/l=IVS/SIG=129i73esj/EXP=1112326122/*-http%3A//www.puppypurebred.com/images/silky_terrier.jpg

Pekingese http://www.juvomi.de/hunde/bilder/m/PEKIN01M.jpg

[gkristian]

Biewer

[PJ's Mom]

I voted other so I could choose the shih tzu. :)

[aly]

Poodles, Yorkies, Bichons, Maltese, Papillions, etc :D

[Oggyflute]

Does a mini schnauzer count? :)

[jenluckenbach]

I never heard of a Biewer.

but anyway, I choose OTHER....Papillion

[IRescue452]

Sure a mini Schnauzer counts, its small isn't it. I just picked breeds that don't get over 10" to fit them all in the poll.

[Pit Chick]

Yorkies are too much of a foo foo dog for me to ever own, but they are just so darn cute. They're tiny little bodies just wiggle like crazy, too cute.

[chrissycat21]

I chose other. My favorites would have to be bichons, malteses, or poodles. But my over all favorite would be a maltichon, like Snowy.:)

[Buddy Blaze Lover]

Originally posted by Orangutango
Dachshunds are the only purebred small breed in that list I like.:D

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid163/p8ab62f051b7f34b82624114c9bf51392/f4a39818.jpg

Me too!:D

[Suki Wingy]

small dogs,,?? BLEGH!!!!!
I guess poms and tibetan terriers?

[Giselle]

You have to ask?

http://www.windemerepekingese.com/images/CAN-Dandy%208-18-02%20copy.jpg

Windemere's Heir Apparent

[cocker_luva]

Miniature Dachshund
http://www.landachskennels.com/images/chmale82704.jpg
Chihuahua
http://www.geocities.com/kchiwawa/ChihColors/sly.jpg
Biewer
http://www.vom-alten-turm.de/biewer-maxi1.jpg
Yorkshire Terrier
http://www.psiaki.pl/margarejro/assets/images/11.jpg
Silky Terrier
http://www.dogsites.com.au/breeds/graphics/australian_silky_terrier_main.jpg

[IRescue452]

Suki wingy, I agree about small dogs. They are cute and good for some people, but I like DOGS not squeak toys. I don't think I'll ever own a small breed, but I do think they are adorable.

[Bigyummydog]

that's mean:rolleyes: ... they are cute and
lovable...but i think i'd rather worry about
being knocked over than squashing my
precious pup!!!
:p i am a big puppy lover...

[BitsyNaceyDog]

My favorite small dog breeds are probably dachshunds and chihuahuas. I love a lot of others, but those 2 breeds are probably my favorite.


Originally posted by IRescue452
Suki wingy, I agree about small dogs. They are cute and good for some people, but I like DOGS not squeak toys. I don't think I'll ever own a small breed, but I do think some are adorable.

I have to say that I really take offense at that. Big dogs are great, and I one day hope to have a larger dog, but my heart lies with small dogs. I know not everyone likes small dogs, and I respect that, but I think it was rather rude to imply that small dogs aren't REAL DOGS (and I don't see how it can be interoperated any other way). Believe me there are no "squeak toys" in this house other than the ones my dogs play tug of war with.

[Pit Chick]

Originally posted by IRescue452
They are cute and good for some people, but I like DOGS not squeak toys.


LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!! :D :D :D

I've got several nicknames for little dogs, but that's the best one yet.

-foo foo dogs
-lil $h!t dogs
-yippy dogs
-kick dogs
-ankle biters

[Giselle]

I would hope you people realize that those "precious nicknames" apply to only those small dogs coddled with and never properly trained, i.e. BYB and puppy mill dogs bought on impulse. I take serious offense at all these incorrect stereotypes placed upon small dogs. I plan to show Pekingese, and you, a pit bull lover of all people, should not be giving stereotypes to other breeds or a group of breeds. I'm extremely discouraged and angry.:mad: Thanks for degrading all small breeds, including my own.

[petslover]

I have four little small dogs so I take that offensive too. I love big dogs too, but theres no reason to put down little dogs. They are just as good as large dogs. Maybe you should have restated that somehow.

[IRescue452]

Alright I'll print a correction. I know most little dogs are definately not froo froo dogs. I didn't mean for that to be a derogatory term. I started the terms squeak toys when my grandma's little dogs were standing next to a rottweiler and it stuck. I use it as a term of endearment whenever I go over to her house I ask how my little squeak toys are doing. Next to one of our horse dogs the small ones are cute little squeak toys. My aunt's chihuahua is actually smaller than most of Autumn's toys. I compare calling them that to calling my little sister squirt or short stuff.
On a different note, as I get you all the more angry at me, I don't understand why you were referring to puppy millers and bybs before. Although I hate puppy millers with a passion I couldn't help but feel bad for them at that moment. They have nothing to do with whether a little dog is a froo froo or not. And although it is sort of hypocritical, I don't blame pit chick as whenever she comes across little dogs the owner is picking them up and crossing the street to avoid her pups. Nobody ever tried to ban a dangerous ankle biter.

[Giselle]

I mentioned BYBs and puppy mills because those are the types of institutions that churn out tiny puppies for the gullible, impuslive public. I'm sure you know people with yappy Chihuahuas and vicious Poms, but those people usually bought their dogs from unscrupulous breeders, such as BYBs and puppy millers. Those "people" advertise their tiny puppies using coy tactics to trick you into believing their dog is 'special'. The owner really *does* think the dog is somehow more special than other dogs and that's part of how all this spoiling and babying happens to these dogs, with no regards to obedience training. On the other hand, a reputable breeder of any breed will extensively screen you and the prospective owner knows not to mollycoddle the dog and to give it proper obedience training.

As for Pit Chick's comments, I don't know what goes on between her and her pits but those "nicknames" were completely uncalled for.

lil $h!t dogs
That one is just as false and degrading as calling Pits "baby killers". I know all Pit fans have been very disappointed with the false stereotypes placed on their dogs, but *nothing* gives them the right to belittle other breeds.

[Pit Chick]

Whoa, I'm gone for a couple of days and look what I miss. I was in no way trying to belittle or degrade small dogs or offend anyone. These are nicknames that I use, some more than others when describing little dogs in a playful manner. As for lil' $h!t dogs, there are big $h!t dogs too. The term "$h!t" being referred to as "tha $h!t" or "all that", better than the rest, which little dogs think they are and rightfully so. They strutt around acting like they are the size of a Rottweiler. The stereotype behind little dogs is that when you think of a small dog, you think of a dog being spoiled, carried around everywhere, groomed everyother week, basically living in the high society of the dog world. For a lot of them, that's what they were originally created for, to sit in a lap and look cute. There are good and bad, true and false stereotypes. Just because it is a stereotype, doesn't mean it's bad. Is it degrading when someone with a small dog sees my Pits and calls their own dog "a snack" for my dog? Which dog is that degrading to? Pit Bulls used to be considered the "nanny dogs", a stereotype that owners now days have done their best to get away from. I use each nickname to refer to each little dog in their own way, not just for all of them in general and it's all for fun. For example:

-little prissy breeds that require a lot of grooming: foo foo dogs
-little tough breeds that act big: lil $h!t dogs
-little dogs that just won't shut up: yippy dogs
-little annoying dogs that just won't go away: kick dogs
-ankle biters is self explanatory

I myself have a lil $h!t dog who thinks he's a Pit Bull. He's a 8lb Chihuahua/Boston Terrier? mix and he's the toughest, baddest, guard dog in a house full of Pit Bulls. He used to "beat up" a Rottie I was fostering, because he thought he was "tha $h!t". Guess I won't post the nicknames for big dogs. :rolleyes:

[Suki Wingy]

Sorry guys, I guess I started this by saying Bleh.
I just ment I can't seem to ever find a small dog I have fully liked.

[micki76]

Originally posted by Suki Wingy
Sorry guys, I guess I started this by saying Bleh.
I just ment I can't seem to ever find a small dog I have fully liked.

Then I feel sorry for you. :( I like ALL the dogs that I meet. I feel all dogs are special, regardless their size or noise level. How sad for you that you don't feel that way about all the wonderful dogs you meet - small or large.

I lOVE all dogs, but I prefer small breeds. Mine are definitely not yappy (the BIG dog behind me never, ever shuts up though, what does that make him?), they're not ankle biters (well Millie will bite you, but not on your ankles), they're surely not froo froo, BUT they all think they're big dogs and don't act like frightened little babies when face to face with a big dog.

I find the majority of your comments rude and offensive, and I hate when people degrade small dogs, because they "don't like them” or “ haven’t met any they like". You wouldn't like it if people intimated that they hated your breed, or despised slobbery large dogs would you? I prefer small dogs, and never say anything derogatory about large breeds, though they’re obviously not my preference. In other words, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.

IRescue452 - it's not that I find "squeak toys" derogatory in itself, but more the way you used it. If you called my dogs sweet little squeak toys as you rubbed their bellies, that would be endearing. The way you used it was not.

Sorry to rant like this, but this is a sore spot for a lot of small dog owners, and it just irritates the heck out of me to hear it over and over.

:(

[Suki Wingy]

Sorry you feel sorry for me. Small dogs are great for some people, but just not me. I'm not saying I hate them all, it is just that all the small dogs that I have met I liked, but just for a visit, I don't think I could live with any of them. I am also bothered by the fact that they are so small.

(Ok, I know you will have something to say about the fact that thier smallness bothers me and that you will probably ask me how many small dogs I have meet and what breeds.:rolleyes: )

[wolfsoul]

I love small dogs, but I would never want to have one, just because I like to have a big dog. But I'd have to say my favourite small breed is the basenji. Great dogs.

[micki76]

Originally posted by Suki Wingy
Sorry you feel sorry for me. Small dogs are great for some people, but just not me. I'm not saying I hate them all, it is just that all the small dogs that I have met I liked, but just for a visit, I don't think I could live with any of them. I am also bothered by the fact that they are so small.

(Ok, I know you will have something to say about the fact that thier smallness bothers me and that you will probably ask me how many small dogs I have meet and what breeds.:rolleyes: )

I don't really care what breeds you've met or what bothers you about them, I just think it's sad when an animal lover (which most PTers are) dislikes certain breeds because of their size, color, "bad" ones they've met, etc. I have a few breeds that I like a bit less than others, but I don't go around debasing those breeds in FRONT of the very people that own those breeds. That's just hurtful and rude.

It's kinda like spouting off mean cat jokes, or saying rodents creep you out. It's just rude when you know very well there are people here who love their pets dearly. No one wants to hear their loved ones referred to in a derogatory way, even if they aren't your preference.

[Pit Chick]

Originally posted by micki76
I feel all dogs are special, regardless their size or noise level. How sad for you that you don't feel that way about all the wonderful dogs you meet - small or large.

You wouldn't like it if people intimated that they hated your breed, or despised slobbery large dogs would you? I prefer small dogs, and never say anything derogatory about large breeds, though they’re obviously not my preference. In other words, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.

Who said they didn't think they are special?

Who said they hated or despised small dogs? I don't see anywhere on this thread where those words were printed. They are just nicknames, there is nothing derogatory meant by them. Just because I have nicknames for them doesn't mean I don't like them or think they aren't special.

Now if I were to call them "disgusting little hairballs with no purpose", then THAT would be derogatory.

[micki76]

Originally posted by Pit Chick
Who said they didn't think they are special?

Who said they hated or despised small dogs? I don't see anywhere on this thread where those words were printed. They are just nicknames, there is nothing derogatory meant by them. Just because I have nicknames for them doesn't mean I don't like them or think they aren't special.

Now if I were to call them "disgusting little hairballs with no purpose", then THAT would be derogatory.

I didn't say anyone SAID that, I said they intimated that. You and I both know that no one stated that they hate little dogs, but it has been intimated that little dogs are lesser in some people eyes. As I said, I think that the nicknames are fine, it's just all in the way they're used.

Perhaps it's just that it's hard to read how someone is intending to say something, but I don't think there's anyway to misconstrue this:


Originally posted by Suki Wingy
small dogs,,?? BLEGH!!!!!

[crsvstang]

Miniature Pinscher, Pomeranian, Yorkie, Miniature Dachshund, and Chihuahua.

[Suki Wingy]

Originally posted by micki76
I didn't say anyone SAID that, I said they intimated that. You and I both know that no one stated that they hate little dogs, but it has been intimated that little dogs are lesser in some people eyes. As I said, I think that the nicknames are fine, it's just all in the way they're used.

Perhaps it's just that it's hard to read how someone is intending to say something, but I don't think there's anyway to misconstrue this:

Originally posted by Suki Wingy
small dogs,,?? BLEGH!!!!!
I was joking. I didn't literally mean that they were "discusting little things" now, did I?

[Lexi_Lover]

I'm sorry, but small dogs don't strut around like Rottweilers. :rolleyes: Lexi doesn't do that. Sorry to say, she respects how small she is but some small dogs don't like to be as little as they are and in that case want to feel big, so they act big.

Calling little dogs names like that can actually torture a person inside, I can't just sit back and look at people saying things like that about my dog behind my back. I don't have ANYTHING against ANY dog. I love them all, big or small! :)

Also, if you intimidate a small dog, then they will go for the closest thing to the ground, that being the ankles. So you inflict that upon yourself, its not the dog's fault. Little dogs are just as good as ANY other dog out there.

I have had my fair share of owning big dogs and small dogs, and can not take either vote because they are all simply amazing in their own individual ways! :D Thats what makes them so special! They are a BIG dog disguised in a little dogs body!

And saying they are squeak toys, was really rude, and affected a lot of us. Besides, squeak toys are adorable! That may be the way you feel, but its best not to put it out to us and say that you want a "REAL DOG":rolleyes:They are all real.



As for small dogs, Jack Russells, I've become addicted now! :D

[Pit Chick]

Originally posted by Lexi_Lover
I'm sorry, but small dogs don't strut around like Rottweilers.


As for small dogs, Jack Russells, I've become addicted now! :D

Ok, so JRs don't strut around like Rottweilers...they strut around like Pit Bulls. ;)

[micki76]

Originally posted by Pit Chick
Ok, so JRs don't strut around like Rottweilers...they strut around like Pit Bulls. ;)


:D LOL!

[lv4dogs]

Bostons terrier
JRT
Chi.
Papillion
Peke.

[The boys Mom]

My choice of other is a cairn terrier. They have the cutest faces and the sweetest personalities. I know, I have had 2 of them and wouldn't trade them for the world.

[CagneyDog]

Originally posted by IRescue452
[B]but I like DOGS not squeak toys. I don't think I'll ever own a small breed, B]


That's upsetting :( I always thought that people here weren't that judgemental. My RB dog, Lillian was a West Highland Terrier and I find it so upsetting thast you would clump a whole group of dogs together. Not only is it shallow, it is also very irrational.

[tikeyas_mom]

out of the list i picked the doxie..

but i love shih tzus, poms, klee kais, pugs, and papillons

[gemini9961]

Maltese for me....I don't own a purebred Maltese but I do have a Maltese/Rat Terrier. Maltese are such elegant looking dogs, even though I would keep the hair short like a "puppy cut".

[Kfamr]

I chose Chihuahua and Maltese. I always told myself i'd never own a small dog, big dogs were for me... but i've fallen in love with Chi's.


I just read some of the comments in this thread and they are truely upsetting, and I don't even own a small dog nor have I ever.

[rizzy]

Oh there are so many of them I could never choose a favorite. Although Bishon Frise and Yorkies come really close.:D

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Poodle
Maltese

I really love all dogs.:)

[Suki Wingy]

Oh! I just found a small dog breed while reserching for someone in Dog general that I might want one of, a Japenese Chin.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/sukiwingy/PT%20dog%20breeds/D148.gif

[EssTer]

I´m not tiny dog fan, but I really like mini doxies :)

[cali]

I have yet to see anything upsetting in this thread lol mostly amusing at the kinds of things people will take offence too lol

I am not a fan of little dogs, I like Ripley to cuddle with but I can cuddle with Misty just as well, Ripley however is simpley more inclined to keep me warm under the covers lol I am a big dog person as long as the dog is not an in your face kinda dog. the only little dogs I like are

silkie terriers-I like them to visit but not to have lol
poms-again, to visit.
Papillions-to own but I would prefere a phalene.

[Vette]

Oh i just love Toy Poodles and Tibetan Terriers :D

also.. do Pugs and Miniature Pinschers count?



Originally posted by cali
I have yet to see anything upsetting in this thread lol

silkie terriers-I like them to visit but not to have lol
poms-again, to visit.
Papillions-to own but I would prefere a phalene.

*Gasp* you dont like Kirby. :( ;)

[CathyBogart]

Papillon!! :)

[jesse_3]

I love all dogs, big or small, but the ones that I "like" better are Bichon Frise's (Sammy is one!) and Papillons!

[PinkSunshine]

Yorkies :D

[Suki Wingy]

I stand corrected- I would love to have ONE brussels griffon some day, not a whole bunch though.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Little dogs! YAY! Ok, it's so hard to pick a favorite :rolleyes:
POMERANIANS!!!!!
Haha, yes I'm a little obsessed :p.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I have fallen in ♥ with Mini Doxies! They are so freakin cute! :)

[Zippy]

I like poms,mini pins,and mini poodles

[luvofallhorses]

they may not be tiny but they are small..pembroke welsh corgis..:)

[Misty_Pearl]

Out of the given list: Doxie

Other small: French Bulldog, Pug, Boston, Cairn Terrier, Pomeranian

I have little dogs; in fact 4 pomeranians and I didn't take offense to this thread. I think everyone has a right to their opinion and I don't sweat the small stuff. I myself love little dogs and medium dogs and large dogs and I lean toward the bully breeds as a favorite.

And I must say that I have met many a large breed dog that has been coddled its entire life! :D

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I'm not one for small dogs (even though I've had them) but I do like Dachshunds & Miniature Pinschers. I don't consider a Corgi to be a small breed but if they are I absolutely love Cardigan Welsh Corgis!

[zoomer]

I like Mini Doxies and Chihuahuas.

[elizabethann]

I just love Brussel Griffon's. They have the cutest faces. I saw 2 of them on 2 different days about 2 weeks ago! They're just so cute!!

:D

[BC_MoM]

Doxie's all the way!

Even though I'm more a medium-sized-dog-and-over-please type of person! lol

[chocolatecoffee]

I like all dogs, big and small (especially the bully breeds :D), but I only own small dogs right now because most other people in my family prefer small dogs. I chose Maltese, I own two of them (well one badly bred one, we think she might be a cross, and one definite cross). I find it discouraging that some small dogs owners don't train their small dogs since you can just pick them up and carry them away, but I love 'em. Shih tzus are allowed to be 11 inches, but I have some sort of Shih tzu X too. She's more independent and stubborn than my other two, but I still love her ;). I also adore Pomeranians and long-haired Chihuahuas :D.

[tessa_s212]

Tibetan Spaniels or Cavalier Kind Charles Spaneils

[dab_20]

Toy poodles of course! **I love my little girl**

[Lori Jordan]

I love the Yorkie's the just too sweet!

[mruffruff]

I had an Austrailian Terrier. Looked a lot like a Yorkie, but a bit bigger and not as delicate and his hair didn't get as long. He was a sweety.

I love all the little dogs and most of the big ones, too. Especially the hairy ones :D