Small dogs

[slleipnir]

Do small dogs always get a lot of attention? I can walk my 2 and no one really cares. I took Zeke and Pedro to drop a movie off, and like EVERYONE was looking at Pedro. Like, people would slow down to look at him. People who were stopped at lights looked at him and I could just see the "Awwww!" Some lady drove up beside me as I walked for like 2 mins looking and smiling at him. I never realized small dogs got this sort of attention. Do your dogs get this too? I'm sure I would have had people come up to pat him if it wasn't for Zeke. People seem to be afraid of him. Do your big dogs get THAT type of reaction too? People will not approach Zeke...almost never, unless they have a dog and their dog and Zeke are playing. It's like the only time people seem to like Zeke.

[gemini9961]

Yep, more people "Awwwww" at Maggie than Sadie or Grant. Small dogs seem more approachable to most people I would guess. Although we all know here that is not the case at all.

[caseysmom]

This is a big pet peeve of mine. My daughter's friends love Bubba and make over him and some don't give casey the time of day.

I can walk down the street with the dogs and have people stop their cars and say "where did you get your dog, what kind is it" I know they mean bubba but I point to casey and say, she was a rescue from the animal shelter and they always so no that one and point to bubba. It really irks me

[buttercup132]

Some lady was staring at Thunder and hes FAR from small lol.

[Husky_mom]

it seems small does are less "fearfull" (not my case, i always look for big guys ) i do sometimes look at small dogs just if they are cute to me, but i rather look at big dogs. most of the time i look up to dogs that "get to me" the ones that catch me (if you know what i mean)

my dogs get that looks, maybe because they are kind of "exotic" around here, and i think that if i had a shepherd or a lab tehy wouldnt get them since those breeds are very common around here so most people would think they are just another one alike......some people

if Zeke doesnt gets the look.......its their loss, hes a wonderful dog, i´ll give him the look for sure!!!

[slleipnir]

I just mean the majority of people seem to prefer small dogs. I personally (no offense to small breeds) prefer bigger dogs. I think they're just a cute or friendly, if not more in some cases.

SOME people will look at Zeke, but they don't like to come right up and pat him. Sometimes we'll walk past people and he'll go to sniff and they'll pat his head has they go by. But it's just not the same attention as small dogs get. If I'm at a dog park, then people are interested in him. But it seems most people don't like big dogs that are just out and about

[wolf_Q]

When I have Nebo with Reggie and Sydney Nebo usually gets the most attention. I think it's because of his unusual looks and eyes a lot of people are interested in him......a lot of people are frightened of him too though!

I went into a petstore with my sister once, she had her golden retriever Skylee and I had my grandma's chihuahua, Joey. Joey received the most attention by far!

[poofy]

I have 2 small dogs and they always get a lot of attention..but My daughters large breed , always seems to get a lot of attention to..no matter where we go .People just love him..Guess Samson just has that kind of face..they will look at him first then the little one..

[.sarah]

Buttons, my RB Dachshund has by far gotten the most attention when we go out in public out of all of the dogs I've ever owned. Dachshunds are really popular around here though.

My girls still seem to get a lot of attention, though. I live in a city with a lot of animal lovers (which makes me wonder why places dogs can go is very limited around here).

I personally go after any dog for attention lol. The giant dogs always catch my attention the most, though, because you just don't see them often.

[beeniesmom]

That is really wierd.
I always get the opposite reaction.
When I am dog sitting my bosses BIG BORZOIS and go out and walk all of them together, my two are always ignored and people always fuss over the big dogs.

I don't think people like smaller dogs better. They are just more "portable".
I think that they think that they are easier to keep indoors. Just a guess.
I've had both bigger and smaller ones. I love them ALL!!!!

[slleipnir]

Odd...Today almost everyone wanted to look at him. I've never had that kind of reaction...I think even when Josie was a pup she didn't get that kind of attention. A lot of people fussed over her, but it wasn't the same. Maybe it's cause he is a chihuahua? Or maybe it was because I had Zeke too who is HUGE in comparison. Maybe people thought it was cute to see a huge dog and a tiny dog?

[Anita Cholaine]

People usually don't like Anita... Maybe because she is not a typical little cute doggie, she loves barking and she makes it really loud... Dachshunds aren't small dogs, though... They are big dogs with short legs

I don't know if people preffer small breeds. Labs and goldens are really popular here now, and I think that they are the dogs that are getting more attention... The opposite thing happens with dachshunds: I don't know many people who likes them...

[beeniesmom]

I don't know many people who likes them...

I LOVE them! My grandparents (RIP) used to have one named Mickey (after M. Mouse). She was a doll!

[pnance]

Sandy my RB terrier who was only 10 lbs always got a lot more attention than Savannah who weighs about 55 lbs. Currently all mine are large dogs and my 2 girls never get the attention my 2 boys do, so I think it may also be dog dependent. Bear looks like a big stuffed teddy bear and usually gets a lot of attention even though he weighs in at about 90 lbs. Hunter just looks goofy because of his ears and I usually hear a lot of comments about them. Savannah and Nikka are both sweethearts but don't have the cute cuddly look which is why I think my boys get more attention.

[BC_MoM]

I think more people "AWWWW" over small dogs because they're... small, lol.

Personally, I'm not a small dog owner. I don't like owning anything below my knee. I just.. don't like the smallness.

But I do love small dogs.. they're really cute. I especially love Shih Tzu's.

More people "AWWWW" over Molly than they do Mickey. So, I usually chime in "Aww.. Mickey's a good boyyyyyy" when someone is mollycoddling Molly. He's always forgotten now by strangers and it sort of upsets me.