Small dogs

[Jadapit]

When I'm out and about with Ebony I get a lot of "dirty" looks from people. A lot of people will cross the street when they see us coming. One day we were walking by the high school, a group of kids were coming toward us one kid yelled "those are pit bulls" they all ran to the other side of the street. Then the kid yells "nice dogs".

It makes me both sad and angry that so many people are scared of Ebony and Jada. Those two really do love people.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

When I'm out and about with Ebony I get a lot of "dirty" looks from people. A lot of people will cross the street when they see us coming. One day we were walking by the high school, a group of kids were coming toward us one kid yelled "those are pit bulls" they all ran to the other side of the street. Then the kid yells "nice dogs".

It makes me both sad and angry that so many people are scared of Ebony and Jada. Those two really do love people.

People are notoriously stupid (especially in child form) - you know your dogs are gorgeous and loving and that's all that matters! If it makes any difference I would stop to give them a hug if I passed them in the street

[Jadapit]

People are notoriously stupid (especially in child form) - you know your dogs are gorgeous and loving and that's all that matters! If it makes any difference I would stop to give them a hug if I passed them in the street

Thank you so much! They would love it if you could give them a hug.

[Husky_mom]

its all perspective.......because i would also run but TOWARDS them!!! I love Pits, Bully breeds, Big Dogs.........any dogs, i never walk away, i always have to pet them.......ALWAYS

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I do find that to be true. When Nacey had class at PetSmart she was the smallest in her class (there was also a sheba Inu, a cocker, and a boarder collie). Nacey definitely got the most attention from people passing by. It got really annoying when people could see that we were in the middle of class, yet they still stopped to talk to her (and distract her).


I think a lot of the time people do eye small dogs more than large one without even realizing it. I think there are a lot of things that subconsciously contribute to it.
-People love puppies and I think because little dogs are small like puppies people are often drawn to them.
-A lot of the time small dogs seem to be more pampered (not on PT of corse, but not everyone is like us). I often see small dogs sitting on someone's lap in a car, the dog has a bow in it's hair and a cute little sweater on. Then you pass a large dog in the back of someone's pick-up truck.
- The media tells us that big dogs are bad and small dogs are good. The new loves to share bad stories about large dogs, but never does about small dogs. Movies rarely portray small dogs as vicious or mean, it's almost always a large dog who is the bad guy.


I love seeing both large and small dogs. I however don't usually walk up to any dog, large or small. I think of dogs like I think of little children. I wouldn't just walk up to a stranger out of the blue and start talking to their 3 year old child, well I don't do that with dogs either. I get annoyed when someone comes up to me and my dogs, I don't mind if they ooo and aah from a distance as long as they respect us enough to keep that distance.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

When I'm out and about with Ebony I get a lot of "dirty" looks from people. A lot of people will cross the street when they see us coming. One day we were walking by the high school, a group of kids were coming toward us one kid yelled "those are pit bulls" they all ran to the other side of the street. Then the kid yells "nice dogs".

It makes me both sad and angry that so many people are scared of Ebony and Jada. Those two really do love people.

I wouldn't have crossed the street, but I would have just said hi as I continued to walk by. Not out of fear, but out of respect for you and your dogs, I simply wouldn't want to interrupt your walk. Unfortunately I'm sure a lot of people are fearful of your dogs, but I hope you don't feel everyone who doesn't stop to pet your dogs is afraid of them.

its all perspective.......because i would also run but TOWARDS them!!! I love Pits, Bully breeds, Big Dogs.........any dogs, i never walk away, i always have to pet them.......ALWAYS

So do I, I hope to have a pit bull someday. I know several and love all of them. I would hate to think that someone thought I was afraid of them though, just because I didn't go up to them and pet them.
(I know that's not what you were implying, I was just adding a different point of view to what you said.)

[Cincy'sMom]

Of our three, Spot seems to get the most attention. I guess it becuase of the Disney 101 Dalmatain movies? That combined with the common very of big, scary black dogs

[Jessika]

Smaller dogs are more of... lap dogs persay, and more people dress them up, doll them up, make them "cute" etc... I dunno but yeah I have noticed this, too. I prefer larger dogs myself, but I think all dogs are cute. I give every dog who comes into work the same amount of attention! Sometimes its the owners I have a problem with, but that's a different story..

I have received LOTS of compliments on my two though when I bring them out. Mostly on their eyes, though, which I find odd lol. And always ALWAYSSSSS they ask "is that a blue heeler??" noooooo.... lol. And they look NOTHING like blue heelers.

Sorry I went off on a tangent there.. But I think everyone thinks smaller is cuter. Everyone always oohs and aahs over babies and puppies (regardless of size) and I think they think the smaller they are, the cuter they are, you know?

[dab_20]

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...

I adore Anita!! And so does everyone else here!!

I really love dachshunds... I've never had a full size one.... but I've had two minis. A reddish one that looked like Anita named Brandy is the very first dog I had. And I had a black and tan mini doxie named Copper when I was 8. Most people around here think dachshunds are very cute!

[dab_20]

When I'm out and about with Ebony I get a lot of "dirty" looks from people. A lot of people will cross the street when they see us coming. One day we were walking by the high school, a group of kids were coming toward us one kid yelled "those are pit bulls" they all ran to the other side of the street. Then the kid yells "nice dogs".

It makes me both sad and angry that so many people are scared of Ebony and Jada. Those two really do love people.

I think it's it very stupid of people to be afraid of pitties from the media. People always say "You can't belive the media" but yet they believe them about dogs.
Jada and Ebony are GORGOUS and very cute!! I wish I could just cuddle with them... such big cuties. I feel so sad for pitties and there good owners like you sometimes, Jadapit. People like that are so dumb and cruel.... sometimes you just wanna go and slap them.

[Alysser]

It depends. Seriously, some people just say really rude things about Sassy. Like "look a poodle!" "IT doesn't even have teeth." "Why are you walking a dog that big?". Its very annoying. I can't stand it. Some people think she is a puppy and are like "LOOK AT THE PUPPY! LETS PET HER". Others are like "Aw! She is so adorable" and they pet her very gently. She loves the attention. When, I have her coat on people stare at us. They think I put it on to make her look "cute". Well, I put it on for warmth for the most part. One kid at school is like "Im gonna hold her at gunpoint." I was like "Um, try to touch her and she'll kill you first." In the house she is very aggressive and protective. She has to be locked in a cage! Some people can't even believe that. Mostly, she gets nice comments though.

Jadapit, I can't believe someone would do that. Media ruins everything.