I don't think the incident was your friend's fault, the dog's fault, or your fault. It's unfortunate it happened though. Maybe it is her fault a bit, because when/if you see a dog afraid of a person like that, the safest thing to do is keep that dog away in a seperate room. That's what we do with Simba, because he is afraid of some people.


I don't see how people could be afraid of one size of dogs. Each dog is different and personally, this doesn't go for all (and certainly not PT pups!), but smaller dogs always seem to be more aggressive or unpredictable. Alot of small dog owner think it's cute (again not PT owners) when their little dog growls/bares its teeth, or goes after someone. So, they never correct that and it turns into a habit for the dog. Also, it seems they're afraid to correct the dog because it's so "tiny, fluffy, and cute". Well of course they are, but so are little kids (minus the fluffy) but you still need to correct them and teach them.

I'm not afraid of big, medium, or small dogs all together. I take each dog as his/her own. But, I would be afraid if they were growling and baring their teeth!