Quote Originally Posted by Twisterdog View Post
My small dogs get on the furniture, sleep in bed with us, and are generally quite spoiled. However, none of them are snappy, aggressive or yappy. It's just like with human kids ... you can love and spoil them, and still teach them and provide discipline.
I agree! And it's those owners who "spoil" them (although many of those dogs are actually UNhappy), that give little dogs the yappy and snappy "bad name". My grandma is one of those people. Her little maltese/shih tzu mix I just cannot STAND! I know it's not his fault, but he's just an aggressive (bites you!), yappy, little shi*. And it's just the way she "spoils" him and let's him get away with everything!

Lablover, (I'm sorry your name has slipped my mind once again!), I totally agree with you. Interning at the veterinary office, the majority of dogs that were aggressive were small dogs. And it's just the way you treat them.

Although I don't necessarily agree with all the article says, (I let my smaller dogs sleep near my head and jump on me), it is an interesting one.