To strongly dislike small dogs

Beautiful 😍

My small 8kg poodle was just ambushed by a huuuuge Weimaraner. He literally sprinted right up to her nose as soon as he clocked her.

Luckily it was playful (if a bit rude) but my heart was in my mouth.

Not a single bark from her, as is always the case on all our walks. She has never barked on a walk. Truly.

But sure - all small dogs are yappy. And owners of big dogs are superior... 🙄

I am not really a dog lover but in the unlikely event I were to have a dog i would probably go for a larger one. My best friend has two mini dachshunds and while pretty cute, they hold little interest for me. Contrary to your assumptions about small dog owners they are well loved, well cared for, well trained and my friend works from home so they are rarely left alone. I get that it appears small dogs are fashionable but that should not be a factor in which dog you get, my friend had a mini dachshund because she wanted a dog and he needed a home, it was convenient.

I have a rule that the only dogs I would consider owning are

1. Too big for the cat to treat as a handy snack
2. Aren't above my knee level

It reduces the likelihood of breeder-caused genetic issues, the bark isn't that ear piercing pitch and it's less likely to be a dick because it's terrified of getting crushed or eaten. And food on the countertop is more likely to remain safe unless the cat convinces them to stand guard (and ending up as the one who is caught first) whilst s/he gets on with the essential task of slicing his/her way through the kibble bag with a claw.

I used to feel much the same, until a neighbour acquired two little Yorkshire terriers. I’d always thought of them as spoilt, yappy, bitey, little lapdogs as favoured by old ladies, but these two were so sweet, and very well behaved.

personally as a previous distributor of leaflet's id prefer little dogs any day. but yes many do seem to have small dog complex when barking like omg

Dogs are awfully irritating, regardless of their size.

Oh do feck off . Bit of a generalisation?

Me, I cant stand dullard stinky personality free Retrievers or their owners.
See what I did there?

She’s genuinely a horrid yappy little thing - as OP put it. (but she’s my horrid yappy thing).
We’ve tried multiple forms of training, a behaviourist, training with clicker, training with treats. I think she just hates everyone.
I think possibly she’s a bit daft. She seems to forget people she’s known a long time and treats everyone as a threat.
Ive met some lovely small dogs, and big dogs. And some horrid small and big dogs.
My dog is sadly horrid. I now walk her at the quietist times I can. With a ‘keep away from me, I am a twat collar.’
She doesn’t bite though so that’s a win. Just yaps.
(Not our first dog and won’t be our last but I’d go for a different breed next time).

I think this is such a beautiful photo! I love terriers and their gorgeous little underbites.

op some dogs are annoying, some are badly trained, some are barky and annoying. It has nothing to do with their size and everything to do with their owners and training. So yabu because some of my favourite dogs (after my own) are small breed dogs.

I don’t know how you keep GRs. They smell and they leave fur everywhere. Gorgeous dogs but there is no way I’d live with one for those reasons.

And that's something to be proud of?Seriously

Imagine waking up this morning and fuelling a need to draw attention to yourself by trying to insult people who love their pets.

What an enviable life to lead eh.

Honestly, I don't care what breed someone has as long as it's ethically bred, healthy, well-trained and doesn't bother me.

What bothers me are people buying designer dogs, that are badly bred or puppy farmed, then harping on about how wonderful their dog is and encouraging others to support bad breeding practices. Or even worse people buying breeds that cannot perform the function they were bred to do simply because they like the way it looks - long backs, flat faces and inability to even run properly without choking on it's own breath are not qualities any loving, responsible, dog owner looks for.

NB - I have five Goldies right now. Wouldn't have another breed, except a Cocker, but that's personal choice - I like my dogs intelligent and (relatively) harmless.

Op I had a golden retriever and they’re definitely not for everyone because of the amount of exercise they heed and how bulky they are. Some people need a dog they can pick up if there’s an issue, some need something that needs less exercise and my god the cost of feeding them!

Small dogs can be just as expensive. Mine was super expensive 🙈😁. But he is a very good pedigree.

I’m a Labrador person, apart from their genetic predisposition for total lack of spacial awareness, which you adapt to as an owner, they are pretty much perfect.
Small dogs make me nervous, you can easily stand on them or sit on them with disastrous results. Big dogs are not so easy to mistake for a draft excluder, mop or cushion.
The only exception would be a Jack Russell, they are big dogs in small bodies and wouldn’t be seen dead in a handbag or carrier.

I have had rats. They are totally different to dogs.

I'm not a huge fan of small breeds myself but there's no need to be unkind to another poster on the thread....

it is so weird - owning a larger breed doesn't make you a more superior owner.

The animal is either a dog or not.

Just like a Jaguar is as much a car as a Ford. More expensive sure, but they're both cars.

Perhaps the OP can flex the money angle to get her weird kicks? "I can afford a BIG dog you know. Soooooo much more expensive, oh I can spend more money on my dog than you, clearly a better human."

What a weirdo. Poor dog! 😂

I like big dogs but I have a dog on your dislike list, a miniature schnauzer.
I hate small breed dog owners who allow terrible behaviour. I'd agree that more small dogs have been an issue than big.

Schnauzers were bred to be noisey and they're very territorial and I've come across a lot of reactive ones. Mine isn't, because we invested a lot of time into training.

Did a small dog piss in your cornflakes?

I dislike lazy owners who do not take responsibility for their animals.
I absolutely adore small dogs.

Once was more than enough.

Don't know why some of the owners on this thread didn't just get a rat and be done with it.