Anonymous wrote:I have a number of relatives and friends with little dogs and what I don’t like about those dogs is that a) many of them can never be house trained and b) almost all are unfriendly. I’ve never met a little dog that neither a nor b applies to. I see the appeal of a dog being small but friendliness and house training are more important to me. We have had big dogs that have both those qualities (golden retriever, Bernese mountain dog). Note this is not trendy but a long term sense. If anything it seems like small dogs have just gotten more popular. I remember 20 years ago a <10 lb dog was a rare novelty. Now I know 5 people with them that I can’t think of immediately.
I certainly don’t wear a dislike of small dogs as a badge of pride. In fact I would love to be proven wrong about a and b above - what small dog breed is uniformly house trainable and friendly?
A pug, assuming you make any attempt whatsoever at house training. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
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