Oh Harley.
My parents say that Harley has little dog syndrome. She's compensating her size with attitude. We've all seen this before. You know, that chihuahua that barks ferociously at you on the way to school. Laughing at it because it thinks it can do serious damage if let out of the tiny fenced off lawn. It's halarious.
According to "Small Dog Syndrome," small dogs have earned the reputation of being yappy, snappy, jealous, protective, wary of strangers (Syndrome). It's completely true, well at least with my dogs. See I live on a street where people pass through frequently and whenever these strangers walk by my house, the tiny growls begin. My dogs, as little as they are, are being protective of my family. Protective and yappy just like the chihuahua on the way to school and as "Small Dog Syndrome" stated. My chihuahua Stitch, seen in the photo below, is also quite jealous but I'll get into that on my next blog.
My photo Harley & Stitch
(Stitch on the left & Harley on the right)
The picture above is of two of my three dogs, Stitch and Harley. Harley was trying to fight with Stitch who is obviously bigger then her. Harley exemplifys a how little dog trys to act like they're all big and bad. It's ironic. While trying to make others afraid of her, she's actually making herself adorable in the process.
This is how I see little dogs from my personal experience, but I'm curious about what you think. Please leave your experiences with small dogs and how they compare to mine in the comments. Thanks for reading!
I know that little dogs are constantly trying to attack my big dogs when we go to the Marina. The big dogs ignore us; it's the little ones that want to take on mine (each weighs about 50 pounds).
ReplyDeleteI think it's funny too how such a small dog can be so loud. I find it annoying because small dogs like chihuahuas keep going at it with everything that passes its was, but it is nice that they are trying to protect their owners.
ReplyDeleteYour dogs are really cute and interesting. I like how you describe their protectiveness over you and your family. That really gives them a personality and lets the reader know how they are and what's important to them.
ReplyDeleteI like how your parents say 'little dog syndrome' that is hilarious. And yes many times I have experienced the little chihuahua on my way to school. I have to say little dogs intimidate me. They are so cute though. Your dogs sounds very entertaining.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I can't stand little dogs. I've owned a couple and not all of them have been loud yappy dogs, but maybe it's the way they're raised. I think it's funny how it's ok to stereotype a little dog with "little dog syndrome" but once someone calls a pit bull or Rottweiler aggressive it's the worst thing in the world and people get so offended. Makes it kind of a double standard.
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