Well...I have a very large dog at almost 100 pounds. We go to the beach several times per week and he is the friendliest guy. I guess the other dog owners can sense that because they very rarely pick their tiny ones up when walking past him. Probably because they see our 2 little girls with him. HOWEVER...most of the time he gets nipped at by the little dogs! HAHA. So I wish more people would pick their little ones up if they are going to bite my Blitz's ankles. LOL My big guy gets bullied by the little ones quite often.