Actually, we have a lot of friends that only prefer big dogs, and they are their babies, and a lot of them do take them places with them..those big dogs are just as much of their family as our little ones(and big ones) are ours..A lot of people are not dog lovers like all of us are..I have big and small dogs, and if someone is going to let my yorkies and shih tzu in, they're going to have to let my german shepherd and golden retriever in too...