I know EXACTLY what you're going through - I get this every day with Tink!!!
Once I took her out for a walk, I hadn't left the door 2 minutes when this absolutely huge Alsation dog ran over full pelt and started ferocuiosly mauling her and wouldn't go away - I was so terrified I had to literally drag her up by her collar to get this beast off her - the owner shouted it back but she was yelping and shaking and clearly scared blind by this attack. I was soooo lucky she was ok with no injuries, well, not physically anyway!! I have seen this dog lie down quietly in the owners yard across the road several times, it is usually a placid, well-behaved dog, and every time I see a big dog loose I scoop her up.
As for people taking the p**s out of small dogs, it infuriates me sooo much! I live with my boyfriend and his brother, and his brother is consantly shutting her out just because she had an 'accident' of the wet variety in his room once (she was only 4 months at the time). Everytime she bounds up to him or his girlfriend they both push her away shouting 'go away!' or whatever else he decides to yell at her. Also, my family aren't big fans either! Especially my uncle who rips her so much as a 'rat on stilts' (lol) but really it does wind me up so much - she is MY baby, NOT theirs, yeah maybe if she was a rottweiler they'd shut their trap then! She is such a happy little soul, always wanting fuss and attention with anyone she meets, I'm sick of the way these small dogs get treated by 'non-small-dog-lovers' - THESE FURBABIES ROCK!!!! And are probably the best companions in the WORLD!!!!! xXx |