All of the reasons you posted are so true!
Also - when they come inside from being outside, they don't make as big of a mess as a larger dog would!
I used to have a Golden and a German Shepherd and if they got messy and came running inside... the entire house was a mudpile in a few seconds flat. With Jackson, I can pick him up and catch him before he runs through the entire house making a mess, lol.
Also - dog fights. I experienced a bad fight between two Boxers I was dogsitting and didn't want to get in the middle! I didn't know what to do. If it were Jackson, I probably could've just picked him up. Same thing if we're walking on a leash... if necessary, you can just pick him up with the leash & harness, lifting him away from trouble. I've never had to do that but if a bigger dog attacked him or something, it'd be easier to seperate.
And like you, I LOVE big dogs! Would love to have another big dog one day but I do enjoy smaller ones. |