You say your dog flipped out, followed by "lol" it was too funny". Viciousness, nno matter the size of the dog, is NOT humerous and should NOT be tolerated. A tap on the nose was warranted. I am quite new here, but notice many people are far too tolerant of bad behavior b/c of the dogs' size. Would you be LOL-ing had it been a 100 pound Husky?
If your dog displays aggression once, he's likely to display aggression twice (even if he's "the sweetest dog" out there most of the time. And, let me assure you, if he turns on someone in the general public, the consequence will be far more severe.
People who tolerate viciousness in their small dogs b/c they think it's cute are abundant, and it is NOT adorable to others ( just as someone's "adorable" bratty child is not). Your vetrinarian did not overstep his boundries. |