 Little Guys
Buddy was the smallest in his Puppy class and would always hide behind my legs. The teacher kept telling me not to baby him and keep walking away from him during play time. That was very hard. Buddy would vey cautiously venture out and if the big guys came around he would hide behind anybody's legs who was closest. If he ever strayed far and got cornered by a big dog, he would play dead which was quite comical. He usually came home full of slober from the big dogs. Eventually Buddy came out of his shell and would play with everyone. It was hard with the big guys though. A couple of smaller dogs joined later and Buddy was the one to bring them into the group. I continued on with basic obedience and again it was all big dogs except a Schnauzer who Buddy had lots of fun with. The little dogs bounce and "dance" while the big dogs are rough and tumble. On walks now Buddy isn't afraid of any of the dogs and I always let him go up and say hello. With a couple of recent stories on this board of big dogs attacking small ones, I think I need to be more cautious. |