[DBlain]

my last yorkie was killed by a large dog because of his own behavior. I tried for years to correct his killer instinct towards other dogs but was never successful. So for the most part I kept him away from other dogs and would just pick him up when we would encounter other dogs, but he would fight me tooth and nail to the point I was afraid he would snap his neck from fighting me so hard. Training classes helped a little, but even the trainer said he was one of the most difficult dogs he ever worked with. Because he was only four pounds you could not use things like restraint collars and he lacked any desire to please, so no matter how hard we worked on things like sit and stay, he only did it when he wanted to, he was not food or toy driven and cared little for praise and attention, in fact he did not even enjoy much petting and cuddling. If he had not come from a good breeder and I got him at 4 months of age I would have thought he might have been abused or something. Also had he been my only dog I would have only blamed myself, but I had three before him and one after him and they were all trained and socialized the same but he was different. You are correct though regardless of the size dogs should be trained and for the small ones it's often for their protection more so than the other person or the other dog.