so here is one of my stories, even if a big dog might not start an attack your dog could start it and wind up dead because of it. My last yorkie Kirby and my friend and her Weim went for a 45 min walk, both dogs were on leashes and there were no problems. We stopped to chat with someone and while I was busy talking Kirby who really did not like other dogs decided in flash to get underneath her dog to try to attack her, well her dog attacked back and bit Kirby in the neck and a fight broke out we had to pull them apart and with Kirby gushing blood she drove me to the Emergency Vet, Kirby was to torn up to make it. Had Kirby minded his own business he would never have gotten bit, so even if someone says their dog is friendly you don't know what could happen if your dog snapped at theirs and as you know yorkies can be snappy.
So now I have Lola she is the opposite of Kirby, she is outgoing and pretty friendly with other dogs. One time I was holding her and we came across someone holding a Westie puppy so I go over to visit with them I pet the puppy and all of a sudden Lola lunges forward and bites the puppies nose, I was so flabbergasted and surprised because this was so out of character for Lola, but it taught me a good lesson that even Lola who I thought was so sweet and liked other dogs cannot be trusted to get to close because what if she tried to snap at a dog that would bite back like my friends Weim did to Kirby. It's really scary owning these little ones we always have to be prepared for something and protect them. |