Why do people like tiny dogs?

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DaTT

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: DaTT
They are, well, for lack of a better term, ghey.

It seems nowadays you see more men walking tiny little yappy rats than average size man dogs. What gives?
To each his/her own. My dog isn't all that yappy (toy poodle), but it's a lap dog, and I :heart: her 'lots.

As far as men having small dogs. I guess the only people it bothers is those who think having a big tough looking dog makes you more of a man. Like the dog defines the man.
Nope. Most of the time that man is just trying to compensate for something else.

In that case...I should prolly get myself another Irish Wolfhound :laugh:
 

KaOTiK

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I like medium sized dogs the best. Some of the smaller breeds are ok but they do tend to be louder then your average dog it seems. Big dogs, like some of them but thing I hate about the really big ones is the drool that just drips down from their mouth and you can't even rub them under the chin without getting a hand full of slim.
 
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Originally posted by: v1001
Big dogs are disgusting, smelly and dirty. And they trash a house. Big dogs are total trailer trash.

Be fair, any dog that owns his own trailer is doing pretty damn well for himself.
 

rh71

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A pet should be a toy... as in toy dog. It's like having a little baby to play with for 15 years.

Big dogs are way too cumbersome to serve the same role.
 

Kelvrick

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Eh, I plan on getting a welsh corgi. Small, but not that small considering it'll get to ~25-30 lbs. I also want to get a second dog, possibly a yellow lab for my hunting trips. Heck, I'll probably bring both.
 

Gooberlx2

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Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: v1001
Big dogs are disgusting, smelly and dirty. And they trash a house. Big dogs are total trailer trash.

Wow, one of the dumbest posts I've ever read here and there's been lots.

I really think that v1001 is just playing the Devil's advocate and putting out the equally ignorant counterpoint to the OP's "ghey" point-of-view.
 

evident

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Originally posted by: moshquerade


As far as men having small dogs. I guess the only people it bothers is those who think having a big tough looking dog makes you more of a man. Like the dog defines the man.
Nope. Most of the time that man is just trying to compensate for something else.

couldn't agree more... its the same type of person who insists on driving a huge truck w/o purpose who bitch about small dogs
 

sactoking

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I hate small dogs. I hate big dogs. Medium dogs is where it's at. My two Queensland Heeler rescue mutts are awesome!
 

child of wonder

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We'll be getting a dog in a year or two. My two kids will be at least 5.5 and 7 by that time. We don't want a big dog jumping on them and we don't want a dog we have to keep outside all the time. What point is there in owning a dog if it's sitting in a kennel outside 24 hours a day? Living in the midwest, our neighborhood is FULL of people with big Golden Retrievers, Black labs, Golden Labs, etc. that leave their dogs caged up save for the one or two weekends a year they go hunting.

Our dog will be a family pet that our kids can enjoy and learn some responsibility with.
 

Jeff7181

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Originally posted by: v1001
Big dogs are disgusting, smelly and dirty. And they trash a house. Big dogs are total trailer trash.

You know, this is wild...you can wash your dog so they don't smell, and you can train them not to trash your house.

It's crazy!

The trick is, you have to be smarter than the dog in order to train it successfully.
 

TridenT

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Why do people like cats? All they do is fucking scratch up your shit and then leave the fur. Not to mention they shit INSIDE YOUR HOUSE. >_> I like my dogs.