• ArtificialLink@lemy.lol
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      2 months ago

      You wanna know why its so common with small dogs?

      Its because most times whenever they are doing something bad they get picked up and removed from this situation by their owner. An owner who also probably picks them up to praise them and someone they like getting held by.

      So now everytime the dog does something bad they get picked up which to them is praise.

      And thats why so many little dogs are horribly trained.

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      2 months ago

      I once had to look after a friend’s german shepard, and while we were out for a walk, some barking guinea pig suddenly decided to unleash all its fury on my friend’s dog; even tried to bite the poor guy.

      Luckily, my friend’s dog is an absolute sweetheart and just tried to flee, almost knocking me over.

      Meanwhile, the owner of that showbox-sized spawn of hell decided it was best practice to go “Nununu, we don’t do that, Nununu.” in a high-pitched voice, while petting the damn thing.

      Sure. That’ll teach it.