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One important thing to remember now your getting a small dog...treat it like a big dog, not as a little baby. It'll be better for it.
This especially applies to your missus. Small dog syndrome can be avoided, and you'll have a cracking dog that eat less and poops less too.
I wasn't into little dogs and considered them as annoying, yapping, nippy, vicious things..... until I ended up with one, and wouldn't be without him now . He still has a annoying bark though....but he knows what "shut up" means. .
Re: Moulting....first thing to look at is diet. Lots of pet food these days, even the expensive stuff like Royal Canin has stuff that shouldn't be in a dog's diet....Grain by-products, like corn and wheat will be a sure thing to give a dog skin problems if its intolerant to it...and if it has skin problems it'll moult....ALOT!
A few reasons there why small dogs are not my thing, but will see how it goes, tbh I'm starting to like it already, tammy (daughter) loves it, as does the wife and all the family that popped over.
I won't be giving it small dog syndrome, don't worry. We had a rottie so it will be getting no different treatment there.
A few reasons there why small dogs are not my thing, but will see how it goes, tbh I'm starting to like it already, tammy (daughter) loves it, as does the wife and all the family that popped over.
I won't be giving it small dog syndrome, don't worry. We had a rottie so it will be getting no different treatment there.
The trick is not to let them get away with doing things that you wouldn't let a big dog do (i.e jumping up at people etc).
The trick is not to let them get away with doing things that you wouldn't let a big dog do (i.e jumping up at people etc).
I honestly don't think it can jump up that high
It's sleeping in kitchen, not allowed upstairs unless accompanied and no chilling on sofas unless on our lap, same rules as dog prior.
I'm the man of the house, not the dog!
We got this little fella about 5 weeks ago I never would have been a fan of small dogs and my wife is a clean freak about our house so I thought it was gonna be a short lived visit
But it couldn't be any different
The wife and kids love it more than they love me it relaxes on my lap every night and it a great companion and is shaping up to be a tiny gaurd dog too
The noise this thing makes when someone strange enters the house is unreal it will stand fast in front of them givin it all it has funny as f-:€ to watch
It's a Russian toy terroir rare enough in these parts my Freind brought its parents here from Lithuania
Well lol, it's been a couple of years now and my ego has been truly shot down, I think I may have avoided this thread lol as it obviously didn't go my way as intended (as usual the wife won).
But I thought after all this time, I'd give my take on things now we've had him a while now.
Well, he's a little **** most of the time, I truly believe it's little dog syndrome or the jack Russel he has in him, he hardly never listens, but he's very smart and I mean smart! He's thinks he's slick, quite sneaky in the things he does, but he knows exactly what your saying and what you want him to do.
Gets on excellent with my daughter which was one of the main reasons I accepted to have it, them two together are just fun to watch lol, (that's probably the best thing about him, they are best friends).
More about his attitude, he barks for absolutely nothing half the time when we let him out for a wee, must be the boy in him?
Got a lot of energy for a small dog, he loves sitting on my feet or my lap if I let him as most of the time I'm always angry at him for not listening half the time, if he did I'd probably love him more, don't get me wrong I do like him but no way do I love him as much as I did with our older dog.
He's pretty good out walking and boy he can run, he's very quick at running for a small dog, got a okish recall and seems to behave more when out n about.
The wife loves him more than me.
Tbh I've tried everything with him and he's just a bit naughty to me, respect goes a long way with me. I just tolerate him and don't hate him as he's a member of our family so still give him the respect.
Would I do it again, he'll no!
That's just my take on him after the time we've owned him, my wife dosent seem he's that bad lol. Well that's because his looks are too cute and he just gives you this awe look at his face look and he has a look that you can't be mean to, water off a ducks back with me.
Every single person who meets him adores him, so there you go, his looks are deceiving lol.
All in all he's still a great dog and he is chilled at home, it's just he's a naughty dog that don't listen half the time and yaps at **** all when there's no need (I hate that).
I think I am still upset that I didn't get my own way loooool.
Well a few pictures of him so you lot can say hahaha to me or how can you not like him lol.
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LOL he's got you owned mate - he's the boss, your living in his house, sitting on his sofa and he knows it. He looks like a cheeky wee ****** - cool dog, love that his teeth are always on show.
Lol, trust me he's a cheeky ******, he's not allowed upstairs, he's only allowed in living room and sleeps in kitchen.
Tbf he's ok, I think I'm just a bit bitter.
On the upside, he doesn't half pull the women when your out, ooooh if I was single hey.
Is it a Jack Russel x Pug? Or something like that?
Definitely not my type of dog and it sounds like he's got you whipped . Not sure how you would've coped with a larger dominate dog fighting for dominance if you've been beaten by that little pooch .
actually bigger dogs are more loyal and actually listen when their been trained, this ****** only listens when he wants to, but he does know his limits, always trying to go further.
He does listen when I mean it, but always doing things to **** me off.
Trust me, little dog syndrome is rife in small dogs. Especially this one lol. I can see how they are a fashion/handbag dog as they always try push the boundaries. Not in my house lol.
Tbf to him, the only things annoying are, barks at nothing when you let him out for wee, and only listens when you really mean it.
actually bigger dogs are more loyal and actually listen when their been trained, this ****** only listens when he wants to, but he does know his limits, always trying to go further.
He does listen when I mean it, but always doing things to **** me off.
Trust me, little dog syndrome is rife in small dogs. Especially this one lol. I can see how they are a fashion/handbag dog as they always try push the boundaries. Not in my house lol.
Tbf to him, the only things annoying are, barks at nothing when you let him out for wee, and only listens when you really mean it.
friends of ours goy a second dog, their first is getting v old, but is a fantastic dog a Jack Russell / Lab cross, the best nature dog I have ever met (we have always looked after it when they go on holiday)
it is a large medium sized dog
but the new one is a Jack Russell / Chihuahua cross - so quite small and has what can only be described as an "attitude"
it thinks it is a "big" dog
we think it has "small dog syndrome", which is like "small man syndrome" - but for dogs
friends of ours goy a second dog, their first is getting v old, but is a fantastic dog a Jack Russell / Lab cross, the best nature dog I have ever met (we have always looked after it when they go on holiday)
it is a large medium sized dog
but the new one is a Jack Russell / Chihuahua cross - so quite small and has what can only be described as an "attitude"
it thinks it is a "big" dog
we think it has "small dog syndrome", which is like "small man syndrome" - but for dogs
Correct, I agree with you there.
I do t think there's much you can do but to just get on with it, he does listen, very smart, but at the same time cheeky and sly if you know what I mean.
Like for instance, he knows not to touch the cats food, but when you're not looking or say talking to wife in other room, he sees that as an opportunity to eat the cats food knowing your occupied. Other times he won't dare.
Cheeky ******.
He is at his naughtiest when playing with daughter as they both bad as each other but I think he knows that he can get away with a bit more then.
On an evening he's nice n chilled with the calm down routine.
Correct, I agree with you there.
I do t think there's much you can do but to just get on with it, he does listen, very smart, but at the same time cheeky and sly if you know what I mean.
Like for instance, he knows not to touch the cats food, but when you're not looking or say talking to wife in other room, he sees that as an opportunity to eat the cats food knowing your occupied. Other times he won't dare.
Cheeky ******.
He is at his naughtiest when playing with daughter as they both bad as each other but I think he knows that he can get away with a bit more then.
On an evening he's nice n chilled with the calm down routine.
is it possible to train some of the more annoying traits out
I have been told you have about 12 months to really train them - then it gets much much harder
Tbh I think some of it is stuck in their genes as ours is good but still annoying because of his breed I think.
Ours is nearly 3yo and although he's ok but still annoying in his ways
friends of ours goy a second dog, their first is getting v old, but is a fantastic dog a Jack Russell / Lab cross, the best nature dog I have ever met (we have always looked after it when they go on holiday)
it is a large medium sized dog
but the new one is a Jack Russell / Chihuahua cross - so quite small and has what can only be described as an "attitude"
it thinks it is a "big" dog
we think it has "small dog syndrome", which is like "small man syndrome" - but for dogs
m'pooches
Haha, yeah, the little guy in this pic definitely is the same as your new one. He's called Koko and is a nutcase, starts on the Pit bull every now and again - madness. She could bite him in half but is super chilled.
26 October 2014, 07:00 PM
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. Not sure how you would've coped with a larger dominate dog fighting for dominance if you've been beaten by that little pooch 
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