Ways NOT to Communicate with Your Small Dog

Here is a list of different circumstances you should avoid copying with your dog:

You are out with your small dog. A stranger walks past you and your small dog growls at the stranger. You laugh at your dog thinking he/she is so tough for such a tiny thing. You and the stranger laugh and you say to the stranger, “He/she is all bark and no bite.” You think your dog has “small dog syndrome.” You laugh and hold onto your dog’s snout when you say “stop” in a neutral tone. Your dog sees this reaction as praise--you laughed and used a neutral tone versus a stern tone.

You are out with your dog and your dog is on a leash. A stranger walks by and your small dog is pulling at the leash. You and the stranger laugh at the small “tough” dog. You think your dog will never bite but when your dog does this and you laugh, your dog is seeing this as praise. You are slowly making a dog that will bite.

Perhaps you are sitting at the park. You have a small dog on your lap. A stranger walks by. You pull your dog closer to your chest trying to stop the small dog from barking. You just gave your dog affection for barking.
Kids run by while your dog is on your lap. You pull your dog closer to you as you swat your dog on the snout. You just gave your dog affection and smacks? Confused dog.

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