i've never really been one for little dogs, i grew up with big dogs, and well... just never had any of the little dogs... i like all dogs tho... anyway, one of the things i don't like about little dogs has way more to do with people then dogs at all, and today i got a huge dose of it. why in the world would someone believe that a dog (or any animal for that matter) would want a stranger to jump out and forcibly scoop them up into their arms?
i work in a bank, and we allow (some of us insist actually
) customers to bring their dogs in for doggy cookies... today a customer brought her little guy in, as she often does and set him up on the counter for his usual
he really loves us, and happily trotted toward my co-worker for his cookie (so many of our customers tell us that their dogs get excited about being there when they pull into the parking lot...
) anyway, right after being set on the counter, another customer suddenly jumps over and has to physically stretch to reach across the counter and the dog's mom, so that she can grab this poor little dog
, who is obviously terrified of her and struggling to get away
meanwhile she is shouting "OH YOU ARE JUST SO CUTE, YOU ARE GONNA FALL, DON'T WORRY I GOT YOU, YOU ARE SO CUTE" and everyone else is saying something along the lines of "whooaaa, you are scaring the crap out of that dog, let him alone!" and she was so fast about it too, no one had a chance to even react before she was grabbing at him...after grabbing him, she immediately shoves her face in his, and he is desperately trying everything he can to tell her he doesn't like what she is doing, and she is completely oblivious... saying things like "i have dogs at home" and i believe something like "dogs just love me!"
it reminded me of elmyra from animaniacs... the poor dog was sooo incredibly restrained also, i mean this was traumatic to watch, let alone what he must have experienced, i am actually shocked that he didn't take a chunk out of her face. and of course i am at work so i can't really tell her off as i want to, all i can do is point out how afraid of her he is, finally she puts him on the floor, but do you think she could leave him alone now? heck no, she has to hover over him and baby talk at him, while his mom is trying, as politely as she can (way more politely then i would too btw, i may even have thrown a punch or two in a situation like that..) to extract her poor dog from this woman... and the dog is literally shaking at this point with his tail tucked... not once did this crazy lady even acknowledge that first THAT ISN'T YOUR DOG! or that she had frightened him... she in fact seemed proud of her behavior... i couldn't believe it....
anyway, i am soo glad sometimes that clover isn't a little dog and *usually* i don't have to worry about this with him, *most* people are cautious when they see him and ask permission before they try to pet him so i at least have a moment to make sure that i have the situation under some sort of control... but gosh, what an insight into what these poor little guys must go thru.....
!! So I had to "train" her for that. I always have Chico around tho and he becomes really scary if someone does this to her...and I tell them that if they do that I won't be able to hold him if he attacks so they leave her alone! 
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