There was a news story years ago, I remember it distinctly. A woman was returning home from walking her chihuaha (sp?) and some man tried to mug her in the hallway of her building. The little dog leapt at him, bit onto his throat and did not let go. The woman was able to call for help and the mugger was arrested.
I myself was once nipped by a nasty little dog who jumped up and bit me on the street. When I told the elderly lady what her dog had done (yes, she was standing right there but didn’t notice!) she said “What do you expect? You walked behind me!”
I expected an apology but obviously didn’t get one.
So, small dogs can be treacherous too, sometimes for good, sometimes for ill.
My chihuahua is super protective of me, but is trained. At halloween he loves the kids in costume. He doesn’t like other dogs, unless they understand he’s the dominant puppers.
The other night, I was laying in bed with him and a car pulled into our driveway and he immediately moved so he was in between me and the door. It was like “if its bad, it may get past me but its going to bleed trying”.