Yes ma’am, you are so right, little dogs are at a disadvantage .
We’ve had plenty of dog injuries from raccoons, going for the belly is classic. Worst of all was a beaver attack in a pond on one of our Lab retrievers. Definitely tried to drown her, cut her up pretty badly. But she was a strong swimmer and eventually got out.
RACCOONS...
They did my cat Cougar in. There are around 10 of them that roam around our property at night. I can hear them growl and hiss at each other.