Unfortunately, big dog owners are much more likely to be more concerned with proper training and socialization for their dogs because they know their domesticated wolves are capable of much more damage than a small dog.
Too many little dog owners treat them as living, breathing, stuffed animals—dressing them up, getting their “nails done” at the groomers, putting bows in their hair-—and ignoring or downplaying the training and socialization requirements of their pint-sized domesticated wolves.
A good dog owner knows that he (she) is alpha and can NEVER relinguish that post, if his (her) dog(s) is (are) to remain a content, well-adjusted member of the family pack.
I wish I’d video recorded the poor groomer at PetCo who was locked in a death match with Shih Tzu.
I watched her for 10 minutes and offered to help but they wouldn’t let me [insurance stuff] and to this day, I don’t know if she ever got that wretched little monster’s tail trimmed or not.
If *my* dog was repeatedly and -seriously- attempting to bite the bejeebers outta some person I paid to attend it, I’m afraid some really serious corrections would occur.
I never found out who the owner was so I couldn’t raise hell with him/her/it.
It was embarrassing to me and it wasn’t even my dog.
When my brats go to the vet, all the girls come out to play with them, make a fuss over them and get them to do their tricks.
They *never* misbehave except for the last time Odin went in.
A muzzled Golden Retriever -dragged- his human into the very large waiting room and the human [stupidly] sat down right beside of us when there were tons of other empty seats.
Then, his idiot dog attempted Suicide By Odin when he, with no warning or reason, lunged at him.
Odin “blocked” me and began to lunge right back, snarling.
I don’t know if he thought *I* was under attack or if he was warning the dog to not mess with him.
We got up and went to the exam room to wait for our turn, in peace.
The GR’s owner just sat there still smiling...well, stupidly.
He was lucky I’ve got quick reflexes and a dog who listens.