Hey Chuck....*I* like small dogs. Except maybe Pomeranians. I had a dacshund who was, you should smile, EXTREMELY vicious. Of course everyone thought it was Jo-Ann that was the vicious one.
But Cleetus (the dacshund) had a brain. He too was attacked once by a loose dog, yes he was. Man I never knew how many dog stories I have in me. But Cleetus, go with me here, RAN. He RAN and he RAN and he Ran.
See, Cleetus wanted to LIVE.
I love all dogs this is a fact. I love animals, in fact, even the bird fellows. I cried over those two dogs Jo-Ann got to, hey the last thing I ever want is for dogs to be hurt. They're DOGS for God's sake.
So does the wife and I. While living in Tennessee and then in Florida the wife constantly "rescued" unwanted and/or abandoned dogs. She always found homes for these unfortunate animals and many, many are still alive and well. We hear from the "owners" quite regularly.
We are now retired and live in a remote part of Georgia yet she still rescues the occasional stray, I run ads and ask around, but we usually just find them a new owner and all is well.
No one has yet to come to us and ask "did you give my dog away". They would not like the "dressing down" Cathy would give them for allowing their beloved pet to run loose and especially for not putting out an "all out" search to find them. The little wife can be quite verbal when it comes to mistreatment of any pet.