What's your favourite/least favourite small dog breed?

[Roxy's_MA]

I think the rat terrier was ment to kill rats. They look kinda of like a Jack or a Fox Terrier, but the are a bit smaller with pointed ears. I am not sure if they are even a registered breed.

[Roxy's_MA]

Here is one

[SnowDancer]

Roxy, Picture the dog you posted in above picture - and imagine him all white with Eskimo fur - not the undercoat though and this is the dog I met the other night while out buying kitty litter for the Spawn of Sata. Couldn't quite figure what the mix was but definitely had something like this in mind. Very friendly dog - owners didn't speak much English but had tons of puppy pads, digestive enzymes, you name in in their cart - along with bags of very corn based food and biscuits. I managed by showing a picture of my Eskimo and then pointing to pictures of corn cobs on other brand of food and then to the digestive enzymes and the puppy pads that this was a big part of problem. Pup is 6 months old - mostly Eskie - just couldn't figure out what difference was - very friendly to me. Too bad all 3 owners smoked constantly - worried about dog. I came home and my husband thought I had been in a bar.

[kayla]

I'm gonna get in trouble for this... But can't you see the resemblance? In case you can't tell the first one is the chi. Just kidding I love little dogs to bits, even if they are smaller than Montreal rats.

[Roxy's_MA]

Well, when you put those to pictures together I guess I do see the resemblence. That rat is super cute. I have never really seen a rat before.

[meb999]

Originally Posted by sneakypete79

omg crazy 10 lb rats LOL
Thats strange I had always heard Montreal
was a beautiful, clean, amazing place to visit.

It definetly is a beautifull city....

[meb999]

Originally Posted by kayla

I'm gonna get in trouble for this... But can't you see the resemblance? In case you can't tell the first one is the chi. Just kidding I love little dogs to bits, even if they are smaller than Montreal rats.

LOL !!!! Thanks for stinking up for me!!!

[Roxy's_MA]

Originally Posted by meb999

LOL !!!! Thanks for stinking up for me!!!

sorry to threadjack, is this a typo or play on words LOL

[Shamrock]

omg! LOL..
That is one cute little rodent!

The Rat Terrier is a very smart-looking little dog too, very nice.

[Prin]

Actually, that guy up there is a mouse. Rats have smaller eyes and ears (they're more proportional ). This is one from a rat breeder (http://www.thedumbotree.cjb.net/) :

[kayla]

Originally Posted by Prin

Actually, that guy up there is a mouse.

Correct you are Prin! A little deer mouse. So Shamrock (and other small dog owners out there) when someone tells you your dog looks like a rat you can kindly inform them that no, it remembles more of a deer mouse

[Prin]

LOL

[meb999]

Originally Posted by Roxy's_MA

sorry to threadjack, is this a typo or play on words LOL

LOL!!!! That would be TYPO!!!
I'm not sure I'm gonna fix it though -- it's too funny!!!

[Bushfire2000]

I did a lot of research and I mean a lot of research, before I decided on the right breed for us.
And although I love Cockers and Papillons the Shih Tzu was the winner after the research was all done.
The hardest thing to get used to was the squish face. You have to read the dog differently and now I have trouble reading dogs with a long nose. My Shih Tzu is a perfect fit to our life style content to be on the couch and cuddle. I do admit that we did have and still do have to work on COME.
My sister-in-law raises (CKC)Mini Daschunds and they are the most friendly of dogs. I think the final choice of best small dog is all a question of personal preference. Whats your life style, and how does this breed suit it, not what does the dog look like.
I've never met a dog I didn't like, big or small I love them all.
I can't live with them all but all breeds have something to recomend them.

[LavenderRott]

Well, since I have a pom (black and tan) so I must say that Poms are my favorite small breed. Yes, Rusty has been a bit difficult to housebreak and yes, he is a bit yappier then my rottweiler ever was but I got him as an older puppy and his home before mine wasn't, shall we say, optimal. He has a lousy coat and more closely resembles a long haired chi then a pom.

I dislike the pekingese but won't say I will never own one because you never know what might happen.

I hate poodles of any size and will never own one. I can tell you that any animosity I had toward the breed has been firmly cemented by the poodles in my family.

[Joey.E.CockersMommy]

I love Joey he is the perfect small dog. English Cocker Spaniel. I specifically wanted an english one as I perferred them to the american cocker spaniels and think they are much handsomer. Thats just my opinion though. He hardly barks, just wants to cuddle and is really affectionate. He is also not to small at 27 pounds he is a big little dog.
I have never wanted a shihtz-zu although this man walks one everyday and he is pretty cute. Poodles can be cute to, but I really dislike the poofy poodledoo I think they look much better just natural.

But then if somedog a breed who wouldnt normally want showed up on your doorstep and needed a warm place to stay. Would you turn him away. I wouldnt.

[Prin]

Wow, Joey's only 27lbs? He's way smaller than I thought.

[LavenderRott]

Ok - I wouldn't leave a poodle outside to freeze to death, but I can promise you it would be a short visit.

[Joey.E.CockersMommy]

Prin=

Wow, Joey's only 27lbs? He's way smaller than I thought.

I know what you mean. When we were researching the breed and looking at pictures on the net they seemed a lot bigger.
When we finally met one we were both surprised at how small they were. There heads are quite long so maybe that makes them appear larger. According to this link English Cockers are slightly bigger than american cockers and you can notice the head size.
There is an american cocker down the street from us, and to be honest he doesnt seem that much smaller then Joey.
http://www.ecsca.org/difference.html

[Prin]

I guess with pics of Joey only with kids or alone, he looks big too..
I forgot to answer this:

But then if somedog a breed who wouldnt normally want showed up on your doorstep and needed a warm place to stay. Would you turn him away. I wouldnt.

There is the nastiest doggy on my street. I mean nasty in the nicest possible way though.. See, he's really, really, really old and his skin is in baaaad shape and you just don't want to touch him. But I know he's well cared for and he's got so much happiness and love in his eyes, that when he wanders off and ends up in our yard, I don't hesitate to help him out. (I have to say, I only touch him on the head... It's different when it's your doggy and you know what the cause is...)