# Talk me into getting a little dog
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 16, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929 "2006-06-16T15:14:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/21 "2006-06-16T19:40:28Z")
> [@Zsofia](#):
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> Try him out for a week.
Good idea. Why didn’t I think of this? We might just have a winner.
Also I just realized that I have a reasonably dog-proof (and very large) kitchen that I can close him up in while I’m at work, so I may not even need to crate him.
(assuming he won’t chew up my computer, though …)
I’m meeting him on Monday after work. Let me know if you want updates!
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### Author:  [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/22 "2006-06-16T19:49:20Z")
> [@cowgirl](#):
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> I’m meeting him on Monday after work. Let me know if you want updates!
We want updates AND more pictures. 😃
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### Author:  [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/23 "2006-06-16T20:39:07Z")
:rolleyes: I wish I’d thought of a trial.
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### Author:  [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/24 "2006-06-16T20:42:10Z")
> [@cowgirl](#):
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> Well, I have snoring issues too so it’s all good. We could make beautiful music together.
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> What do y’all think about a little, emotionally needy, and energetic dog staying home alone all day? I can dash home at lunch if absolutely necessary but don’t think I could do it every day for the next fifteen years. Do you think he could be happy?
I can not believe that you haven’t figured out the number one benefit of small dogs. They are small, so you can fit a whole bunch of them in your bed. That little guy is already yours. You should be looking around for his new puppy.
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### Author:  [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/25 "2006-06-16T21:32:35Z")
> [@Harmonious Discord](#):
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> :rolleyes: I wish I’d thought of a trial.
Oh! Sorry, I missed it. The first sentence - about not normally talking about dogs in this manner - struck me and I guess I skipped the second.
Mental note … read more carefully…
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### Author:  [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/26 "2006-06-16T22:27:35Z")
> [@indecisive1](#):
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> They are small, so you can fit a whole bunch of them in your bed. That little guy is already yours. You should be looking around for his new puppy.
Exactly what I was going to say.
Small dogs are great. They are dogs in every way, _and_ they take up very little space. Simple as that. They’re as fun to have as any large dog.
IMHO, the only downside is that it’s sometimes tempting to treat them as something less than a dog, and neglect proper training, excercise, medical care and safety precautions.
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### Author:  [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/27 "2006-06-16T22:33:27Z")
That’s fine, I wasn’t even going to post it, because I thought you may take it wrong, but I’m in a kidding mood right now. Think nothing of it, I won’t.
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### Author:  [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/28 "2006-06-16T22:55:10Z")
Oh, lucky you! He’s such a cutie. 🙂 I love dogs of all sizes, but my now-deceased dog was a toy poodle who was only about 3 pounds (4 pounds with her hair fully grown out).
Most of the advantages I can recall have already been mentioned. It was nice having a dog small enough to comfortably fit on the bed with us. She didn’t need that much exercise since just running around the house seemed to be enough for her (although I imagine that some active small breeds require a lot more exercise than some of the lazier big dogs do)
She indeed lived a long life by dog standards (about 15 years - and she was very healthy right up until the end…even the vets were surprised at her toughness and endurance). While obviously such a small dog couldn’t physically take down a burglar, it was nice having her around to listen for odd noises and she’d bark as a deterrant. She had a vivid personality and even non-dog people loved her. I miss that dog. ☹
My next dog might be a big one simply because I live alone and would like a breed that is big enough to defend me if necessary, but other than that, I would happily choose a small dog again. 🙂 Good luck with this little guy.
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### Author:  [@madhatter56](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madhatter56)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/29 "2006-06-16T23:23:07Z")
> [@](#):
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> How about if a big dog person talks you into a small dog?
I also have to add that as a big dog person my whole life, I can say I love my little dog.
I had a golden retriever, a rott, and a labrador mutt…
then I moved to a new city and my mutt wasn’t able to move with me. I waited a few months and picked up a medium-sized hound. A few weeks later, I came across one of the cutest puppies I ever saw…a peeka-pug. or a pug-a-neese…either way. Her mom was a peekaneese and her dad was a pug. I had to get rid of the hound a few months later since we had to move into a smaller place and needed to head outdoors. He’d happily on a farm now and loving every minute, but my little peekapug is so great. I wouldn’t trade her for all the money in the world.
madhatter56
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### Author:  [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2006, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/30 "2006-06-17T03:52:24Z")
> [@cowgirl](#):
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> Well, even if this doesn’t work out, at least the little bugger has got me to finally start a photobucket account.
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> [Here](http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/noncarborundum/) he is.
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> Sorry for the triple post.
What a cool dog! He looks like one of my boxers when he was a pup.
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### Author:  [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-a-little-dog/360929/31 "2006-06-17T04:35:19Z")
I wanted a nice, medium-sized dog that would need to be walked regularly and heartily.
We ended up with [Clover.](http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/savannah_sobriquet/?action=view¤t=PDRM4779.jpg) All five pounds of her. (She’s still only 5+ months old, though.)
Little dogs will steal your heart. And [conquer](http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/savannah_sobriquet/?action=view¤t=May72006014.jpg) you utterly!
## I’m a convert. (And little dogs love walks as much as bigger ones.)
I just tried this Photobucket site too as I don’t have an FTP program on the laptop and I can’t recall what pictures of the dog are online. Here are the puppy pictures if the above results in error:
[http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/savannah\_sobriquet/](http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/savannah_sobriquet/)
PS the tarp is on the couch because of puppy wee wee accidents (much less frequent now) and the plant is on the milk carton because she was very, very interested in digging in the dirt, and the rest is just the usual mid-week mess.
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