Best small dog breed?

[A Blue]

Italian Greyhound. The Yaya of dogs. Fast then lazy.

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

We had a bull terrier/shih tzu cross. Honest.

A sort of Pit Shih Tzu..

 

[George Hannah]

Barney the Border

 

[I'm With Stupid]

They are. I heard that they're bred from the original bulldogs which went out of favour when bull baiting was banned.
Then Potters in Staffordshire took them, and as they had many children, gradually bred the aggression out of them around humans,
so they are very good around kids. May or may not be true, but virtually every Staffie I've known was brilliant around children, very tolerant
when getting ears and tails pulled etc;

I think there are a couple of issue with staffies. Firstly, they are massively represented in rescue centres around the country, which tells you a lot about the sort of people who often own them. That means that you might often be talking about dogs with a history of abuse or neglect, or been encouraged to be aggressive. And secondly, they are a very powerful dog, so if they do attack, they can do a lot more damage than most other dogs. So personally, I'd have misgivings about having a rescue staffie around very young children or babies (although I don't know if I'd have any big dog around them tbh). And I definitely wouldn't buy from a breeder, given that they're already clearly being overbred.

 

[bellbuzz]

I wouldn't consider Staffies small Dogs.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I wouldn't consider Staffies small Dogs.

Me neither.

Get a whippet. And a flat cap.

 

[TCIB]

If you want a chilled out dog best not go for any terrier types. Border terriers for example are small but have the heart of a lion and will try to push you around.
They are cute with it but they are by nature always on the look out and "on it" as it were.

 

[The Northern Baptist]

Anyone know a decent pug breeder around Manchester?

 

[Cheesy]

Love Westies. Loyal, friendly & intelligent. They're not 'yappy' dogs like some other small breeds either. They don't take any shit from other breeds either as they have no idea that they are small :-D

 

[BackofJeanette]

English Toy Terrier

Bigger than a Min Pin and smaller than a Manchester Terrier.
Don't have a smell, hardly eat much hence don't shit much. Will walk 10 yards or 10 miles.
I've had 2 and they're brilliant with kids and very intelligent.
Loyal and loving plus the ladies love them!