My theory is simply that more people who have no interest in looking after their dog properly buy small ones, because they think that means they don't have to. That's the only reason you see more badly behaved small dogs, it's nothing to do with a breed issue.
Two Jack Russells here, neither even slightly aggressive.
Bunsen's problem is the opposite, he goes bounding up to any dog to sniff and play, and occasionally finds one that doesn't like it.
Beaker is a bit of a nervous one (I suspect something happened as a pup, she's always been this way) so will sometimes give a single defensive bark if she feels threatened by another dog.
They're both soft as anything though.
Never heard of short men spontaneously trying to beat a taller person up.
Dogs don't know how big or small they are.
The normal reason for aggressive little dogs is that the owners molly coddle them because they are small and cute and wont punish them because its ok he's only playing.
Seen it many many times.
I used to work on a yard and the bosses Jack Russell would fight with the lorries (yes, lorries) delivering aggregate. When deliveries would roll up to the gates at the top of the yard, the dog would take off to meet it and latch onto the front bumper. He'd hang there all the way over the complex and when the lorry would stop to dump it's load, he'd drop down, have a barking fit and as soon as the lorry was moving off again, he'd latch on it all the way up to the gates and saw it off.
Possibly the angriest little dog I have ever known.
Big dogs are just as bad.
All dogs should be on lead in public.
you might get licked to death by my standard dachshund. she normally pee's everywhere if someone come close as she loves everyone.
I used to work on a yard and the bosses Jack Russell would fight with the lorries (yes, lorries) delivering aggregate. When deliveries would roll up to the gates at the top of the yard, the dog would take off to meet it and latch onto the front bumper. He'd hang there all the way over the complex and when the lorry would stop to dump it's load, he'd drop down, have a barking fit and as soon as the lorry was moving off again, he'd latch on it all the way up to the gates and saw it off.
Possibly the angriest little dog I have ever known.
Never heard of short men spontaneously trying to beat a taller person up.
Never heard of short man syndrome?
Never heard of short man syndrome?