If you have always wanted a dog but feel because you live in a smaller home or apartment it would not be fair to the animal you may wish to reconsider. Although most dogs are more than happy to be the follower in their human pack, if their is no obvious leader, or the dog is getting signals from his owner that he is the leader of the pack, then the dog will have no option but to fill the role, as this is how life is played out in the dogs world.

However, he is a great family dog and probably that explains his presence among the top ten small dogs. Small dogs make good pets for apartment dwellers and anyone who likes to have a warm lap. Chihuahuas are small, playful and easy to train dogs, that make perfect apartment pets.

Reading tops her list of interests, besides which she likes shopping, traveling, watching movies, listening to music, and spending time with her pets. With training, the owner of the dog can be taught how to administer the insulin and what behaviour to look out for to ensure that their pet is responding correctly to the treatment.

This is because owners of small dogs are more likely to feed their pets soft canned food rather than kibble. Top of the line in long haired small dog breeds is the Lowchen, as long as you enjoy spending long hours brushing, and don’t mind the hefty price tag.

Harnesses are used for various sizes of dogs, and can be used for your larger dogs to protect their necks too. There are a number of behaviours that are common to small dogs acting dominantly, so much so, that this type of behaviour observed in smaller breeds, has inherited the label ‘small dog syndrome’ or ‘little dog syndrome’.

By Hathor