(And, the smallest dogs are the worst. They're usually off-leash and spoilt rotten.)

Oh, god, and when you have a small dog and that small dog has a relatively fixable, or at least controllable, behavior problem (like trying to lunge at granny carts and strollers) people are the worst. "Oh, don't stop her, she's just trying to protect you!"

Yeah, well, you wouldn't laugh if she bit your ankles, so could you not? Could you not, thanks.