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Originally Posted by DukeSkywalker
There is no such thing as small dog syndrome. Rather, that behavior is tolerated because they are small. Dogs have no ego & things like pride or guilt. The only thing they know is the pack. little dogs develop dominant behaviors such as sitting on your lap because it's tolerated--it's harmless. you wouldn't let a 100 pound rotty sit on your lap. He is immediately shown his place is not on a lap. Think like a dog & not a person. ;)
Duke
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that's actually a very common misconception about small dogs and dominance. there are a variety of reasons for small dogs to be on their owner's lap, close to them, many, if not most, have nothing to do with dominance or establishing dominance. think like a small dog.