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Dogs are generally comfortable and relaxed off leash. Large dogs are also comfortable and relaxed on leash. But small dogs... not comfortable on leash! Because of that leash, they know that they cannot run away if a big aggressive dog comes at them. So they yip yip yip in panic and fear, always nervous, hoping all that barking will scare away any big dog that might come after them... even when there aren't any big dogs coming after them!

I have a new nick name for such a dog in such a situation: A "European" dog.

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n0>1 9mo ago

I have 4 big digs that almost never need a leash. It feels so much better to build a strong bomd over trying to control a dog in my opinion. Love it and set it free.

Mike Dilger ☑️ 9mo ago

My large dog is too relaxed and friendly and goes right up to little dogs on leashes, which usually panics them into starting a scuffle, then I get blamed for not having my dog on leash.

n0>1 9mo ago

Same. We are always good until a scared dog or owner gets involved. My dogs always stay chill though. They don't easily get in fighting mode. It's usually just the osners being afraid.

Mike Dilger ☑️ 9mo ago

Yep. My dog doesn't really engage, maybe makes a symbolic nip like "don't you dare"

n0>1 9mo ago

Most people don't understand how dogs interact. Usually they just need to meet and figure out their hierarchy.

Zach⚡️ 9mo ago

How did Europe become such an insecure continent? Is it because all the chads left to find new adventure in America?

Sarah⚡️ 9mo ago

Yup very close to the truth

Mike Dilger ☑️ 9mo ago

If you have a big country defending you for 70 years you get lazy about your own defense, and then when that defense is threatened you panic because you aren't even close to prepared to do it yourself.

Zach⚡️ 9mo ago

Maybe it's a demographics thing too, so many young European men lost in WWII they might not have recovered that spirit yet.

I get that they've been reliant on America but that still doesn't answer why they chose to do that in the first place. They used to be so much more proud and actually influential around the world. The British were a legit empire.

Dissident Sound 9mo ago

good times create weak men and so on ...

mrclownworld 9mo ago

Also, arguably, it has been the British Empire’s agenda to weed out the chads for 120+ years (to great success)

Zach⚡️ 9mo ago

Why would they do that to themselves?

mrclownworld 9mo ago

It’s true the unchadification of Britain is a counter argument… worth looking into

I would point to the Pound and Brexit and Five Eyes and Israel and other things to say that Britain is still making sure they get theirs

theSeattleUnfreeze 9mo ago

Chad basedness threatens totalitarian control

mrclownworld 9mo ago

True they’ve got commoners to thwart in the homeland as well

Mike Dilger ☑️ 9mo ago

Here is one of those little dogs:

Magnus 9mo ago

The whole continent is filled with those dogs. Hypnotised. Watch out!

Magnus 9mo ago

Rabid european dog

ABH3PO 9mo ago

Who's holding the leash?

Mike Dilger ☑️ 9mo ago

*snap* goes the metaphor

Chef Tommy 9mo ago

Yep. Bay Area is full of said “Europeans”.

Jeroen Ubbink 9mo ago

I like dogs but i hate the smaller ones for their constant yapping. In general I also have a feeling that small dogs are much capable of training. Might just be my bias though.

The explanation provided for you gives a nice context to it though, thanks!

Jeroen Ubbink 9mo ago

*much less capable of training