Are short men generally more angry and miserable than tall ones?
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I can see that in some situations it is likely that a higher percentage of short men feel discriminated against or the target of intimidation or disrespected in some other way, which would result in them being more angry and miserable.
But, the smart ones will remove themselves from those situations. Or, if they are capable, deal with the situation assertively and affect change in other people's behaviours.
I get your point.
And I will offer a counter point (though not as concisely):
My bull terrier was not a large dog. She was not small either. She went around 65 pounds.
On more than a few occasions big dogs decided to "assert their dominant position". And in about 30 seconds they found themselves with 65 pounds of muscle clamped on their faces while they screeched in sheer terror.
While not all small dogs bark a lot, not all big dogs walk around confidently.
But, the smart ones will remove themselves from those situations. Or, if they are capable, deal with the situation assertively and affect change in other people's behaviours.
I get your point.
And I will offer a counter point (though not as concisely):
My bull terrier was not a large dog. She was not small either. She went around 65 pounds.
On more than a few occasions big dogs decided to "assert their dominant position". And in about 30 seconds they found themselves with 65 pounds of muscle clamped on their faces while they screeched in sheer terror.
While not all small dogs bark a lot, not all big dogs walk around confidently.
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My 90 lb solid muscled Sheebah and the next door neighbour, Donna's bully had a go at each other down the park and Donnas bully wouldn't let go of Sheebah and it served Sheebah right as far as I am concerned...
As Judge Judy said and quite rightly little dogs don't know they are small... she was talking about toy breeds.
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There is no real harm as long as it did not cause Sheebah to be permanently mentally/emotionally scarred.
I have seen dogs that never recover from a thrashing and they become nasty, fearful, and aggressive to any person or dog outside of their immediate family.
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seamajor is 5' 6" and he certainly does bark a lot of irrelevant and stupid gibberish
even if most people put him on ignore for that very reason
even if most people put him on ignore for that very reason
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Sheebah was a bitch... An alpha bitch... and hated other dogs... long story... she loved her mate Sabre... and put up with her perfect angel of daughter Louie and grandson, Shelby , but Sheebah was pain in the neck....lol her whole bloody life.
I'll write some stories here one day.... I get all melancholy when I think about them tho... Its so so cruel we outlive them.
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What gives it away? His huge ears? ...lol
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