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27-10-2009, 09:16 AM
what do you class as a big dog / small dog
what do you feel is a big dog, whats a small dog,after looking at some threads where big dogs are brought up and some members asked, what in your eyes is a big dog, I thought it would be intresting to hear what members classed as big and what they thought was small.
for me, collies are the middle ground, anything under that is small, anything over is going towards big.
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27-10-2009, 09:22 AM
Originally Posted by Shona 
what do you feel is a big dog, whats a small dog,
after looking at some threads where big dogs are brought up and some members asked, what in your eyes is a big dog, I thought it would be intresting to hear what members classed as big and what they thought was small.
for me, collies are the middle ground, anything under that is small, anything over is going towards big.
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27-10-2009, 09:25 AM
im guessing many people with staffies think they have a medium sized dog, where as I see it as a smaller dog.
Lynn sees rotties as medium, but people with toy breeds see them as massive,
I guess if you added weight to it, things would be diff,
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27-10-2009, 09:28 AM
Originally Posted by Shona
its intresting, the bigger the dog someone has the more they see other dogs as small,
im guessing many people with staffies think they have a medium sized dog, where as I see it as a smaller dog.
Thing is people say Ollie is huge but we don't see him that way, we class him as medium but he is really a large breed
and Ollie is a big dog for his breed
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27-10-2009, 09:30 AM
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27-10-2009, 09:31 AM
I tend to think of bulk rather than height - Bernese are big - they take up so much room. And boisterous dogs seem big.
Labs down are medium
Westies down are small.
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27-10-2009, 09:49 AM
Anything up to a collie size is small (that includes terriers, spaniels etc)
Collie, labs etc are medium.
Rotties, Dobes, Bullmastiff, Boxers, and anythign else 'tall' are large.
Great Dane, St Bernard etc are giant
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27-10-2009, 09:55 AM
HOwever when it comes to staffies, boxers etc I wouldnt class them as small dogs as they are strong so for me its pulling power has a lot to do with it too.
woudlnt recommend someone who wanted a smaller dog a staffie - as they may be smaller but they are very strong...
iyswim
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