I Like Big Mutts

I often realizing what I consider a dog’s size to be, and what someone else (ie a non-dog, or non-big dog person) considers a dog’s size to be, are different. So here are my general categories:

Tiny: 0-20lbs

Small: 20-50lbs

Medium: 50-80lbs

Large: 80-100lbs

Giant: 100+lbs

I love having larger dogs. It throws me off that I currently have 2 dogs in the small dog category. I really do mean it when I say I used to have a 55lb and a 65lb dog for a total of 120lbs and now I have a 30lb and a 25lb dog, so I have 65lbs of room on the bed.

There’s something about small dogs that seem, I don’t know, less dog like to me. And as many times as I’ve commented to C that I need a cat sized dog so that I can have one that curls up on my lap (and fits there), the truth is, I miss my 65lb lap dog. (C is allergic to cats, plus I have a Beagle and a Terrier. An actual cat is not an option.)

Don’t get me wrong, I love June and Larry. They have big dog personalities in their little bodies. I love the fact that while they both want to be cuddled, neither wants to be held or carried. Their dogness is just too strong for them not to want to be on their own two feet.

I’m reminded of this often when I get home, and Larry wants to jump (and I mean 3 feet off the floor) to greet me. They both get up on the back of the love seat to be at easier petting and greeting height to a standing person. They are both desperate for our attention. And yet, if I were to try and pick one of them up from the back of the couch, for just a moment of cuddles, there would instead be struggles to get down. They both very much want to be on their own four feet.

And I love that about both of them. It doesn’t stop me from missing having a bigger dog though.

But we’re hoping that will be rectified soon.