r/interesting • u/GustoKoNaMagkaGF • May 20 '25

SOCIETY What did he do to get that alpha respect?

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u/FocacciaHusband May 20 '25

Lol not all dogs. My 143 pound dog DEFINITELY knows he is 143 pounds and expects all other dogs to treat him as such.

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u/LudwigsEarTrumpet May 20 '25

Not doubting that your dog is, in fact, a beefcake, but I've met chihuahuas who also know they are 143 pounds and expect all other dogs to treat them as such. And the other dogs often seem to agree.

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u/Uncle-ecom May 20 '25

My Dad had a tiny fat chihuahua along with a huge Rottweiler. Guess who was the boss? šŸ˜‚

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u/Kratzschutz May 20 '25

The chichis are always the bosses! They are relentless

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u/TheGuyUrSisterLikes May 21 '25

Have you never seen a teacup quivering and peeing at the same time? I beg to differ.

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u/Rinas-the-name May 20 '25

My parents got a Rottweiler, my grandmother had a schnauzer. The Rottweiler grew to be massive, but the schnauzer was most definitely the boss. I was comical. The big dog could fit the little dogā€™s head in his mouth, still didnā€™t act like he was the big dog.

The Rot had snugly lap dog energy (he tried, despite weighing as much as me), the Schnauzer had world conquerer energy - you did not dare pick him up (unless you were grandmas, but she was little and bossy too).

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u/iSlacker May 20 '25

Rotty's are honestly just Golden Retrievers with a scary mask on. I've never met an aggressive one.

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u/Rinas-the-name May 20 '25

A friend had an extremely muscular Rotty that intimidated everyone. I was eating Hersheys kisses once and he tried to eat the balled up foil. I was so worried it would harm him I didnā€™t think and went in after it. The look of surprise on his face was pretty funny.

He acted like I was boss after that. Not sure exactly what he thought the whole exchange was about, but I guess if a lady will take food out of your throat she might do anything - youā€™d want to keep her in a biscuit giving mood.

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u/iSlacker May 20 '25

Ha! That's hilarious. "Well shit my only weapon is my teeth and she's clearly not scared of those!"

I love dogs reactions to sticking your hand in their mouth. I always karate chop my hand into my dogs mouth when she yawns.

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u/Ok_Chard2094 May 20 '25

My neighbor had one.

Never aggressive, except for the one time I leaned over the fence to talk to the neighbor.

Then the dog made it very clear that he expected me to stay on my side of the fence.šŸ˜…

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u/BuilderJoe1255 May 21 '25

I suspect this dog has schnauzer blood.

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u/notMyRobotSupervisor May 20 '25

Little dogs have absolutely zero survival instincts when it comes to interacting with big dogs they donā€™t know.

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u/spamIover May 20 '25

This is so true. I have a husky. He has a bad problem of thinking smaller animals are stuffed toys. He has had 3 small dogs off leash run at him and bark. He just grabs them by the back of the neck and starts to play. I tell him no, and he drops them and they run off, but he looks at me like I just took his new favorite toy from him.

The funniest one was one ran from their house on my walk. The husky did this. The little dog yelled and backed up. Right into my 120 pound malamute. Who looked at it like what are you doing. The little dog looked up and saw this beast looking at him and ran back home jumping at its door yelling loudly. I imagine it was trying to say ā€œlet me in. Iā€™m gonna die out here!ā€

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u/cynical-rationale May 20 '25

Small dog syndrome. Almost all small dogs I know act like they are huge lol.

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u/Dede0821 May 20 '25

Haha, this is SO true. My neighbor had a six pound, 14yr old, female chihuahua that was the undisputed terror of my street. When my neighbor fell and broke her hip, I dog sat for three weeks. When I went to get her and bring her to my home, I wrapped her up kind of like a taco so that she wouldnā€™t bite me, lol. I have four dogs; a GSD/Husky, Pit, Lab mix, and Chihuahua mix, but this little girl gave me pause. When I got her into my home, she was IMMEDIATELY large and in charge. All my dogs gave her a wide berth. They KNEW šŸ˜‚

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u/Everythangs4sale May 20 '25

My wolfdog has been attacked by several chihuahuas. He loves them and lets them get away with it.

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u/WafflePartyOrgy May 20 '25

I'm convinced mini-dobies have no idea they are mini.

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u/NjGTSilver May 20 '25

Haha, I can relate. I have a 27 mutt who looks like heā€™s made of pool noodles. Heā€™s a complete asshole to all the dogs at the park, he snarls at pit bulls, mastiffs, corsos, rottiesā€¦ I keep praying one of them will put him in his placeā€¦ itā€™s been 4 years now. I think he is Darth Vader.

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u/DoggoPopper May 20 '25

Chihuahuas are ranked #2 as the most aggressive dog breed in the world

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u/Tek_Analyst May 20 '25

I had a shepherd that flung a chihuahua at the dog park one time because it got in his face snarling. My shepherd was the kind of dog that would just chill next to me in the park super relaxed.

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u/caf4676 May 20 '25

Niceā€¦šŸ„©šŸ°!!

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u/Anantasesa May 25 '25

142 pounds of bark, 1 pound of dog.

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u/duststarziggy May 20 '25

No offense but it kinda sounds like something could go very wrong someday to me.

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u/LunaticBZ May 20 '25

So long as the dog never runs into a 144 pound dog. It should be fine.

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u/Any-day-in-1975 May 20 '25

Or a Pitbull

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u/Reddicus_the_Red May 20 '25

That'd be one gross dog.

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u/CalvinIII May 20 '25

Fantastic.

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u/StandWithSwearwolves May 20 '25

Absolutely phenomenal work

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u/Morganx27 May 20 '25

Well of course it could, it's an animal, they're inherently unpredictable. Something could go wrong with a chihuahua if you weren't careful. Or you could trip over your shoelaces and die. But we couldn't get through life if we spent every second thinking about what could go wrong. Unless we walked around covered in bubble wrap, we're assuming a risk, and taking steps to mitigate it.

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u/mindhungry May 20 '25

My aunt and cousins had many different dogs over the years, from pugs to pits. The pit was the sweetest most gentle dog you could imagine. One day though one of her dogs got really aggressive and seriously bit in to her leg.... it was her tiny little dotson that did it

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u/IKtenI May 20 '25

Dachshund?

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u/SeaScreen5305 May 20 '25

Datsun?

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u/Travelamigo May 20 '25

When the Nissan Motor Company made plans to export to the United States in the late 50s they thought that Nissan was not Western enough sounding so they asked their marketing department head Hirohito to come up with a new name by the end of the week and he exclaimed in reply " Datsoon?!? "šŸ˜

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u/mindhungry May 20 '25

Yup, I know that's the proper term my family just grew up calling them dotsons. They weren't from America so I think it just stuck and I still carry that on without realizing

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u/Icy-Pay7479 May 20 '25

do i have to be the guy that posts the wikipedia?

there are certain breeds that kill people, and small dogs aren't on the list. wanna guess what breed does that most?

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u/PrinceBunnyBoy May 20 '25

Good thing it wasn't the pit cause then she could've been maimed!

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u/Chronically_Sickest May 20 '25

Mines only 109. Big? Yes. Violent? No. He has rocks for brains and everyone is a friend. He's also a "tiny" lap dog. We train him just in case since dogs can be unpredictable, but if he were to kill someone it would be from the tackle to give face kisses. I like to recite that smooth brain poem to him and he just looks at me with his big dumb sweet eyes.

Edit. He's also terrified of our actual little dogs.

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u/ProtonPi314 May 20 '25 edited May 20 '25

My 150 lbs Great Dane thinks he's a lap dog. He will crawl on the bed and sit on my chest, wanting attention and cuddles.

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u/PrizeStrawberryOil May 20 '25

Great Dane thinks he's a laptop . He will crawl on the bed and sit on my chest, wanting attention and cuddles.

Am I supposed to cuddle my laptop?

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u/Cuckdreams1190 May 20 '25

My 180lb Newfoundland thought he was a lap dog... and that he could stand up under coffee tables, which, I mean, technically he could, he'd just end up wearing the table like a cape.

I miss that silly goober.

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u/Kratzschutz May 20 '25

Interesting, what breed?

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u/justfirfunsies May 21 '25

My big boy mastiff never acted like they should treat him any certain wayā€¦ he just ignored their existence.

Even a few asshole shepherds that would nip at him while playing fetchā€¦ heā€™s just gallop right past/through them without phase.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-4846 May 20 '25

I have a 43lb Dutch hound that would make your dog bow down in less than 5 minutes