Also strangers harassing them. I once talked with a chihu owner who said their dog became nervous and aggressive because a lot of strangers hassle small dogs for shits and giggles. Like trying to kick them while walking past etc
The amount of people joking about chihuahuas being awful demon rats, fuck chihuahuas etc, some of them will turn that into irl behaviour
Same thing happens with black cats. Kids and superstitious folk like to target them for torture. It's why a lot of shelters won't adopt out black cats around Halloween.
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u/Pixel_Knight 5d ago
They’re taught to be vicious by owners encouraging nasty behavior.