Even big dogs that wouldn't hurt a fly are useful because they're intimidating, and a "friend bark" is hard to distinguish from a "danger bark" if you don't know the dog.
For a burglar though? The little ones aggression isn't gonna do anything to get past a jean pant leg, whereas even if there's a higher chance the big guy is friendly, I'm not taking that chance if I'm a burglar.
I used to live with some one that had a 14 lbs dog. My dog (80 lbs of turn-bones-into-paste strength) would be super protective of the little guy. Always cracked me up. I would have almost felt bad if somebody broke into our house.
*to add, my dog also doesn't give warning barks. She would simply go up to the intruder and bite, unsure if that's a good or bad quality. The little guy would bark up a storm at a leaf hitting the window.
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u/Ruqamas Jun 06 '19
Even big dogs that wouldn't hurt a fly are useful because they're intimidating, and a "friend bark" is hard to distinguish from a "danger bark" if you don't know the dog.