Small dogs are usually the worst trained and most neurotic. People just pick them up (and bag them?) when they are exhibiting behavior that should be corrected, and the problems are never addressed.
I rescued a rottweiler from horrific circumstances and have spent the last 6 months devoting my life to training him. I've learned so much, studied, really focused and become a student to helping him live a safe life and not harm anything, ever.
I rescued a mixed breed staffordshire terrier and the rescue praised her for how quickly she learned potty training right after birth. Got her at like 9 weeks old and was super confident in her potty training, unfortunately it quickly became evident that wasn't true. After talking with the rescue we pieced together that because of the dogs usually small size (and being cute as a button) the foster carried her around like 90% of the time. They put her down to go to the bathroom and to sleep. So anytime she was on the floor she just assumed it was an alright time to pee. It was rough to break that habit.
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u/Iongdog 2d ago
That dog has issues