Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Week 6
In my neighborhood it seems as though everyone that lives there has a dog. I am a huge animal/dog lover, so I acknowledge other pet devotees. My dog Chuck is a Chihuahua and Zoey is a Chihuahua Mix, so together they do not weight more than 25 pounds. Anyway, I was walking Chuck and Zoey when I walked past my neighbor walking his dog (an adorable Dachshund) when it occurred to me that this was the first man I’ve seen walking a small dog in my neighborhood. Where I live, you can go outside any time of the day and there will be someone out there walking their dog. So ever since, I’ve paid extra attention to the types of dogs the males and females are walking and sure enough, the man with the Dachshund has been the only man I’ve seen (so far) walking a small dog. What’s up with that? “Real man” can't have small dogs? Or if my neighbors do have both sexes living in the same household, do the husbands, boyfriends, or sons just refuse to walk the dog because it doesn’t meet a certain weight requirement?
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Haha I usually do not see men in my neighborhood with small dogs either! I said to my fiance that we should get a big dog and a small dog and he said no because he wont walk a small dog. LOL. However, my friend and her husband have a pug and her husband is obsessed with the Pug. Sophie is like his baby. In fact she is really excited he takes such good care of the dog since she is pregnant and due in December. I just think if the guy is secure with himself and does not care what other people think then they would walk a cat if they wanted too! (my brother has done that with his old cat who didnt mind a leash!!)
ReplyDeleteI’ve seen men in Philadelphia walking small dogs, but the only reason I know that it’s because I remember that it called my attention to see a man walking a small dog. I guess there is some kind of stereotypical assumption that men have big strong dogs that suit their roles and women have the lap dogs that are fragile and needy. I don’t think there are more big dogs with male owners or small dogs with female owners, but we tend to notice when we see men with small dogs or women with big dogs because it’s unexpected according to what we’ve learned on TV or through past stereotypes. I’ve also seen women walking big dogs and know a few women who own big huskies, but then again, maybe I notice them more because it’s not what I perceive as common.
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ReplyDeleteWe don't have many dog walkers in our neighborhood, but the male who had a dog on our block as a larger black dog (not sure of the type). I often laugh when I muscular men walking down the street with a miniature dog or "yip yippers" as my wife refers to. If I were to buy one it would be something that would be good for my two boys, but one that could also protect our house (or at least sound like it could.. .