That's mine. She's an 8 lb. poodle-maltese mix and both the smallest and the best dog out of the 5 I've owned. Only people who have never owned a small dog would make a stupid statement like big dogs are categorically "better." Poorly behaved dogs are the result of poor training and lazy owners, and that's absolutely regardless of the dog's size. My dog has been through two obedience schools and is more well-behaved than the vast majority of dogs, big or small, that you have ever seen. You want to know the appeal? She's small enough that most apartment communities well let me move in. She's small enough that you can carry her into most stores (except restaurants of course) and we've even had hotels allow her to stay with us. When we fly with her, we just bring her as carry-on luggage and don't have to pay a fee to stick her in a crate in the cargo section. She doesn't need a lot of space, nor does she need to walk 10 miles a day just to get enough exercise. She's quiet, she's easy to control, doesn't shed, and nobody complains when she jumps on the furniture. Little kids aren't scared of her, she doesn't slobber on anything or anybody, and she's easy to clean in the kitchen sink when she gets dirty. Oh yeah, and by the way, she eats and drinks a tenth of the amount of food and water as a big dog, thus making her only a tenth as expensive to feed. She's also less expensive to groom, That means that I can afford to put her on a raw diet, which is far healthier for dogs. Add that to the generally longer lifespan of small dogs, and it means I'll be able to enjoy her company for many more years than I have any of the big dogs I've owned. Hope this answers your ignorantly phrased question.