I have had 2 bad dogs. One was large and mean but managable. The other was a terrier mix. Sneaky and mean. It would be friendly and loving but jump on your lap. It then used it’s paw to get you to rub its chest.
If you stopped it would growl and use it’s paw again.
If you didn’t start again that was a snap...stop again it was a biting!
Bit my young son....put it down. Sad but no regrets.
Those terriers are really brilliant.
I remember seeing one outside a deli near here. I said to myself: that dog looks like it’s smarter than about 90% of humans. I honestly felt like talking to the dog, and I am not a dog person.
I told hubby about seeing this dog and he told me about his aunt’s terrier. He said he would walk the dog sometimes and it would always trick him into letting it off the leash. Then it would take off, leaving hubby chasing after him and in a panic over what his aunt would do to him for losing her dog.
My hubby is one of the smartest people I know, and he IS a dog person.
I asked him how many times this had happened. “Every time” he said.