dogs in america

Sorry no photos, but an observation. There has been a shift in the dog landscape of America from the large labs and golden retrievers to small dogs. We did have one lab mix camped next to us, and a very sweet 50 pound female mix of border collie, cattledog, and who knows what, but for the most part all of dogs were small. The people across from us had a chair for their dog, and she would tell the dog to go see "daddy". Okay, I admit we often tell Gris-gris to go ask "mom" or "dad" for something, but we are in the privacy of our own home when referring to each other by these terms. And small dogs seem to be capable of making large volumes of sound when passing or being passed by other small dogs being taken on walks in the campground.