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Small dogs are generally bred for specific purposes. Terriers are rodent genocide specialists. Cats hunt for food. Terriers exterminate rodents with extreme prejudice, even the women and the children , because it's been bred in to their genes at a fundamental level. If you want to keep rodent populations low over a long period of time get some cats. If you have a rodent problem and don't want to have a rodent problem there are people who can be paid to come in with a terrier death squad and solve the problem.

Dachshunds are nasty little shitheads because they were never bred as pets. They're rabbit-eradicating fur missiles. They're bred to go down in to rabbit warrens and kill everything they find. It's important to keep track of them underground because you may have to dig the little psychos out if they lose themselves in a berserk frenzy.

Afaik Chihuahuas have always been companion dogs. They're not as hard to socialize as people think, folks just don't bother to train their dogs, probably due to moral turpentine. But in my experience they're also happy to exterminate rodents.

Spaniels and a variety of other small mop-type dogs were bread as lap dogs. ie their greatest and often only desire in life is to find a lap and plop down on it. This applies to many small and toy breeds, they were heavily selected for calm temperaments and affection

Small sighthounds like whippets and italian greyhounds were purpose built to go fast and kill rabbits. They're very, very good at it and very, very bad at almost everything else. They really only have two speeds - sleep, and murder.

Shibes were bred smart and fairly tough so they could work semi-independently flushing game when hunting

Basenjis are one of the most dog-shaped dogs around, and afaik weren't really bred, they just kind of hang out and do dog jobs while the humans do human jobs.

Pugs were originally bred as pets, but now they serve as mascots for why the American Kennel Club needs to be hunted down and punished for it's crimes against humanity's oldest and closest allies.

Beagles are scent hounds, designed to track stuff down and then yell a lot when they find it. Mostly intended for hunting, though they've also had a darker role working under slave catchers.

Corgis are cattle herding dogs, which is why they're a pain in everyone's ass when they don't have cattle to herd. For a fun time bring one to a small child's birthday party and watch them herd all the children together. They can be nippy though, so don't actually do this. nipping a cow to keep it moving generally doesn't cause the same kind of harm as nipping a 3 year old.

Shelties, likewise, small herding dogs.

It's important to get a dog for the job you need done. Getting a working dog and not having a job for it is disrespectful and harmful for the animal. If you don't have cattle you don't need a corgi. If you don't want to exterminate every rabbit within a kilometer radius you don't need a dachshund. You do not need a Husky. For the dog's sake stop buying huskys if you can't take them out to run for a few miles every day, preferably with a cart or sled or something for them to pull. Terriers are great for killing everything smaller than they are in a rural house, farmstead, a warehouse, whatever. If you don't need rodents murdered you don't need a terrier. Generally speaking if you don't have a specific job that you need a dog to fill, either get some kind of lap dog or companion dog that was bred to sit around the house all day and hang out with people, or get the most dog-shaped dog you can find (pariah dogs, basenji, spitz dogs). Dog shaped dogs are usually general purpose dogs that don't need specialized work to thrive and will find their own jobs, or just cause problems as dogs are want to do. Also - Shibes are at least as smart as your hairless monkey ass is, so you're not getting a pet, you're getting an ally who will probably tolerate your silly monkey antics.

As always, the crimes of the American Kennel Club will only be redeemed by the shedding of blood.