Week 6-Response to Yesenia

I’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.