I have a problem where I feel a very deep anger at small dogs. It has to be very specific breeds of dogs, most dogs I love, but the very small rat-like dogs I feel a deep disdain towards and it is a problem for me.

You might be thinking that lots of people get annoyed at small dogs or don't particulary like them, but this is different. I feel a need to push them around while containing the anger by biting my lip very hard. I did not realize I even had this problem until I found myself around the specific dogs that for whatever reason, spark this anger inside of me. The anger is worst when I see them running around being happy. Then I have to bite my lip and contain the feelings of anger coming up inside me.

I used to feel the same anger when I would go on family reunions and see older cousins pick up their little kids and kiss and hug them. I don't have that problem anymore, but at the time it made me angry to see that because I wasn't treated like that. My older sister, growing up, had a need to take her anger out on me and regularly did so, usually in passive aggressive ways. I'm almost certain that this is where my problem comes from.

I cannot explain why I only seem to have this problem with very specific small dogs, but I want to know how I can overcome it. What can I do so that I feel the same type of compassion that I feel towards normal dogs but towards the small dogs?