Piper and his daughter Penny are very very special to me, I love all my dogs and have special relationships with them, esp. because of the training we do in particular for obedience, but Piper and Penny have a special quality to them that sets them apart. The most recent litter is a repeat of Penny and I am going to keep the boy (only boy Piper has sired to date) and already at 7 weeks he has me sucked in!
My papillons are, for the most part, very biddable and extremely interested in training and the praise that goes with it. They like food and toys but they seem to enjoy figuring stuff out and love human approval. Ricky Bobby the YT is doing really well with his training but he is far more independent and self-interested. But I can appreciate his personality too, it is kind of nice that he is not such a suck-up. He also will lay down and be quiet when I want to veg (does not happen very often) but he is always ready to play. I have not been around enough YTs for long enough periods to know if his personality is typical or not.
My papillons rarely lay down when they are not crated, you might come to my house and see the 13 yr old sleeping on the couch but mostly he is up and about too. They are either tearing around like banshees (the younger ones) or they are sitting near me, on me, under my feet etc bugging me to "do something" with them. They want constant interaction but snuggling is not what they have in mind. Of course I think a lot of that is due to the dogs I have chosen as partners, I like high drive, intense dogs with lots of energy. There are paps out there that are much more laid back. All breeds have so many variances in temperaments, but these are the differences I see in my house. |