I want to add; I think the reason that small dogs become known as "yappers" is simply because of the fact that OWNERS let them get away with it. Because they're small and cute and cuddly, people coddle and baby them overly and these little dogs think they rule the roost. I don't allow Jackson to be a barker so he's not one! I used coins in a can and shook it to train him not to bark unnecessarily. I allow him to bark to alert me that someone is at the door, because I let him have that "job" lol... but then I put a stop to it right away. He does like four barks and then shuts up lol |