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Rachael x · 11-22-2010, 06:51 AM

I always thought barking came naturally to dogs but Poppy has made me think different.
Some people seem to think that yorkies are 'yappy' dogs.. when I mention I have a yorkie people will ask if she has the common high pitched yappy bark which most yorkies seem to have.
The answer is... no.
Poppy's parents bark A LOT, it is quite a high pitched "yap yap yap!" sound but Poppy does not have this.
She came to me at 6 weeks old and I have a 13 year old shnauzer cross called Jess.
Poppy barks exactly like like Jess, it sort of goes like this:
"mmmmmmmm BUFF!" LMAO

Honestly it the exact same bark which Jess does, both or them go
"mmmmmmmm BUFF!" over and over, but neither of them bark often.
They will only bark when the postman comes or if they see a naughty cat walk past the house

so not often at all.
But I just find it so funny because the bark is quite deep and you would never think it was coming from such a small dog, its nothing like her parents bark at all.
Has anyone experienced this?

11-22-2010, 06:51 AM	#1
Rachael x Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: England Posts: 3,751 Blog Entries: 3	Do puppies learn how to bark from other dogs? I always thought barking came naturally to dogs but Poppy has made me think different. Some people seem to think that yorkies are 'yappy' dogs.. when I mention I have a yorkie people will ask if she has the common high pitched yappy bark which most yorkies seem to have. The answer is... no. Poppy's parents bark A LOT, it is quite a high pitched "yap yap yap!" sound but Poppy does not have this. She came to me at 6 weeks old and I have a 13 year old shnauzer cross called Jess. Poppy barks exactly like like Jess, it sort of goes like this: "mmmmmmmm BUFF!" LMAO Honestly it the exact same bark which Jess does, both or them go "mmmmmmmm BUFF!" over and over, but neither of them bark often. They will only bark when the postman comes or if they see a naughty cat walk past the house so not often at all. But I just find it so funny because the bark is quite deep and you would never think it was coming from such a small dog, its nothing like her parents bark at all. Has anyone experienced this? __________________ Rachael & Poppy Last edited by Rachael x; 11-22-2010 at 06:54 AM.