Just depends on the puppy. Lilo never barked when she was younger... Leo barked only when he wanted to play with his sister which and now never barks.... My friends new puppy who is 15!weeks is a super barker and barks at everything. Lol I prefer the quiet but you never know... I know a puppy that never barked but once it hit 6 months old it became a barking maniac and learned to howl last week