Agree with gemy. I have read numerous research papers which postulate that terriers bark more than other dogs (depending on the breed of comparison) because they were bred to be alert i.e. listen for very quiet movements of rats, etc. and then alert. Unchecked, this breed quality can become very annoying so, like gemy says, training is key. I don't believe, however, that training will obliterate all the "stereotypical" behavior but it certainly removes the dogs expectation that you are happy for any undesirable behavior to continue. Dogs can't learn what they don't know..
Also, I recently called my Teddy a brat because he bit me and I stand by that..lol |