Originally Posted by Luvmypupster (Post 2881)

Hi Honeyvixen! I have a malt and a yorkie too!!!!! Bentley (malt) is 3 years old and Mia (yorkie) is 1. My maltese is my barker and I must say, he very good at it! He has this high pitch, ear piercing bark and does it everytime someone knocks at the door or enters the house. He has been neutered but I think he has some territorial aggression which I think is the reason behind the barking. Other than that he was a breeze at housebreaking, he's very smart and seems to understand a lot of what I say to him. He's also very attached to me...a one person dog and he really doesn't interact much with other people...he's devoted to his mommy :-). I have tried everything to get him to stop, penney's in the can, squirt bottle, slapping my hand with a rolled up news paper & a stern NO! None of those worked on him, my new method is blowing a whistle and that works better than anything. The problem with the whistle is that sometimes I forget to put it on. Mia isn't a barker and I guess she sees Bentley getting in trouble for it that she doesn't want her mommy getting onto her. She is very sensitve, sweet nature, loving to all..she's a little angel, I tell everyone she's a gentle soul. Neither of mine are destructive but Mia has been a challenge in the housebreaking. If you have some problems with destructive behaviours I would consider crate training them. Tell me all about your pupster's. Everyone always ask me to compare the two breeds, so what's your take on the yorkie and the malt?