On Wed, 6 Jul 2016 11:10:11 -0700, "Cheri" >
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>> People - wih kids particularly - should understand the general traits
>> of the puppies they buy. No good getting a Yorkie then complaining it
>> barks, it's a watchdog and that's what watchdogs do, Pomeranians too.
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>That's not really true, it depends on the owner of those barking dogs a lot
>too. As they say, a dog that barks at everything is not a good watchdog.
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>Cheri

Nine out of ten, when people refer to a 'yappy' dog it proves to be of
the watchdog variety. Some is training, but much is not. Different
breeds have different traits and I feel people should do a bit of
reading before deciding a puppy they know nothing about is 'cute'.

Also it's not realistic, or fair, to buy a working dog such as Collie
etc if everyone is out at work and school all day. Working dogs get
very bored in such situations and make themselves unpopular herding
cushions etc.