Tiny dogs

Gilly said:
What?

Not only does that not make sense in the general not making sense way, but even if it was written in a clear way it wouldn't make any sense.
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Course it makes sense, the majority of problems with dogs are due to poor owners, ie untrained. When you watch these dog programs (Dog Borstal, Dog Whisperer) they are 9 times out of 10 training the owner to be a better handler. So "Yappy dogs are just untrained owners." makes perfect sense. :)
 
chronicbint said:
Course it makes sense, the majority of problems with dogs are due to poor owners, ie untrained. When you watch these dog programs (Dog Borstal, Dog Whisperer) they are 9 times out of 10 training the owner to be a better handler. So "Yappy dogs are just untrained owners." makes perfect sense. :)
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It really doesn't.

Certain breeds (pomeranian, miniature poodle, jack russell, etc.) are yappy no matter what the owner does. It is in their nature.
 
Wang said:
How small is a miniature Schnauzer? Are they small enough? If so they look really cool. Love the 'tache
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They're pretty big. My uncle has two and they come up to my waist. They're good around my cousins kids, but I definately wouldn't recommend them as a small dog!
 
Gilly said:
It really doesn't.

Certain breeds (pomeranian, miniature poodle, jack russell, etc.) are yappy no matter what the owner does. It is in their nature.
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Some breeds are more likely to be yappy but it's not a certainty.

The owner and the training can make all the difference.
 
I agree with Gilly that rescue places are hard to visit (wanting to rescue all of them) My daughter is doing her placement at a rescue centre this term and wants to bring every dog home, especially a boxer called Fraser! however I have only ever had rescue dogs and all have been brilliant.

But there are some seriously lovely dogs in this thread.
 
Toy dogs are immensely irritating.

However, sausage dogs are just awesome beyond belief:

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You have to see them in motion to appreciate it fully :p
 
Gilly said:
Really? :confused:

Wonder if they've always been unlucky. Mine is headstrong but intelligent. He knows exactly what you want him to do, its getting him to do it that's the problem :D Most Boxer training clubs/sites/breeders I've spoken to say the same.
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Aren't boxers always quite dopey though, in the same way old professors in films are, clearly smart but occasionally forget their still in their pyjamas kind of way?:p


also get your son one of these
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Give him a pointy stick and let him play with the little dog with the boxer watching over, it would only be a matter of time ;)
 
nst68 said:
Some breeds are more likely to be yappy but it's not a certainty.

The owner and the training can make all the difference.
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There s a gene in dogs which means they either bark while running (they can't run without barking) or can't bark while running/might also be don't need to*.


So at times it can be solely down to the dog not the owner.


*Going on an example from A level bio.
 
Tefal said:
There s a gene in dogs which means they either bark while running (they can't run without barking) or can't bark while running/might also be don't need to*.


So at times it can be solely down to the dog not the owner.


*Going on an example from A level bio.
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Any ideas of what breeds this happens in?

I always assumed that when people say they don't like yappy dogs, they're referring to ones that yap when they see another dog/cat/person/car etc.

When we've been walking our dogs we've met other chihuahuas that go mad with barking and snarling.
Their owners immediately pick them up, cuddle them and give it the old "oooh you poor ickle thing".
The dog thinks "I go mad at other dogs and get cuddles, result!!"

While all this has been going on, our two just look at the other dog and think "bothered" :p
 
nst68 said:
Any ideas of what breeds this happens in?

I always assumed that when people say they don't like yappy dogs, they're referring to ones that yap when they see another dog/cat/person/car etc.

When we've been walking our dogs we've met other chihuahuas that go mad with barking and snarling.
Their owners immediately pick them up, cuddle them and give it the old "oooh you poor ickle thing".
The dog thinks "I go mad at other dogs and get cuddles, result!!"

While all this has been going on, our two just look at the other dog and think "bothered" :p
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I think due to the nature of it being a gene(sry that sounds weird but I'm bad at explaining things) in dogs is can be any dog from any breed, but of course some highly specialised ones will now only contain dogs with it on or off, and it is a rare gene anyway, as when dogs where wild it was strongly selected against as they could not really hunt well without warning everything where they were.
 
Tefal said:
I think due to the nature of it being a gene(sry that sounds weird but I'm bad at explaining things) in dogs is can be any dog from any breed, but of course some highly specialised ones will now only contain dogs with it on or off, and it is a rare gene anyway, as when dogs where wild it was strongly selected against as they could not really hunt well without warning everything where they were.
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That rings a bell with Pointers, iirc they're bred to not bark and just indicate where they bird etc is.
 
Freefaller said:
werd.
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I thought he was talking about the French. :p

Tefal said:
Aren't boxers always quite dopey though, in the same way old professors in films are, clearly smart but occasionally forget their still in their pyjamas kind of way?
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Just about ever Boxer dog I've ever met has been a few sandwiches short of a picnic but they've always had a lovely temperament, not quite the dopiest breed I've found but they are certainly up there.

Gilly, I don't know if you considered it and rejected the idea but both I and Diesel thought a Miniature Pinscher might fit your requirements.
 
nst68 said:
Some breeds are more likely to be yappy but it's not a certainty.

The owner and the training can make all the difference.
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This is all well and good, but what is the point in getting a "yappy" dog and then training it to be non-yappy. Its like sucking the colour out of a sunset.
 
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