Comments on: Anybody Own A Papillon Or Pomeranian? Are They Yappy, Or Does It Just Depend?

By: mraynem1

mraynem1 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:24:41 +0000

depend if you dont like yappy dogs grt a chihuahua

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:02:32 +0000

I’d have a Papillon way before a Pom or a chihuahua. Nasty little things if not properly socialised..

By: ♥my angel in heaven♥

♥my angel in heaven♥ — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:18:29 +0000

I have a 6 month old Pom. she yaps at EVERYTHING. I always heard they were yappers but I think it depends on the dog. When she begins to bark alot I get the spray bottle out. That stops her. You just need to train them then chances are you can stop it before it gets bad.

By: ♥ !zzy - Anilover ♥™

♥ !zzy - Anilover ♥™ — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:02:36 +0000

i have a three month blue pomeranian:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tP0xDWykths/SV…
he isn’t yappy. he only barks when he’s scared. he is also really sweet. we have a little tent for him with a fluffy white blankie. he falls sweetly asleep and he loves playing with us.

By: Divapom

Divapom — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:01:29 +0000

I have 2 poms and neither one is yappy. I never used any aversion with them. I just gently let them know when it was or was not acceptable to bark.
Every pom that I know that has been trained is not a yapper. The ones that have not been socialized or trained are.

By: watercur

watercur — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:25:09 +0000

It depends on the dog, but these two breeds are both more likely to be barkers than some other breeds. In my experience, pomeranians are yappier than papillons, but this is not always the case.
With either breed, there is the chance that they are yappy, but if raised properly, not encouraged to bark and given something aversive when they do bark (a squirt of water from a waterbottle), you may be able to keep your dog quieter.

By: Summer Papillon

Summer Papillon — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:50:38 +0000

It depends. My papillons vary a lot. Rose never ever barks. Beau, Summer, and Bernard all bark a lot. Bernard is not ‘yappy’ though, because he bays like a hound dog. Summer yaps and it’s high pitched and annoying. But they’re lovely smart dogs and teaching them not to bark too much is easy. That and I grew up with shelties who are probably the most yappy breed ever so they don’t seem so bad.
Paps have a lot of good points too. Loving, brilliant., athletic, beautiful, and I could go on and on. I don’t think the yappiness makes or breaks this breed generally. They can be barkers but you can train them not to.