What kind of personality does a Pom have?
Poms are keen, intelligent, sociable, outgoing, active, extremely nosey and like to be included in as much as possible. They can also be protective and wary watchdogs which naturally leads to them being barkers – I think the ‘quiet’ command is one of the most important words to teach a youngster and they can be taught ‘quiet’ successfully with clicker training. Saying that, if your Pom is a natural watchdog and barker, you will only be able to try and control the behaviour, or redirect it in a more positive way – you will not be able to train it out of them. Charles Darwin was a famous (but overlooked) Pom owner – as a purist he called his dog a German Spitz – this was about 1855. When he later wrote on the topic of barking ‘ the Spitz dog barks so incessantly on starting for a walk with his master that he becomes a nuisance’ you know he was speaking from personal experience! Modern day Poms should never be aggressive or snappy. If you have this problem you must seek the professional g
