
Two things I actually knew but wish I believed before Hank…
You all told me how vocal they are. The vet told me « it’s all about training, it’s not the breed ». HOLY MOLY. The barking, drives me nuts. He barks when he drops his toy, barks when he wants water, barks when he wants me to pet him. He barks so much! Yes, I know we can probably redirect and change this behaviour but I wasn’t anticipating this level of vocal.
The hair. THE. HAIR. I had seen a few posts that they are hairy dogs but the short hair kind of convinced me it wouldn’t be as bad as our golden retriever. WRONG. It’s JUST AS BAD. I originally wanted to get a second Swissy but now, I’m thinking two of these babies would be SO MUCH HAIR.
Side note: The stubbornness. I’ve posted a lot about this in this sub and I’ve read a lot about this too. How did he learn to go to the bathroom so well? I give the same reaction and training for potty outside as I do for « come » but he doesn’t listen half the time. THANK GOD he listened and used the potty outside. He was my easiest dog to train. Why do you think he doesn’t just choose to pee/poop inside when he literally chooses to do EVERYTHING else he wants! LOL