Is it always?, nature or nurture is the question? I would say a good bit of both
the odd one or 2 i seen yapping were the fault of the owner ..pure and simple..entered on testing quarry way too early so born out of frustration...granted there are lines of yappers out there and folk buy them. who says a dog should be silent ? too much read into the old style poaching scenario where a noisy dog would have got you jail or worse. the ones i seen yapping were probably amongst the best foxing dogs around at the time and earned their keep. put it this way...which would you rather own..a dog that c