Poms:
1- I have seen other, very well behaved poms, but our dog LOVES to bark. It gets very annoying sometimes, but I am grateful because she makes an excellent watchdog.
2- Shedding. All dogs shed, some shed more then others. Some shed but you cant even notice it. Peachy sheds in the early spring. This can be kept under control as long as the coat is cut propperly and washed once in a while.
3- Not good around kids. Peachy can deal with kids, as long as they arnt all touchy. She nips if a little kid touches her too much, or pets her in a way she dosnt like. She is better with teenagers and adults. I dont know if this is true for the whole breed, but it is with Peachy.
4- Other dogs. Peachy can handle people, but she has never been comtorable with other dogs. She runs after them and barks at them, intimidating large dogs, and causing them to run up to her and sniff her, which ticks Peachy off even more. She has done this since she was a puppy.
When she was just a puppy, she ran out into the street when a brown Doberman was walking by. Peachy just barked and barked, chasing the poor dog around. In fact, the Doberman was scared at her. It just stared down at Peachy the whole time and tried to back away, but Peachy is a yappy little bugger. She NEVER bites though. Her bark is worse then her bite.lol. It will be hard breaking in the new puppy, but after a few weeks Im sure Peachy will accept the new puppy.
5- Dingle berries. Peachy has very long butt and tail hair and gets poo stuck in it from time to time. Its pretty gross trying to get it out, especially if its still wet and makes a bigger mess. :yikes: She also gets leaves and knots of dirt stuck in her fur. Those need to be trimed off. Same with the odd balls of fur behind her ears. I dont know how those form, but they are a pain to untangle and I think the whole breed has problems with that.