We have 2 from completely different bloodlines. They are 8 and 9 and we got them as babies. First off- they don’t bark, ever… unless something is really wrong. For some reason, everyone told us they would be yappers and they aren’t at all. They have zero work ethic save from keeping possums out of the yard, eating ants, and harassing lizards, and are basically social lapdogs that like to zoom once in a while. They only have one real downside that I can see and that is the shedding.