yapdog
A term reserved for a canine who is unable to stop it’s near-constant barking, a behavior usually spawned by neglect.
I had hoped she would find a little lapdog but she has sadly created a yapdog!
Yapdog
Any small dog who barks rapidly with a machine-gun-like delivery "yapyapyapyapyapyap!"
I was walking down the street when suddenly this little yapdog comes charging out of the bushes at me, like he's actually going to bite my ankle or something!