I'm not the expert on yorkies but can tell you based on my two. Their personalities were very apparant when I got them. Chloe at one year is very energetic and curious. She would run around and want to play when I picked her out as a puppy and that has never stopped. Lacey is 10 months and she is a little less curious, stays right by me and plays in spurts. She's smaller at 3 llbs but get scared at noises and is perfectly happy being a lap dog. She exhibited this behavior when I got her as well. Both of them like play time. You might have adopted a pet that nobody played with, so encourage playtime by doing things like taking him for a walk every day, teach him to fetch his ball and give a treat when he does. I assume the vet has checked him out health wise, but if not, I'd do that to be sure there is not a health issue. Although plenty of people have dogs that are big, you might check his weight based on his bone structure and make sure he is eating a healthy diet. Hope this helps. |