I grew up with Lhasa Apsos and Shi Tzu's but my bf didn't like them, he thought they looked too girly and didn't like their smooshed faces (but they're so cute!). My bf has allergies so I wanted to find a dog that didn't shed and was small because we live in a condo. I bought a book and we weighed the pro's & con's of all the breeds and Yorkies came out on top. It was really hard for us to find a breeder initially but we came across a great breeder that is a member of the YTCA. We were 3rd on the waiting list but the 2 people ahead of us couldn't take the dog at the time so we were top of the list which was great 'cause Xena was the only puppy in the litter.
About 4 months later we added Izzy to our family, our breeder was keeping her to show but she just wasn't big enough so we got her.
I think it's interesting how many of us started out just wanting one but end up getting more. They're addicting! When my bf and I get a house I would love to get a boy to go along with the girls. (shh, don't tell my bf that!)
Yorkies are the best and I couldn't imagine my life without them! I doubt I would ever get another breed.