I read most of the article, and to me, it seemed like they were making the smaller toy breed dogs out to be more behavior problems then the larger breeds.
BTW, My Suzi does not bark at people she is the most friendliest sweetest Yorkie . IMO they forgot to mention that it is the temperment in the dog that can and does make a difference, no matter what the size of dog. AND how well the dog is trained, and treated by its owner.
I do not like lumping big dogs, and small dogs into different catorgories. They all have their pros and cons.
I personally love the toy breed and esp. the YORKIE.