It may be late since your post but I just read it. I have a friend with a Shorkie. She came from the same breeder as my two Yorkies. They have the same father. I can tell you a few things from my experience;
1) my Yorkies are very very independent, they like attention but also like personal time without being handled and my older one likes to rest alone. She doesn't want to be bothered when she's sleeping.
The younger one is more affectionate but still appreciates her own space.
2) I think each dog is different from another but any info you read on Yorkies will say they are independent and stubborn with minds of their own.
3) Now about the Shorkie, she is totally different. Even with the same father, she is way different, you wouldn't even know they are related!
4) She is downright crazy.
5) She looks more like a Shi Tzu with very large round eyes that slightly bulge like her mother. She has a longer body also like her mother.
6)The Yorkie snout helps to cancel out the underbite that Shi Tzus have.
7) I think the individual owner and how they treat the dog is really what determines a great deal of the personality and behavior. It seems that since they are so small and cute, people handle them all the time and they can get used to it and come to expect it. I have less of a tendency to handle my dogs all the time, so maybe that's why they are more independent and less needy.
8) The Shorkie is really clingy when she's out of her home. When she is exposed to a new thing, she literally freezes and looks very uncomfortable.
Her owner has a tendency to nurture this so she never really gets bold and explores anything with an eagerness
that my Yorkies both have.
This is just my experience, my newest girl is
exactly like her father. I got a chance to see him recently and after witnessing my puppy's development as she became a 9 month old "teenager", I could see such similarities in their mannerisms and expressions but they never saw each other or spent time together after I took her home. The Shorkie isn't anything like my girls, she may follow Shi Tzu tendencies, but I don't know any to compare her to.
If you check my albums, there is a picture of her playing with my youngest, Cassidy. Check it out and if you want to ask me anything, I'd be glad to give you any feedback I can. I will warn you, though, I am partial to Yorkies.
