Hello!!! You're questions are so sweet and it's so nice to see how much you care for your pup. Snickers is 1.3 years old and beats the heck out of all his stuffed animals. We love to watch him. He loves to throw them, pounce on them, bite & growl at them, and play tug of war. He also does the whole "prey" thing and shakes them violently to "kill" them. I love it.
Snickers used to bark alot when we left b/c he always wanted to come with us. We set up an empty soup can with some coins in it and shake it when he barks inappropriately. I HATE doing this b/c I know how much he hates it but it gets rid of the barking quick. Now if he barks, all we say is "CAN!" and he stops. He caught on super quick.
After a bath, Snick ZOOMS like crazy!!! So funny!! He growls while he rubs himself all over the carpet too.
We got Snick at 8 weeks old as well, and he is a fantastic doggie. He is our heart!! Good luck, seems like your lil one is PURE yorkie
-Snick & Viv