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way too attached to their owners, won't play with other dogs, "bullies" other dogs, barks at other dogs, etc. Not just from TV though, I've noticed other Yorkies at the dog park that don't really run around with other dogs or socialize, they just kinda sniff and walk away and stand there.
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I have 2 yorkies. I have one that is like the above. She will not play with other dogs, or my other yorkie for that matter, but will play with me
. Kind of bullies other dogs and is very "resource protective" including me. But she just loves people and kids. (I never knew how she came to love kids, because she was never around them growing up). She loves to meet new people, sniff them and go on to someone else.
The other one loves to play and will play with my other "non-yorkie" dog. She doesn't necessarily need to be with me, but does love to cuddle. She plays on her own and does not need me to play with her. I don't take them to the dog park, but she may attack other dogs first, as to establish dominance and then will be friendly. She does have issues with dominance and will growl/snarl if she does not like what we are planning on doing to her (i.e. remove off the bed, change positions when she is sitting with us) and(she was a rescue, so we don't know much about how she was raised)
So I think that all yorkies have a little bit of the above listed traits. But if I had to pick, I think my 1st yorkie is better adjusted. So while I think some of it is nurture, I also think some of it is nature. They just come along with their own little personality traits and foibles.