Hello Luvmypupster
Precious ( yorkie) is going to be 2 years old this September and Lucky (maltese) is a year old. Lets see now to compare them. Precious was not easy to housebreak but Lucky was a breeze as well. Both are smart dogs but my malt is just a bit stubborn when it comes to being obidient. Both very loving dogs. My maltese loves everyone but will still bark at any sounds he hears. My yorkie on the other hand doesn't like strangers. Precious used to chew things up too not as badly as the maltese. I gave her a stern NO when I caught her and she eventually stopped. It is hard to stop my maltese since he only does it if no one is in the room or if we go out. I have caught him a few times and told him NO but it still hasn't sunk in. My yorkie grew out of it so I'm hoping he will too. When family visits precious jumps on them as she whines. Lucky doesn't jump but leans on theirs legs. Sometimes Precious will even bite their hand as shes jumping from the excitement. I been trying to teach her to calm down by telling the visitors to telll her to sit before they pet her. She will sit for like a second then return to jumping on them. Neither one of my dogs is fixed. I been looking into getting precious spade. A maltese and yorkie mix can be cute but I think 2 dogs and a cat is enough since I live in an apartment. Here's a website of a really cute yorkie maltese mix for an example.
http://www.geocities.com/blt22.geo/angels_page.htm