Hi. Welcome to YT. I have four Yorkies, One Yorkie/Poodle and One Maltese/Yorkie. What I've found from my personal experience is that my Maltese/Yorkie potty trained extremely easy and does not have accidents. My Yorkies on the other hand took a long time to potty train and they still have occassional accidents. My Maltese/Yorkie is also more laid back then my Yorkies. Yorkies tend to be pretty energetic. Like a lot of said, they are terriers and require a lot of excercise. On the other hand, my Maltese/Yorkie is a bugger to keep clean and her eyes have a tendancy to stain. Also, her hair is thicker and tends to matt more easiliy then my Yorkies, although some Yorkies have cottony coats which are also hard to keep matt free. I think you would be wise to research both breeds, and to also visit reputable breeders that breed each breed. Elaine |