[Maximo]

Welcome to Yorkie Talk. Some Yorkies are more shy, but most tend to be outgoing and often feisty.

Is she hiding from you, or just other people? If she is hiding from everyone including you, that would cause me some concern. If she hides from you and she has done it since she was a puppy, then I would say it is behavioral. If she hides from you and this is a more recent development, then I would think there is a health reason behind it.

Emotional -- I think Yorkies are very expressive of a wide range of emotions, but ideally any dog, whether reserved or outgoing, should have confidence. There are training exercises that you can do to boost confidence. For instance, my boys were scared of new things they encountered on their walks, something as simple as a new lawn ornament. I would tell them to "check it out" and they would inch closer and closer to sniff and I praised them with each step they took.

Regarding the potty habits --- try to identify circumstances that might differ from morning to evening. Are you maybe supervising more closely in the morning and that is why she goes to the paper? Is she distracted in the evening and doesn't want to make the trip to the paper? Be sure to praise her profusely every time she goes in the right place. I would also limit her freedom, not let her have free run of the house, until she starts going to the paper each time.