Just to soothe you a bit, I got my Pixie at 8 weeks old and she is a perfect dog. She pad trained completely within a month, she has perfect manners, is well behaved, and did it with 2 kids in the house, granted they were 11 and 14 at the time.
She is a bundle of love and very much a people dog.
Sabre, on the other hand, whom I got at 12 weeks is cool and stand offish, and at almost 8 months, is not completely housebroken.
Yes getting a toy breed early can cause the kind of issues mentioned, but it's not a promise of future bad behavior. Just remember, size not withstanding, it's still a dog. Do not accept behaviors from a toy breed that you would not accept from a giant breed. This and being constant is the key. For sure socialization is going to be a must, since no one likes a snappy dog, no matter what their size.
The two things I liked the best, keeping to the rule that if puppy is in Ex Pen, no one is to play with puppy, and having a cat bell on puppy, so no one steps on puppy while every one learns to do the yorkie shuffle.
Good luck with your new puppy. Even with the criticism, this forum is like All-State... You're in good hands here.
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