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Originally Posted by nanahas3  I have 2 yorkies and neither are standard but to us they are beautiful and perfect. Our neighbor has a morkie that never stops barking when its outside, may just be lack of training on their part. If you have your heart set on a purebred yorkie I doubt you are going to be happy with anything else. Good luck in your search. |
I sympathize with you, I don't like living next to excessive barking dogs, I have a neighbor with a mid size shelter dog that barks when left out side alone alone, thankfully when it gets bad they bring her in. But to me excessive barking can happen in any breed or mixed breed, I had two purebred yorkies that barked their heads off at anything and everything and two that did not, and now Lola who is a mix of pom and yorkie which are both known barking breeds barks very little. My dogs were all trained the same and lived under pretty much the same circumstances. I will say the two that did not bark were half siblings bought from the same breeder and her dogs were known for a good temperament, not sure how true that was, because the lady that watches Lola has two from the same breeder and they are barkers, but sweet. But since she watches other dogs their living conditions are different so who really knows why some dogs bark their heads off while others do not.
You are right, if the OP wants a purebred yorkie that is what she should go for because when you have your heart set on something you should not be forced to compromise. Also when you have your heart set on a yorkie it normally is a result of seeing photos of dogs that are bred to the standard. So OP to me the best thing to do is to pick one out at about 3 months of age or older so you can get a good idea of what they will look like as an adult. Stay away from trendy stores and websites selling lots of puppies. Go out and meet breeders and see the puppies in person. And whack that boyfriend of yours on his head if he considers trying to get a puppy from a place like the website you posted
