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Old 07-08-2013, 01:15 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by papashango9 View Post
Hi, I am very interested in getting a yorkie. I know they are spunky and full of life. I have seen yorkies which are calm and trained well but still full of life and spunk, but have also seen videos/tv of ones who are bad stereotypes for yorkies and are over protective/insecure/nip at owners etc.

If you have a moment please glance at the following videos:

Angry Yorkie Protects Steak Bone - YouTube possesive over bone
Yorkie Gets Possessive - YouTube angry about food being gone?
Yorkie With Bad Attitude Over A Milkshake - YouTube threatening to nip boy, protective of puppy?


I am curious to your expertise, if you see the above videos, if this dog fits into the one of the following categories, or maybe another one I didnt think of?

A) This dog shows typical yorkie personality
B) This dogs behavior is not typica, and is it the result of bad owners who do not practice discipline/boundaries
C) This dog is genetically wired this way, where some yorkies like this are more aggressive than others regardless of its owners.

I appreciate your help, particularly from your personal experience, to gather what I can expect from a yorkie (knowing personalities may differ of course)
Those are clearly Yorkies that are being teased, harassed, and spoiled. The videos tell me more about the owners than they do about the dogs, especially the guy who was feeding his Yorkie milkshakes--milkshakes are NOT good for Yorkies. So I choose "B" from your list--those dogs are not exhibiting typical Yorkie behavior, and their bad behavior is the result of bad owners who do not practice discipline/boundaries.
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