[Maximo]

^^ A lot people have to work hard to train their Yorkies to NOT be "protective" and bark at every stranger who gets within a few feet.

Max can be a little protective of Teddy and me when we are out walking. I do NOT want him to do this. He needs to let people pass us on the sidewalk without barking at them. Part of the problem is that he also thinks everyone should stop and greet him. He is an attention hound.

Yorkies do draw a lot of attention and people are going to want to fawn over your baby. If you don't want to talk to people, that's fine, but don't train your dog to have a negative reaction. I do a hand wave to people who try to rush up to us, waving them off or back, and tell them in a happy voice that we can't stop, or that the boys are too cranked to meet anyone.