[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by shaymic

Thanks everyone!

Constance - I know that melting feeling. He's so adorable.

Lovetodream88 - he's snarling and biting, especially if we pick him up while he's playing with our other dog (Maple). They play pretty aggressively with each other, but they don't hurt each other. And they LOVE to play together. It's just if a human gets involved, my yorkie (Clark) doesn't care for the interruption and starts snarling and biting the person that picked him up.

Wylie's mom - Maple, our mystery dog, is quite lively also which is why we think she might have some kind of terrier in her too. She's calm and listens, but has these ridiculous bursts of energy and runs around non-stop. It's a good match for a new puppy!

Matese - Yeah, we've been trying to correct him when he does the growling with Maple. It's getting better, but quite slowly. Other than that issue, we are enjoying him immensely. He's already changed so much over the last month.

LOL shelbysmom, I once had a dog like that. He was a real sweetheart but wow, sometimes I just needed him to NOT be on me (especially when my kids were tiny babies, lol). I do miss it though, which is why I'm so glad Clark is such a snuggler

joyce evans - most of the dogs I've had take about 2 years to settle...everyone told me that certain breeds were sooner, some later, but 2 years seems to about right for all of them. I do have to find ways for him to burn off energy. It's really hard in the winter here, especially lately it's too icy out to take him for walks. I'm sure when it warms up things will improve on that front. He runs around plenty inside though.

Thank you all for your responses, it was really helpful to see how other yorkie puppies are. I've never actually known someone with a yorkie, only a silkie (and she used to snarl a lot too, lol). Most small dogs I've known were poodle or maltese mixes and the temperament was quite different, so it's interesting to see that it's probably a breed thing. Thanks all!

I would say no and put the puppy maybe in his own space for a little while. Mine would nip a bit as a puppy and would hold onto shoes/feet and pants and the only way to get her to stop was a squirt bottle of water and squirt her and say no.