Hiya!
My yorkie is purebred so I can only go by that and my own Yorkie experience.
So, my yorkie was fully house trained at 14 weeks. We brought him home at 12 weeks. So, to say that all Yorkies are hard to train would be to generalize and is not something with which I would agree.
Regarding terrier traits, yes he is yappy, feisty, high energy and likes other dogs but does bark at them and set them to aggressive mode with his shrill bark and anxious greetings. He is also dominant/aggressive but he's not been neutered and I understand this contributes to this as well as being a terrier. However, all of the above are more of a terrier characteristics than yorkie specific so if you wouldn't prefer terrier traits perhaps consider other dog breeds e.g. shih-Tzu, pug etc.
Hope that helps? |