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Old 03-04-2008, 07:01 AM   #1
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Default Describe Your Yorkies' Personality / Temperament

Good Morning All-

I am very interested in knowing what kind of personalities or temperaments your Yorkie have.

Example: sensitive, shy, outgoing, content, curious, submissive, dominant, independent, loving, cuddly, high energy, easy going, docile, or any other personality traits you can describe would be much appreciated!

Everyone join in ....and let's see how similar or different our yorkies are!!!


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Old 03-04-2008, 07:10 AM   #2
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Hi! My Jamie is super curious as he is into absolutely everything. If he can reach it it is going in his mouth... if he can tear it up, get your broom and dustpan cause you will be cleaning up a mess. LOL! But he is also very outgoing. We haven't met a person yet that he has not gone crazy over. He is very high energy and loves to run zoomies around the living room and can be quite independent. BUT when he gets tired and is ready to lay down, he is a real cuddle bug. Oh and he's such a tag along. I should have named him shadow.. because he is always right on my heels in the house.

Thanks for starting this thread! Just talking about him makes me smile. Can't wait to hear about everyone else's babies.
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Conner has a couple of personalities. When he is tired, he is cuddly and loveable. When he is not tired, he is outgoing, loves children and people, wants to play all the time (hits me in the leg with his toy so that I will not ignore him). He is so grounded. He likes going in his crate when we are not home, is so good in his stroller when we go shopping, and he is just such a joy to be around.
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Ava is sweet and cuddly about 99% of the time. She prefers cuddles to play time. But when she does play she is lots of fun. Basically she will do whatever. If we want a nap, she naps, if we want to play she plays. Right now she is sleeping in my lap :-)
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Old 03-04-2008, 07:34 AM   #5
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My three are all completely different.

My old lady, 13 now, is very sensible & quiet. All my dogs, including some I have of another, much bigger, breed are in awe of her. She keeps them all in line & will stand no nonsence, all it needs is a quick growl from her when she thinks they're being a pest......wish they took as much notice of me!
She's very intelligent, has always picked things up really quick, you only have to show her something once. She's very affectionate & used to follow me everywhere, only she gets tired now so sleeps on the sofa a lot.
When she was young she was more of a minx & was not above starting a fight or two with some of my bigger dogs.

Next is Button. he's a real character. He came to me at six months, from a top breeder & Crufts judge, who'd been keeping him to show till he grew just a little too big. He hadn't been neglected as such but he hadn't had many cuddles or one to one attention & he's a little dog who needs lots of affection, so now he CRAVES love. He never leaves me. If I leave the house to go out he accepts it fine but if I'm in another room or out in the garden he cries.He's the sweetest natured dog you could meet, I've never heard him so much as growl. But he isn't a wimp, he's bags of energy, a whirling dervish, he plays wild mad running games with my bigger breed dogs & wears them out
He's also a Yorkie x Magpie x Womble......he collects everything....mobile phones, keys, memory sticks, socks, spoons, pens.....whenever we can't find something it's usually in his bed or stuffed behind a cushion somewhere.

Youngest is Ellie, 4lbs of pure sweetness. She is SO gentle & loving. If there's any bother or rough play going on she keeps well out of the way. She's a real knee dog. She'd rather play with a toy than join in with the others, but she's a demon watch dog & barks before any of the others if there's something she thinks we should know about. the only blight on her life is the hoover, which she hates with a passion.
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wow i would have to say all of the above, lacey is kind of the go with the flow kinda gal, i would have to say she is the most well rounded dog i have ever had. she loves everyone, but is kind of shy around new dogs( although in her defense i havent ecposed her to many new dogs because she was so sick for a while.
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Hmm Let's see..

Diva -my first
The Queen B, Cuddly, oh so loving..doesn't mislike anyone or anything..very outgoing...hardly ever barks,

Foxxy
The noismaker - barks at any and everything & everyone(except me of course ), shy & timid with everyone else except mommy but loves, loves loves to be held

Duchess
Independent, mischievous, not a cuddler...yet, she's still a baby and just wants to run, chew everything and play..just getting to the point where she wants "her" time on my lap!...

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Old 03-04-2008, 07:48 AM   #8
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Default Thanks for all the posts-they are great!!!!

I am having the best time reading these post.

Thanks to everyone for their input.

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Old 03-04-2008, 07:49 AM   #9
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Chachi- outgoing,, friendly, talkative, easy to train, sweet but not so cuddly, playful

Jewels- shy, submissive, hard to train, sweet, cuddly, sometimes gets jealous of Chachi
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kash is slightly mischievous. if i let him out of my sight for a second, he's into something... and when i catch him, he takes off running (he loves dryer sheets) . but he's also very lovable. he likes to play and bark, especially at the cats... he has a lot of energy but will calm down if i tell him to.

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Betty - My 12 lb. Teapot is a rascal, wants to be the boss of everything...when Betty says "It's time to get out of bed"...it is TIME TO GET OUT OF BED!! She is smart, spoiled, jealous, steals everything that Juju has, loves to eat , very talkative, gets easily frustrated.

Juju-is a tiny peanut girl, sweet, calm, but has learned to defend herself and her belongings from Betty. She is the total opposite of Miss Betty!

I love them both to pieces!!!!!!
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Max, my one and only is:

Serious and sensitive~ if my dh and I argue, Max is right there, jumping on my legs, and kissing me all over when I pick him up. It's like he is saying "it's alright, Mommy; I love you"

Extremely loving and very much a protector. He wants to be with Mommy all the time, but when Daddy is home, he'll sleep on the bed with him when he takes his nap. Is content to pretty much sit on Mommy's lap at all times or have her carry him around.

Playful, but not destructive

Very discriminating as to who he allows into his personal space (however far that extends at any given time)

Excellent watch dog~ the gardeners don't stand a chance.

Polite and well-behaved (unless a stranger tries to pet him )

Very good communicator~ he runs to get you if there's something he wants you to look at and guides you to wherever the problem is (like someone at the front door, or someone outside the gate; or to his food dish if it's time for a 'snack"...it's so funny, b/c he gets you to go where he wants you and then he looks back and forth at you and his dish....

We love this little guy more than anything in the entire world
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Siu Pao or Pao is sweet, friendly, gentle, not much of a cuddle bug but loves to follow me around the house. Is a little snob because when he decides to ignore you, he ignores you. Hates to be left alone at home, loves to go out to meet people but when strangers come to our house, he will bark protectively for a few seconds. Play comes first to him and then eat and then sleep. I also think he is very mature for a 1.5 years old dog. The more I describe him here the more I feel I am faling in love with Pao all over again
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Bleu~

Oh my he is very outgoing, loving, energetic, playful, concerned, protective, alert, patient,trained,

PERSONALITY PLUS!

When I say he is outgoing~ He loves meeting up with other yorkies. He loves wearing his clothes. He loves going places and he loves to be petted and held by anyone that will pet and hold him... I am checking into therapy classes for him so he can legally go to the nursing homes hospitals and md offfices all the time.

When I say loving~ He is so enduring and to perfection with his affection he so willingly shares with us... HE TAKES HIS PAW AND PUTS IT ON OUR FACE WHILE HE KISSES AWAY....I wanted a kisser. I got one.. He is a good kisser. He loves to share Ice cubes with me and daddy . He loves it on his back. He is very comfortable on his back. He loves for you to rub his belly and he will paw at your hand and rub his face up against your body if he is laying beside to to tell you to rub him.. It is precious.... He loves to nuzzle up underneath the chin too or on your shoulder in the car.

When I say energetic~ Oh my that is a understatement. Nothing has ever slowed him down not even major surgery other than the week of his surgery I thought we were going to lose him

When I say playful~ Oh my he loves to play.. He loves running up my chest and clinging for dear life. He loves his nasty human sock and his chamo bone.. He loves to play chase and hide and seek.. He loves the hand game he will dig and dig for my hand under the covers I love watching him dig

When I say concerned~ He does not like when hubby is massaging my back he thinks he is hurting me He also will come and get me and if I do not follow him right away he tilts his head and looks at me like come on mommy.

When I say protective~ I say WHO IS IT OR WHAT IS IT and he is in my lap barking LOUD and FEROCIOUS HA! Nobody is getting his mommy!

When I say alert~ I can be up at 3:00 am in the morning and he is wide awake no matter how quiet I am When hubby comes home from work and he hears the garage start to open he is up and head tilted and tail wagging ready to meet da~da~

When I say patient~ He is so patient when feeding him and he never snatches he is very easy and does not like food to be on him he is very clean about himself. He also is patient in our training. He does so well. You can tell when he knows he messed up cause he quickly does what he is suppose to do.. I UNDERSTAND HIS LANGUAGE!

When I say trained~ Sit shake high5 rollover 10 jump left right put toys up
come stay drop it speak talk to mama sock ect... we are working on more...but the best of all is Bleu boy prays.. He gets on the side of his bed head down and when he hears amen he pops his head up.. that is my most favoriteIt is also an original I learned from my mom I have never heard of anyone elses dog doing it but I have seen pictures..
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Jeanie is a joy! She is so friendly to everyone and everything. She just wants to meet and greet everyone on our walk - big small, she loves them all.

She is very playful. She plays fetch morning, noon and night. First thing in the morning she has squirrel in her mouth, at the end of the night she still has squirrel in her mouth. Loves to play with the cat. Loves to be the boss of the cat too - thinks she owns the cat I think. Doesn't really bark much at all, except at night when she "thinks" she hears something, and I think she is protecting us. Only likes to cuddle first thing in the morning, and last thing at night. And in the car (I love car time, it's our best cuddle time when hubby is driving us somewhere, she will cuddle and sleep in my lap). She's a great "take everywhere" dog, as she is quiet as a mouse in her carry case........no one ever knows we have her.

She is a brat when it comes to discipline. Will run away when I call her, hide behind corners when I need to get her to brush her, fights brushing all the way - her hair and her teeth - but will let me do it. Keeps her bows in at least............usually looks tidy. Although I will brush her face, and put her bow in, and she will promptly run it along the carpet and mess it all up, ending up looking like I didn't do anything. She is very discreet about going potty, and doesn't like to do it on her walks, or if anyone is watching her. She dresses up like a little princess, and looks so pretty when she is in her pretty outfits.

My baby is the love of my life......and I can't imagine loving any animal or human being for that matter more. I love her character and just get such a kick out of her. She makes me laugh, cry and worry (I worry so much about her, never want to lose her). I watch her on the pet cam during the day as she inquisitively looks out the window, waiting for something to happen. She's a beautiful spirit.

Loving reading about all of your babies - keep em coming..........
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