I didn't get a lapdog at all :(

[twilliams131]

My Diva is almost 1.5 and she still does it. She will lay on the couch but she doesn't like to be under me all of the time. At nite she will get close but not all of the so your dog isn't the only one.

[YorkieMother]

Originally Posted by TED E BEAR

my yorkie is almost 16 weeks old so he is teething and hasn't been neutered yet so I'm hoping that is a factor.

my puppy is either chewing me or something else and is running around like a crazy dog OR sleeping. there is no in between of him cuddling and just sitting on my lap. Once in a while he'll lay next to me on the couch but will eventually move b/c i think its uncomfortable for him. I let him sleep with me also and he'll start off sleeping next to me but only for like 3 minutes and then he'll move.

He does follow me every where as I mentioned in the other thread but there's no cuddling for a prolonged time.

will he start to calm down and just be a lapdog??? that's why I really wanted a yorkie b/c they're so cute and affectionate lap dogs.

Your looking at three years to four sometimes as they are not fully grown mentally until then.

For now work on swapping a cuddle for good food treats and match good things happen if you let me touch.

JL

[mstrooperwife]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Most yorkies are not lap dogs. They are terriers in a toy package

You may very well have a good point! we have 2 rat terriers and they are very energetic and it seems they don't know how to slow down. We have one female that's 3 years old and we have her dad that is 11 years old. You would never know his age by the way he acts. the yorkie we have is doing the same thing mentioned above. the puppy thing of chewing and playing all the time. So I agree with your terrier comment... just from the experience of the other 2 terriers we have.

[mscat]

I think A Yorkie has A mind of their own, and decide to do whatever , "they want to do on their own terms" Suzi sometimes is wanting to cuddle, sometimes no ! She also moves around all the time like she can't decide where to sleep. I thought it was because she was hot that she did not want to sleep on the bed anymore , or jumps off then back on later on.
She is 7 months , and can get to be very excited and full of energy too, then just plop down and take A nap . I think they love to play, Dig, and please, however, on their own terms... AND I also believe they are like humans, in which they have their own unqiue Temperments .

[TED E BEAR]

thanks for all your responses...i think he's just going through his puppy stages and wants to exlore everything!

[mizzwanned]

They are not all lap dogs, a lot of them are hyper and just love to play. He is a puppy so i would say give him time to calm down but he may also be hyper when he's older. You just never know what you will get. I have 2 lap dogs and one that doesnt like to cuddle much or be held at all, he will get his belly rubbed tho and massages, etc lol

[Lovely05]

My Yorkie is a lap dog. He also follows me around the house. When he gets hyper, I tell him to settle and he calms down. I love the settle command. I taught him the command by accident. When he got hyper, I held him still and said settle. Once he remains still, then I let him go and said good boy. I amazed my family with this command that sometimes it seems like a new trick.

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Most yorkies are not lap dogs. They are terriers in a toy package

I agree, Brownie will sit in my lap for mabee 5 mins & get up & go lay on the floor. That's why i got a chihuahaua after him, Now he's a Real Lapdog, He's glued to my lap lol.

[LDandPasquale]

Originally Posted by Lovely05

My Yorkie is a lap dog. He also follows me around the house. When he gets hyper, I tell him to settle and he calms down. I love the settle command. I taught him the command by accident. When he got hyper, I held him still and said settle. Once he remains still, then I let him go and said good boy. I amazed my family with this command that sometimes it seems like a new trick.

Funny you should say this...cause my little one was playing with my nephew one day and he was getting a little too hyper...so i picked him up and held him and said "time out"...he was in time out twice that day...now when he gets hyper all i have to do is say "time out" Yorkies are so smart!

[TED E BEAR]

Originally Posted by LDandPasquale

Funny you should say this...cause my little one was playing with my nephew one day and he was getting a little too hyper...so i picked him up and held him and said "time out"...he was in time out twice that day...now when he gets hyper all i have to do is say "time out" Yorkies are so smart!

hmmm thanks! i'm going to have to try this!

[TED E BEAR]

Originally Posted by browniesmom622

I agree, Brownie will sit in my lap for mabee 5 mins & get up & go lay on the floor. That's why i got a chihuahaua after him, Now he's a Real Lapdog, He's glued to my lap lol.

lol i was debating over a chihuahua or a yorkie!!

[Coco Pebbles]

My little one is 13 weeks. She lays better on my lap if I spread a blanket or sweat coat on my lap first (I think it seems safer, like she won't slip off) plus she thinks she is the little princess... she never lays directly on the floor,it's either on her bed, on a blanket, on my Collie's bushy tail (no joke!) or on my lap. Although when she is hot, she looks for cooler places to lay. She hates my heated blanket, it's too warm for her.

[Ashley V]

Originally Posted by Coco Pebbles

My little one is 13 weeks. She lays better on my lap if I spread a blanket or sweat coat on my lap first (I think it seems safer, like she won't slip off) plus she thinks she is the little princess... she never lays directly on the floor,it's either on her bed, on a blanket, on my Collie's bushy tail (no joke!) or on my lap. Although when she is hot, she looks for cooler places to lay. She hates my heated blanket, it's too warm for her.

She sounds like a little diva!!

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by TED E BEAR

lol i was debating over a chihuahua or a yorkie!!

Get one of each THere a great combination!

[buffy512]

I hope mine cuddles. I want to take mine everywhere..!!!!! I love to cuddle with my baby and I will be combing her several times a day. That's how you get them loving to be touched. You are consistent with it. I will be enjoying the new arrival soon. I can't wait. I will have a great time with being a new mommy.!! I just ordered Minnie's new washable pee pads. Thank goodness those will be in time.