How many of your Yorkies do the "typical" Yorkie behaviors? - Page 2 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

capt_noonie · 11-12-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Britster

LOL

I just feel bad 'cuz I think Yorkies get a bad rep sometimes since all I see of them on TV is annoying, barky little "attack" dogs but people don't get to see how GREAT they are!

That's exactly it. Everytime people meet Uni they think she is the mellowest calmest coolest yorkie they've ever seen. I say really? You should go to Petco with me! She's just very exciteable, but she does not nip snarl or bark at ramdom or whatever.

I do believe that on those shows they try to find the worst case scenarios. Most of the time, I think the owners are the source of the problem, not really the dog.

As for yorkies I know in my area, in Uni's playgroup there are mostly tinies (Uni's one of the biggest ones there) and they are all very socialized and playful. BUT I do know a few who are very scared, shy, unsocialized and not very playful.

anyway, I think people that DON'T like yorkies are the ones who started that rumor.

ARCHIE · 11-12-2009, 01:46 PM

anyway, I think people that DON'T like yorkies are the ones who started that rumor.

Spoken like a true Yorkie Mommy.

hugz4all4 · 11-12-2009, 01:59 PM

Well, Tucker is just plain crazy and thats all I have to say...

MollysMum54 · 11-12-2009, 02:22 PM

Molly barks at lots of things...skateboards, rollerblades, lorries,(well,anything on wheels that rattle a bit really!) the postman, the milkman...in fact any kind of workman in one of those bright yellow jackets! apart from that, she's a real sweetheart!

capt_noonie · 11-12-2009, 03:58 PM

Oh I am proud to say Uni is not scared of the vacuum. she actually likes it. bf will play with her when he vacuums and it's as if she likes getting gunk suctioned off her face! (oh this is with the hose attachement if you're wondering. he does not put a whole vacuum on her face!)

Last night was her first time with a blender on. We were making pina coladas

. She did great! Ears went back but no bark or growl or anything!

Britster · 11-12-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Oh I am proud to say Uni is not scared of the vacuum. she actually likes it. bf will play with her when he vacuums and it's as if she likes getting gunk suctioned off her face! (oh this is with the hose attachement if you're wondering. he does not put a whole vacuum on her face!)

Last night was her first time with a blender on. We were making pina coladas

. She did great! Ears went back but no bark or growl or anything!

LOL, omg, I can just see Uni's face getting sucked in by the vacuum and her just sitting back like "yeah... I like this!"

capt_noonie · 11-12-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by capt_noonie

That's exactly it. Everytime people meet Uni they think she is the mellowest calmest coolest yorkie they've ever seen. I say really? You should go to Petco with me! She's just very exciteable, but she does not nip snarl or bark at ramdom or whatever.

So I spoke too soon. She went running to the door at the shop and growling and howling. I went to see what it was b/c it's usually a dog when she does this. It's a man standing in front of my shop looking in. I take her away and she is still growling. Then the man comes in and she is barking like crazy. She's only done this ONE other time when a couple of real crackheads came in and she was growling like crazy at them.

Anyway, she was glaring at him and growling till he left. He wasn't gonna buy anything anyway, I know, but what was it about him that bothered her?

MommysBabyRoxy · 11-12-2009, 05:55 PM

Roxy isnt like that at all. She is nothing like that in fact.

The only thing is she loves chasing things and playing. Throwing her food in the air and then chasing it, pawing at it and throwing her head around. Then when it gets under something she will paw at it until she gets it out. Rat terrier. lol.

She does not do any of that other stuff... She could care less about the vacuum cleaner, I think she steers clear of it when its on though, but she doesnt go after it or bark at all. When someone comes to the door, she barks but she goes right up to them and wants them to pet her.

With other dogs, she is just a bundle of play. She just wants to play and bounce around and run with them. She gets so excited to be around other dogs. She is never mean. There is not a mean bone in her body.

The only time that Roxy has ever shown any kind of aggression is when I am sleeping. When she is on the bed with me, and I am asleep and someone comes in the room and comes near me, she will start barking and give out a little growl. When they come up to the bed she will go over to them, but then just ends up barking and kissing. lol.

Nope, Roxy doesnt fit any of that criteria.

deeogie · 11-12-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespandp

Peanut is really laid back, he goes with me everywhere and he will just lay in my lap, example I took my Mom to get her hair did and I went in with Peanut and the whole time he was laying/ sleeping in my lap! He is scared of the vacum, and will try to attack the mop, broom but its more in a playfull way. I think its all how you raise them and care for them

I so agree...it's how they're raised! Many people aasked me ...how come he isn't yappy and biting? I tell them that it's because he hasn't had a reason to!!

voodoochyl · 11-12-2009, 06:23 PM

Bad owners = bad pets. Pure and simple. A mean dog will continue to be mean if you don't teach them. That is why all of OUR dogs are angels...right?

kat618 · 11-12-2009, 07:12 PM

Coopers arch-nemesis is the swifter.....you know the small thing you dust with? OMG when he sees that he will hang on with his teeth and no getting it from him. When I put it on the couch for just a second he grabs it in 2 seconds flat and will bark and bark and bark at it. We have no clue why he hates the thing so badly.

He likes other PEOPLE a lot, but other dogs not so much. If he hears a dog in the neighborhood bark outside when he is outside you would swear he was going to kill them......but then at night he turns into this little cuddle bug that wants his mommy and is so darn sweet.

Chloe is still a baby, but right now she loves everything.

my3angelbabies · 11-12-2009, 07:16 PM

I guess Kiki is definitely not a typical Yorkie . She loves other dogs and plays well with them. She loves to watch me clean but has never attacked or barked at the mop or vacuum cleaner. She does love her mommy but other laps will do if I'm not around. She is very laid back little girl when she goes out with me she loves everybody she has yet to met a stranger .

BanditSocks2 · 11-12-2009, 07:38 PM

Bandit has the typical Napoleon complex (he guards the dog park gate and barks at other dogs when they're coming in- once they're in they're fine). Nala is like a mini-lab. Loves everyone and everydog and won't stop playing

cawsumb · 11-12-2009, 09:02 PM

Kona chases the vacuum like she has to protect the house from it. It is too funny to watch. She follows me from room to room and nips at the vacuum. She only barks when the doorbell rings or if we ask her if she wants to go for a ride and we don't move fast enough out the door to the car!

CouversMom · 11-12-2009, 10:24 PM

Couver has a lot of terrier traits, but not all of them... He doesn't really like the vacuum, but he does not attack it. He just gets up on the couch and away from it. He has absolutely no interest in the broom...He is VERY attached to me, but I really don't mind that. I like knowing that he prefers me to strangers

He is the king of the dog park, and has very few fears. He does bark at other dogs, but it is in a playful way...

I think it all comes down to how you train them, and their personalities...

11-12-2009, 01:59 PM	#18
hugz4all4 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: upstate NY Posts: 2,114 Blog Entries: 1	Well, Tucker is just plain crazy and thats all I have to say... __________________ Love all 9 of my furrbutts!

11-12-2009, 03:58 PM	#20
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Oh I am proud to say Uni is not scared of the vacuum. she actually likes it. bf will play with her when he vacuums and it's as if she likes getting gunk suctioned off her face! (oh this is with the hose attachement if you're wondering. he does not put a whole vacuum on her face!) Last night was her first time with a blender on. We were making pina coladas . She did great! Ears went back but no bark or growl or anything! __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

11-12-2009, 05:55 PM	#23
MommysBabyRoxy YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 363	Roxy isnt like that at all. She is nothing like that in fact. The only thing is she loves chasing things and playing. Throwing her food in the air and then chasing it, pawing at it and throwing her head around. Then when it gets under something she will paw at it until she gets it out. Rat terrier. lol. She does not do any of that other stuff... She could care less about the vacuum cleaner, I think she steers clear of it when its on though, but she doesnt go after it or bark at all. When someone comes to the door, she barks but she goes right up to them and wants them to pet her. With other dogs, she is just a bundle of play. She just wants to play and bounce around and run with them. She gets so excited to be around other dogs. She is never mean. There is not a mean bone in her body. The only time that Roxy has ever shown any kind of aggression is when I am sleeping. When she is on the bed with me, and I am asleep and someone comes in the room and comes near me, she will start barking and give out a little growl. When they come up to the bed she will go over to them, but then just ends up barking and kissing. lol. Nope, Roxy doesnt fit any of that criteria. __________________ RoxyLexi Proud Member of Petite Pups United

11-12-2009, 07:12 PM	#26
kat618 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 250	Coopers arch-nemesis is the swifter.....you know the small thing you dust with? OMG when he sees that he will hang on with his teeth and no getting it from him. When I put it on the couch for just a second he grabs it in 2 seconds flat and will bark and bark and bark at it. We have no clue why he hates the thing so badly. He likes other PEOPLE a lot, but other dogs not so much. If he hears a dog in the neighborhood bark outside when he is outside you would swear he was going to kill them......but then at night he turns into this little cuddle bug that wants his mommy and is so darn sweet. Chloe is still a baby, but right now she loves everything. __________________ Mini Cooper & Chloe's mommy

11-12-2009, 07:16 PM	#27
my3angelbabies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: fl,usa Posts: 77	I guess Kiki is definitely not a typical Yorkie . She loves other dogs and plays well with them. She loves to watch me clean but has never attacked or barked at the mop or vacuum cleaner. She does love her mommy but other laps will do if I'm not around. She is very laid back little girl when she goes out with me she loves everybody she has yet to met a stranger . __________________ Pray and then let God handle it!!!! Mom to Kiki and Kanga Girl

11-12-2009, 01:46 PM	#17
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	anyway, I think people that DON'T like yorkies are the ones who started that rumor. Spoken like a true Yorkie Mommy.

11-12-2009, 02:22 PM	#19
MollysMum54 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,176	Molly barks at lots of things...skateboards, rollerblades, lorries,(well,anything on wheels that rattle a bit really!) the postman, the milkman...in fact any kind of workman in one of those bright yellow jackets! apart from that, she's a real sweetheart!

11-12-2009, 06:23 PM	#25
voodoochyl Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 70	Bad owners = bad pets. Pure and simple. A mean dog will continue to be mean if you don't teach them. That is why all of OUR dogs are angels...right?

11-12-2009, 07:38 PM	#28
BanditSocks2 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Crofton, MD, USA Posts: 1,522	Bandit has the typical Napoleon complex (he guards the dog park gate and barks at other dogs when they're coming in- once they're in they're fine). Nala is like a mini-lab. Loves everyone and everydog and won't stop playing

11-12-2009, 09:02 PM	#29
cawsumb Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 101	Kona chases the vacuum like she has to protect the house from it. It is too funny to watch. She follows me from room to room and nips at the vacuum. She only barks when the doorbell rings or if we ask her if she wants to go for a ride and we don't move fast enough out the door to the car!

11-12-2009, 10:24 PM	#30
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	Couver has a lot of terrier traits, but not all of them... He doesn't really like the vacuum, but he does not attack it. He just gets up on the couch and away from it. He has absolutely no interest in the broom...He is VERY attached to me, but I really don't mind that. I like knowing that he prefers me to strangers He is the king of the dog park, and has very few fears. He does bark at other dogs, but it is in a playful way... I think it all comes down to how you train them, and their personalities... __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/