planning on getting an angel
 

i am planning on getting a yorkie but the people who work with me said that yokies are crazed dogs, like they bark a lot and wont stop and are pout of control. is this true because i heard they are angels. I dont like a barking sog and i would love to own this breed after 5 months of researching them.

Welcome to YT. You will find a wealth of info here, but I will tell you 2 things.
1. Like any other breed, you can get a crazed pup or one that is an angel. It can depend on personality and training.
2. ALL dogs bark.

Good luck in your search.

A yorkie is what you allow him to be . If a person tolerated the excessive barking when he was a pup , be prepared because he will not stop as an adult.

Actually , I have 4 Yorkies and never have had troubles with them .

Welcome to YT. Good luck in your search. Yorkies barks, all dogs bark, but you can train them. My Gucci barks, she can be a yapper at times. But I work with her to control her barking.

Maybe I got an angel, I don't know - but Rowdy is a very good dog. I was very very firm with him when he was little(er) - he's only 9 months old. He does not bark excessively and when he does start barking at the lab next door - I only have to remind him "no bark" and he stops. He is not crazy, he minds me, but yes, he is a puppy and does get into things - that's expected. He is pretty calm so I think that I am lucky in that respect - he is not a bundle of energy - but he has the run of the house and yard every day - he can go in and out of our doggy door at will and so I suspect he uses up lots of energy that way so he's not crazed when I get home (my hubby is retired and home all day). Anyway, you will get lots of help and advice at YT to help you make your decision. I can only say that I never expected to fall in love with this little guy - but he has completely stolen my heart and I cannot imagine life without him.

I know that some people think they are crazy, but I have found over the years that it is the people who are crazy and the yorkies are smarter than those people. ;)

I agree with Olivier.

My two only bark when someone knoks on the door or we are playing around.

Hello and Welcome to YT. Well I have to say my two Yorkies bark a little more then my other dogs. lol

All the girls that I have had never barked, or rather just at very appropriate times, like intruder alert! Dennis was a little mouthy, but has calmed down a lot, thank goodness! I think it has a lot to do with how you bring them up. I think because I am always with them they have always been just angels. They are quick to learn and just want to be with you.

It depends on the dog not the breed. I have a little 20 month old boy and he is extremely quiet. In fact when he wants something he lets out a "whisper bark" know what I mean? Try barking but it's a whisper. He only barks when someone's at the door until he sees who it is. If he sees it's his uncle Frankie , he will bark until he recognizes him and act like " Oh it just my uncle Fwankie!" The best thing I could tell you if your concerned about getting a yapper... Go in person and spend time with the pup. See how it reacts around their litter mates and around you. You can usually pick the quiet one .Quiet doesn't always mean sick. I'm curious if the people who told you that Yorkies are yappers actually own any?

Genie

I have to agree with the other posts, all dogs bark and true lil bear will let us know when she's unhappy with us "we call it her cursing us bark" but she and moose are not huge barkers, they both know the word no bark and quiet and really only bark when they play or see someone walking by our house or at the door. Also let me tell you sometimes it's good that they bark, my mom has medical issues and lil bear will bark if there is something wrong to get our attention. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have my pups.

Excessive yapping and being "crazed" are behavioral problems and not necessarily a characteristic of the breed. However like any breed there will be individual personalities that may have a propensity towards those characteristics and would have to be managed more agressively.

If you have a yorkie with those behavioral problems, I assure you that it is more from a result of the handler/owner of the yorkie than the yorkie itself.

Having said that, it is important to understand that a yorkie is a companion dog and will require more owner/handler attention than a bigger dog. Time will have to be set aside to play with it, to walk it, to train it, to groom it, to be an intregal part of the family or "pack". It cannot be left outside for long periods of time, cannot be left alone indefinitely, cannot be isolated from the family/pack activities, etc. You have to have the mindset that this is like having a child. Failure to provide such a living environmment, can cause the yorkie to have behavioral problems stemming from separation anxiety, lack of social order, alpha roles confused, etc.

So if you manage your relationship with your yorkie properly, you will have a well-manner, behaved, sweet, loving, total goofball family member!

well we are all biased here...b/c we are absolutly in love with our dogs! BUt I have had other dogs and Dollar (my yorkie) is no different then the others.

I agree with all the other posts.... Tatum is such a laid back Yorkie that sometimes I wonder if she's "not normal"! :D I do sincerely believe it's the environment that any dog is raised in that form their personalities. We had a toy poodle for 15 years that was also extremely laid back. He always surprised people that had the preconceived notion that all poodles are yippy. Be firm and consistent with your training and I think you'll raise a loving dog. Of course, as is the such with kids, they can also have their own definite personalities no matter what you do so good luck!

Chloe didnt bark for the first week that I had her we actually tried to get her to bark bc we wanted to see what she sounded like, we have had her for a month and she rarely barks the only time that she does is when someone comes to the door or at night when we are getting ready for bed she will bark to let us know that she is ready to get up in the bed with us. She has barked maybe 15-20 times since we have had her and we got her on Oct 7

Welcome to YT!!!
I feel you get out of your furbaby,
the same thing you put in.
Lots of love, lots of love back
No attention, a pup starving for attention.
Furbabies are special, they want to be family members,
not just dogs.
Good Luck to you!

Wow! I loved this advice!! I have nothing to add. My thoughts exactly!

Well both my yorkies bark a little more than I would like them to but they are worth it. They are a sweet lovable dog that is very dependent on you.

They are one of the most popular dogs right now and one reason is they are so darn cute.

And there are many that end up in Rescue b/c people rush into getting them when they aren't willing to put in the time, effort and research it takes to make them great pets.


I had 4 Yorkies in my home yesterday and all of them had different personalities.

good luck and take your time finding the one that is right for you.

puppy
 

First of all I'm glad that you're doing your research before jumping into it. This is one of the reasons I got my yorkie. I have had a pug at home and he DOES not bark. I think that if an armed theif came into my home my pug would just want to be pet by him and follow him around. My pug would probably even show him where I keep my jewlry for a treat. But that's how pugs are, almost too friendly. He'd be just happy to walk off with a stranger. They are breed for companionship.
I used to be scared because my husband isn't home some nights. I am glad that I have brandy now because she barks at strangers which alerts me. You are alot less likely for your house to get broken into if there is a barking dog. So the barking is not a bad thing. You just have to let your dog know when to stop. Dogs are trainable, but I would definately consider them to be more vocal or yappy than other breeds such as my pug.

Yorkies Rule!!!! They are wonderful little dogs. But if you have reservations, see if you can borrow one from a friend, if you know someone who has one, babysit him/her for the weekend and see how you get along. My son had one, and I babysat him for a week when he was a little puppy. I fell in love with him, and now I have Copper and am getting Leilani on next Friday!!! I just love them, and Copper has never been yippy. I agree that it is all in the training. If you allow them to bark and make a big deal out of it when they are young, they will continue it. None of ours....my daughter has 2 as well, have been yappers....but I guess it also depends on the dog. Good luck...