It only took My Male Sneakers about a week after I got him away from his Litter to start lifting his leg to pee. Actually, when he would squat, I would say "woosie woosie woosie", and when he lifted, I'd really praise him with several vigorous "Good Boy's". He got the picture real quick ! ;)

As far as the preference male/female, I think I'd do a search on the specific breed, maybe that'll help you decide. I alternate male and female (just Yorkies) and think the interaction between them, is what I appreciate most. Yorkie Females are not necessarily known for their "laid back" attitude, and can be very Alpha Female.

I have a very "traditional" pack, With MY Female Becca doing most of the work, while MY Male Sneakers lounges around, waiting for her to catch a Frog or Snake for "them" to eat. :D
(when I take them out along the Bayou to hunt)

It's quite humbling, when Becca catches something, and Sneakers comes up. She drops it, and lets him have it (all of he wants it) but, he always leaves some for her.

I've always just been amazed as to how the "Pack Structure" philosophy is passed along with the breeding. And witness on a daily basis, how much my two love and respect the other.

I've said many times, how amazed I am at the intellect and intuitiveness of the Yorkshire and how unique each's personality is. I've helped with many other Dogs/Breeds, but as far as a "permanent" member of my Pack, I'll stick with what I know and love...

Yorkies are the best ! :thumbup:

Thanks for all the good feedback helped me out a lot.

Is it hard down the road to bring in another yorkie after your first one has been your only furbaby for a time? Is it easier or harder to bring in a female after your first is a male?

Rosie was four years old when I got Mikki. Both are females. We had a few ROUGH days. But now we just have a spat every now and then. Honestly, I think they love each other. :) We were in the car yesterday. Mikki was in her car seat and Rosie hadn't got in hers yet. She walks over to Mikki and they get nose to nose and start licking each other. It was so sweet. :) I would think bringing a female to a male would be easier. With two females we had to get past the dominant thing. Not sure about two males.

I had never owned a female dog prior to Lucy. Growing up, I always had male dogs and my first dog of my own, Casper, was a male maltese.

Then we have Ringo a male westie - and we knew he would do better with a female than another male.

I have to say I was surprised how sweet, loving, and docile Lucy is. I love her personality and she is very loving. (She is quite determined too, but that's another story). I would definitely consider another female dog after my experiences with Lucy.

I have one of each Levi my male who is seven and Lily my female who is two. Levi is so loving...to the point of being obsessed with me. He is a big attention hog and would think nothing of pushing Lily out of the way to get to me. Lily is also a big love, but she will get her loving from everyone. Lily was much easier to house train than Levi was...hope this helps.
I had Levi first, but he was a singleton for a few years after my schnauzer Betsy passed away...it took him two days to warm up to Lily and they now they are inseparable.

There's only room for one Queen in this castle:D

All kidding aside, I have owned both male and female dogs. As mentioned by another poster, males are eager to please and content to play follow the leader all day. Not to say the females I trained didn't try, they are just more mellow. Males = life is one big game... Females = Ah, what's the hurry

I can definitely see the appeal to owning a female, potty training is also less stressful. However, for my personality and lifestyle, males suit my family better at the moment. Only time will tell if I may eventually want/prefer another female. I have a brother-in-law that for years had champion labs, agility/hunting studs. When the time came for a calm/mellow family dog (they have two daughters) he opted for a female, and this female has been perfect. The female getting up there in age and his daughters getting older (high school) he contemplates retiring in 5 years and having "time" for another male. That's just one example of male to female preference.