Are all puppies THIS hyper?
 

So, when I got my fur baby.. She didn't really want to look at me.. I wasn't sure if this was a bad sign or anything so I picked her out of the litter because she was super cute and had a little hop when she ran. I've had her for about a month and sometimes she gets extremely hyper, especially if different people are around, and she doesn't like to be held unless u massage her. She also likes to bite my hands and feet a lot, I can't walk around the house without socks and her bite has become like a death grip! I love my puppy but I ask this because I just wanted to know if all puppies behave this way or it's just her personality? When I was picking her out of the litter I admit there was another one that I chose as well.. And that little girl very happily looked at me and was very calm in my hands.. Which makes me wonder why my pup isn't this way? It's very hard also to wipe her face or to even try and put a hair clip in to get the hair out of her eyes. Does she just not see me as the boss yet or is she just acting naturally as a puppy?

A lot of that sounds like normal puppy behavior. Do not let the puppy bite your hands or your clothes - give her a quip to make her stop. It will carry on into adult hood. Make sure she has plenty of toys to keep her mouth occupied but do not allow her to bite anything else. It takes a firm hand - if you let this dog get away from you, it will be a lifetime of terrible behavior and nobody will want to be around your dog. It wouldn't be pleasant, as she would be a major nuisance.

Keep in mind that yorkies were bred to KILL. They were bred and rated as to how FAST they could kill. Their nature is excitable, highly energetic, aggressive, alert and dominant. By nature, they are not cuddly little lap dogs, although they are very loyal to their owners and do show plenty of affection (as long as you are viewed as the leader, which you need to establish). If your dog is a low energy non aggressive dog, that is not natural for your Yorkie and I would ay that is abnormal behavior.

The plus side is Yorkie's are extremely intelligent dogs. They can be easily trained and they love to please their owners, although they can be very hard headed and stubborn, this can be overcome with proper training.

I would advise that you take training very serious and do not let her behavior get out of control. Before you know it she will be mature and at that point it will be even more difficult to get a handle on her behavior. Nip it in the butt now or regret it greatly later.

Just keep in mind what these dogs were bred for and understand that it is normal for them to be a highly energetic and aggressive, but also keep in mind that it can be overcome.

I know it sounds weird, but these dogs were bred to be killers and not cuddlers, despite how cute they may be on the outside.

Sounds like a normal puppy. You need to stop the biting. When Callie would do that we would use a squirt bottle and give her a squirt and say no when she would nip it worked very well.

I think its wrong to say if your yorkie is not aggressive that its abnormal behavior. Mine is very much not aggressive and she is a perfectly healthy normal dog I also know a lot of yorkies who aren't but that doesn't mean something is wrong with them. The pack leader thing has been debunked.

Yorkies by nature are aggressive dogs - this is a fact. Read the rest of what I said - it can be overcome with training, as you've obviously done if your dog is as well behaved as you say.

"Pack leader thing has been debunked." What are you talking about? By who? Dogs are pack animals and always will be.

I am not sure how you misconstrued what I said so much. I'm not saying something is wrong, I'm saying it is "abnormal." Which means, outside the realm of what is normal for the breed. If a person had a greyhound and told me that the dog liked to go on nice slow walks, I would say "that is abnormal" because that is a breed that was bred to run, and typically, the dog wants to take off running as soon as he gets the opportunity. Does that mean that the dog has something wrong with it? Not necessarily, but I would say that it is abnormal behavior.

If you are the type of person that looks at your dog like it's a human being, then you cannot possibly help this person deal with the problems she is having with her puppy.

Taken from their temperament section on their wiki page.

"Though small, the Yorkshire Terrier is active, very overprotective, curious, and loves attention. Mentally sound and emotionally secure ones should normally not show the soft submissive temperament seen in lap dogs."

Does your pup have lots of chew toys? If not, she needs them ASAP for her teething. When she bites at you correct her and give her a chew toy, then praise when she goes to town on the toy. Another thing I did was show dominance over her by holding her on her back to calm her back when she was biting hard. She still play-bites with me now when excited, but it's more like the kind of play bites you see them giving littermates as opposed to when she was going way too far before (she drew a pretty good amount of blood on my nose twice when we were playing, so the dominating was a must for me; maybe it's not at that stage with you though). I think part of the reason she play-bites with me (and no one else) is that we run and chase each other around a lot, so that must trigger some of that hunting instinct she was born with.

But yeah, hyper is pretty normal for a yorkie pup. Yorkies are very high energy dogs despite their popular perception as little handbag accessories. They really need playtime, and as much (supervised) outside time as is reasonable.

I agree with what you said in both of your posts.

One thing I wish I did differently was raised Cesar indoor and only go outside on daily walks. With the snow in MI, it's a pain to let him out, and I also do not like the idea of not know what's out there. A lot can kill him or hurt him. He could run full speed into a stick on the ground and get seriously injured, or get into it with a possum or skunk and get killed. I am in the process of trying to train Cesar to use the bathroom in the house and it's very difficult.

The nice part about Yorkies is they are so small that they are able to get plenty of exercise even in a small house or apartment.

The headway I've made is that now Cesar knows that going outside is just to go to the bathroom then come right in, whereas before he wanted to go out everytime he heard something.

Just something to consider while you're training. It may be worth looking into it. I wish I had done that with my dog is all. As it is now, I have to take him out about 3x per day on the leash because I do not like him being outside in the snow by himself.

It's been debunked by the people who came up with it! Whether you treat a dog like a human or not if they nip and you have experience with that then yes you can help!

Anyone can change what that site says

That's true, as long as your sources are cited. You can't just put nonsense on there. For the most part, Wikipedia is an accurate source of information. If you don't want to use the wiki page, then go to the bottom and follow the link to the source - it is usually a journal or other reputable publication.

It isn't like anybody can just put whatever they want on there.

Either way, I don't see why you would even want to argue the quote I put above when it is well known what kind of temperament Yorkies have. If you think that calm/mellow/submissive behavior is "normal" then I simply disagree with you. It isn't in their nature. They were bred to be fast, aggressive, and kill as many rats as possible in the shortest amount of time. When you breed that into a dogs DNA, you don't get a calm and mellow lapdog.

Because I have met many yorkies that are what your saying they shouldn't be.

And I have met many that are exactly what I'm saying - and so have many others. It is clear that you cannot be reasoned with to even entertain the idea that the breed is what I say it is. I accept that your dog is what you say - you seem to be offended that I said that is not normal. You have not offered any argument to support your rebuttal. I posted a quote, and instead of attacking the argument, you attacked the site as if it were not credible. In critical thinking we call this the ad hominem fallacy. As if you can simply support your position by saying that the source of my argument is not sound.

As I said, it is well known that what I'm saying about their behavior is true. It sounds like you are in denial to me.

Here is a video with a cute breakdown of the Yorkie.

Oh come on denial really?