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Yorkshire Terrier Temperment and Boldness

The Yorkie is one of the livelier terrier breeds and although it is a toy breed the Yorkie still retains its ancestry reflecting in its personality. Remembering that the personality traits will differ from individuals, it is safe to say that they are generally courageous, independent and intelligent. They attitude to strangers does vary, they are known to bark, be outgoing and welcome strangers or seem withdrawn. Yorkies are quick to find their rightful place in the house treating the humans as a pack. Although genetic tendencies play a part in the Yorkies behaviour, it is largely based on its training, up bringing and social life. It is important to nurture these breeds as some maybe timid and nervous, but most seem to follow a bold and confident personality.

Boldness

A Yorkie is surprisingly bold for such a small dog and will typically assert itself as the alpha dog if other breeds are present; however they do tend to play and get along well with other dogs. These dogs have a great mixture of inquisitiveness, self confidence and an instinct to protect which makes brilliant companions. The size of the Yorkie doesn’t however stop it from sometimes challenging larger dogs so be careful. One brilliant famous case was when a 12 pound Yorkshire terrier defended a stranger in this case an elderly woman who was being hassled by an Akita which weighed nearly 8 times more. However bold a Yorkie maybe it can land itself in serious trouble and suffer severe injury, for these reasons they are not recommended for very small children.

There are many distinctive qualities that are present in a Yorkshire terrier - see Intellegance / Indepedence.