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01-11-2008, 06:50 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Alabama
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| Hi, new here with questions. Hello everyone, I've been looking around this site and its great. I do not own a Yorkie yet but we are considering one as a family pet. We have a Golden that is wonderful but we would like to have a all the time house pet. I've researched them and learned they don't care or I guess are alittle scared around small children so that's why we have waited until our children are older. They are son 11 and daughter 9. I can think of no better way to find out all about this breed than to talk to people that actually have one. I would love to hear from all of you! The pics of your babies on this forum are sooooo cute. |
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01-11-2008, 07:06 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama
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01-11-2008, 08:38 AM | #3 |
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| Welcome to YorkieTalk Yorkies do fine with calm children usually. Sometimes breeders won't sell to families with very young children because of the risk to the dog.
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01-11-2008, 08:45 AM | #4 |
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| I don'thave any children other then mu fur kids.. But i do have bigger dogs and when you Golden i take it you have a Golden Retriver? (I hope i spelled that right lol).. I have a 3yr old Boxer and a Boxer GermanShep and they get along wonderful with my 12wk old Yorkie.. And a very Good friend of mine has a Great Dane.. That is like her best friend.. As long as she has some where to run under.. i usually put her next to the bed or sofa and its so funny to watch her sneak attack and run under the sofa.. |
01-11-2008, 10:16 AM | #5 |
The Yorkie Sitter Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston
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| I agree... I don't have any children but I bring Haruka to work where a lot of children are around. I think it is important for your children to respect and understand to provide safe space and resting time for the yorkie. I would make sure to have some playpen or area that the yorkie can relax. I also think that it would depend on the size of yorkies too. Smaller yorkie might not be so ideal. Well because mine is 3 lb.. full grown.. then you need to be more careful with their safety. They sleep a lot too... but then who knows the yorkie might love companies
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01-11-2008, 10:18 AM | #6 | |
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as for other animals, Jeter has only been with my mom's 2 girl Yorkies so I have not a clue how he would do with a bigger dog. Is your Golden good around other animals?
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01-11-2008, 10:24 AM | #7 |
Lovin' every minute Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin
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| Hi and Welcome to YT!!! You are in the best place to learn about the breed and find a Yorkie for your family! Good Luck |
01-11-2008, 10:27 AM | #8 | |
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01-11-2008, 10:41 AM | #9 |
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| Welcome to YT!! So glad you're doing your research first!! I wouldn't be too concerned with the age of your children. As long as they're clam like someone said. Do you know how much interaction time you would allow between the dogs? I would be very wary of leaving them together alone probably ever, because play to a bigger dog can get rough awful fast, even when they don't mean to do harm.
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01-11-2008, 10:54 AM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Alabama
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| Our Golden Retreiver, Maggie, is a very sweet dog and she loves other dogs. My next door neighbor has a Malti-poo and other neighbor has a Yorkie. She loves to play with them and they love her. The Yorkie actually dug under their fence to get into our fenced in yard to play with Maggie The Golden sleeps in the house at night in her kennel. Sometimes, She comes in during the day to hang out with me and at night before she goes to kennel. But she loves to be outside running in the yard (fenced of course). So she is outside most of the time. Eventhough, I know she will like another dog I would be very cautious just because of the size difference. Thanks for all the info! |
01-11-2008, 10:57 AM | #11 |
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01-11-2008, 03:28 PM | #12 |
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01-11-2008, 04:01 PM | #13 |
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01-11-2008, 04:19 PM | #14 |
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| Welcome to YT...my kids are 15, 13 and 9 and they are great around my dogs..as long as they know how to respect their space and their size you will be just fine..sounds like your doing the right thing by researching the breed here..but as soon as you see all the cute pictures you will be hooked!! Dawn |
01-11-2008, 04:49 PM | #15 | |
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Don't get me wrong I adore both Cozy, yorkie, and Lucky, golden. Both of my dogs live indoors with the ability to go in and out as they please. But overall Lucky is the better family pet and "all the time house pet." He loves everybody while Cozy only wants mom and Lucky. She is very selective about who she will go up too. Cozy plays fetch but on her terms where Lucky is always ready to go. Cozy knows all of my friends, relatives, neighbors, and their respective kids but she will not go up to them freely. It is probably different if your yorkie lives in a kid home but Cozy does not. My neighbors kids are in love with Cozy but she is in different to them. She will play with them some but once she says done she means done and into the house she will go. Lucky on the other hand will go through my electric fence is he sees a kid fall off their bike. Lucky loves everyone and would never hurt Cozy. Most golden are very gentle from my experiences. It is usually the little dog that is the trouble maker. I adore both breeds but personally find Lucky to be the better "all the time house pet." Good luck with your possible new addition.
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