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Old 04-06-2009, 06:21 PM   #1
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I wanted to get everyone's opinion on something. When we got Oscar, I was pregnant with our first child and the breeder assured us that he would be good with a baby. I know this goes against common breed beliefs, but it has turned out to be true. Oscar is very patient and gentle with my 14 month old son Justin. We've taught Justin to "do nice," but sometimes he can get a little "rough." Oscar has never snapped or bitten him and will usually just play along.

I have been looking into adopting or rescuing another Yorkie (my husband says "no way," but I think it would be good for Oscar), but all of the Yorkie rescue groups insist that they will not adopt to a family with small children.

So my question is: do any of you have small children and a Yorkie? How is their relationship? Do you agree with the breed description that Yorkies are not good with small children?
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I don't agree with that breed description at all. I really think it's all down to how you train them (and how you train your children! LOL) My Jackson is around a 14 month every day where we live and absolutely adores her. (She's always dropping her food from her high chair, so that may be why he loves her so much! lol) But he's always trying to play with her, when she wakes up from naps, he immediately goes and gives her kisses and love. She has even gotten close to him while he is chewing his bones and toys, and he could care less. (I would never leave them in the same room alone just in case) but he has been absolutely awesome with her.

He is also constantly around a 5 year old boy who he loves so so much! He has never growled, bitten, snipped, anything at any child. He's 6 months old. I've just been teaching him what is wrong and right. I make sure the kids are good with him as well. He's gone to a few little league ball games for my little cousins and actually prefers to go over to the children than the adults. Granted, he IS a bigger Yorkie, weighing in at 13 pounds. So he can be "roughed" around a little more. But I think ANY dog, given the chance and proper training and socialization, can be great with kids. Or at least tolerate them

I think the reason a lot of Rescue groups will not place with small children is simply because of most Yorkies sizes. Tiny dogs can get hurt easier and it just happens.

Yet, they ARE known to be non-friendly dogs with children. I'm not sure why. Maybe my dog is the oddball of the breed, who knows.
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Old 04-06-2009, 07:07 PM   #3
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i agree it has alot to do with how you raise your children.Bailee is 3.6 pounds and is around a two yr old and a 6 yr old all of the time...they knew from day one wat was accpetable and wat was not...granted they are still lil kids so they occasionally have to be reminded but for the most part do excellent and bailee loves them...in the beginning it was a bit tough to teach a two yr old why you can grab their leg or tail or any other reachable appendage but just last week i go the cutest pic of zoe carrying bailee around the house...bailee sat there for twenty minutes and allowed my sis to carry her.it was precious.you just have to be cautious and never take your eye of of them...rescues may have dogs that have a fear of lil children or something...inquire further and talk about how good your justin is with oscar.
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I think it does have alot to do with how you raise the dog(and the kids!)-maybe it would be best to get a pup to be sure. Also we purposely sought out a larger yorkie-less fragile-accidents can happen!!! We have never had any problems though, Mika is 8lb-ish and our kids are 11/8/3/18 months, we got Mika almost a year ago when she was just a pup and our kids were a year younger and no-one (including Mika) has ever been hurt in any way! Good luck finding your new baby
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Old 04-07-2009, 12:56 AM   #5
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My children were 1 and almost 4 when I got Twinkle as an 11 week old puppy and I've never experienced any problems. We have rules such as sitting on the floor and letting her come to them if they want to play and not picking her up (although they'd have trouble - sh's 8lb now) and I dont ever leave them alone together.

I'm about to do it all again with a new puppy and I'm confident it will work out well.

I think it benefits children to be raised with animals (with adult supervision of course) because it teaches them to love and respect them.

I suppose its different with dogs in rescues because sometimes the full history might not be known and it's always better to be safe than sorry.....it would be horrible if a child got bitten because the dog was frightened of them thanks to a past incident. Also, I think some rescue dogs might need the kind of attention you can't always provide if you have to children to care for as well.

I wish you lots of luck in finding your perfect yorkie xxx xxx
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Don't feel bad you got turned down because of having small children we got turned down because the bottom of our wooden stockade fence wasn't buried to prevent tunneling! MY DH said do you know a wooden fence would rot if it was buried?! Keep looking I found both of my babies from ads online & got both when they were around 2 years old.

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I have a 14 month old skin daughter and a 16 week old yorkie. They are becoming best buds! He licks her, she throws toys to him. I have to remind, and help her be gentile with her touching/petting but she does well.I too would never leave them alone together because they are babies...and so unpredicatable...both of them!

When I did my research on the breed I saw that they are generally good with children if raised with them from puppyhood, or i honestly wouldnt have even thought of the breed.
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Old 04-07-2009, 04:17 AM   #8
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I got my jj from the spca last year. He is approx. 4 years old. We don't have any kids in the house but there are dozens in the neighborhood. Its easy to find him if he ever gets out of the house, we just look for the closest group of little girls and he will be in the middle of them. He is great with all the kids anywhere from 6 months to about 12 years old. He seems to like the girls best, when the boys get to around 10 and start running around a lot he is leery of them but has never nipped or bitten any of them. I have no idea how he was brought up but it seems to be pretty good.
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I have a 2 year old and 4 year old and my 2 lb yorkie LOVES my kids and some others but there is one child that is a neighbor and she growls everytime he comes around! But I must say that child is loud chases her and gets in her face, on the flip side my 2 year old chases her and she chases him and loves it and she would never do anything but kiss him! I think another pup that you could raise would be ideal, but a resue dog may have a history that you are unaware of and may not adjust to your children. In addition the larger size would be a plus, I did really thought mine would be just a little larger. With a tiny yorkie, I am afraid that even I may hurt hurt and even though my kids are great I really have to watch everything!
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I have 2 yorkies that are both almost a year and a half, and 6 kids age 22 months to 11 years and my yorkies are great with them. They let my 22 month old carry them around like babies and just adore her. In fact, I just took a picture the other day of them sleeping on her, again. Everytime we come home and our littlest is sleeping, we lay her on the couch, and Diesel and Lilly come sleep right on her.
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I don't think the problem lies in the breed of dog.
I believe the problem lies within the breed of parent.

Most rescues, (including myself), have seen the horrors of what young unsupervised children can do unintentionally.
Not just that, but a rescue pup usually comes with behavior problems that
need to be attended too. If you already have a young child and another dog, it is going to take up a large percentage of your free time to re-train
this rescue. Only you know your schedule. Do you have time to train another dog right now?
Best of luck with whatever decision you make.
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In the overall scheme of things when you are Shopping for a dog
A Yorkie isn't the ideal dog for a small child
They are delicate for the most part
They don't like rough horseplay like some other breeds
and they tend to chase small things with quick motion

That being said that doesn't mean that your Yorkie won't be a good pet
for a family with children
It's just that the children and the dog must be trained to a certain extent to adjust for the needs of the other
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I have three kids ages 3, 2 and 9 mos. and they get along great with our yorkie. In fact, Luna prefers playing with my 2 yr. old son over everyone else. I think that raising them with children from puppyhood is key. I wouldn't bring a rescue into a home with small children for the simple fact that you don't know the dog's background. In my opinion it all depends on how responsible the parents are. Interactions between the children/dog should always be supervised. I have my kids sit on the floor when they play with the dog and I would never let them carry her around!
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Thanks everyone for your opinions! It's good to know that there are a lot of other kid friendly Yorkies out there. Oscar is large (11 lbs), which makes him a little tougher.

Unfortunately, my husband is refusing to get another small dog of any breed (I think he gets a lot of grief from friends about Oscar, especially since Oscar is sooooooo attached to him.) He wants to rescue a larger breed, which is a huge problem because Oscar gets scared around bigger dogs... oh well, I guess we're going to be a one dog family!
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I wanted to get everyone's opinion on something. When we got Oscar, I was pregnant with our first child and the breeder assured us that he would be good with a baby. I know this goes against common breed beliefs, but it has turned out to be true. Oscar is very patient and gentle with my 14 month old son Justin. We've taught Justin to "do nice," but sometimes he can get a little "rough." Oscar has never snapped or bitten him and will usually just play along.

I have been looking into adopting or rescuing another Yorkie (my husband says "no way," but I think it would be good for Oscar), but all of the Yorkie rescue groups insist that they will not adopt to a family with small children.

So my question is: do any of you have small children and a Yorkie? How is their relationship? Do you agree with the breed description that Yorkies are not good with small children?
I disagree with the breed description that Yorkies are not good with small children. I have a 6, 4, and 3 yr old. Missy has an awesome relationship with them. We had about two weeks of "puppy b iting" when she first arrived home. She quickly learned not to do that. My children treat her VERY well, they are so careful. Yesterday, I brought Missy with me to visit my friends 6 month old baby. All she did was sniff him and lay beside him. She did great!

I'm sure that it depends on the dog, but I haven't had any problems at all with Missy and children.
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