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10-31-2005, 08:59 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germantown
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| A yorkie and a Golden Retriever? I have a 1 year old female yorkie (Lilly) who is almost 6 lbs. My mother has a 1 year old female golden retriever who is fully trained. She wouldn't hurt a fly. She is the sweetest dog i have ever met. I am going to adopt her from my mother. Do you think they will get along? Is it difficult for a big dog and a little dog to be sisters? |
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10-31-2005, 09:05 AM | #2 |
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| Welcome toYT!!!!! Not at all, we have a almost 5 pound Yorkie, a 8 pound Chihuhua and a 100 pound Rottweiler. They are all best of friends.
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10-31-2005, 09:05 AM | #3 |
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| Hi and Welcome to YT. I only have two Yorkies, however Mac and Mellie are friends with a Black Lab Shadow (who looks more like a little pony) and a Golden Retriever - Kelly. They all play together very well. Shadow and Kelly seem to be aware of thier size and actually let Mac and Mellie get the upper hand at times.
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10-31-2005, 09:11 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germantown
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| Phew! That makes me feel better. I am so excited! I am going to pick her up tonight! The only thing that worries me is if the Golden sat on Lilly. But I will watch them both with a close eye. |
10-31-2005, 09:34 AM | #5 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | Goldens have wonderful temperament, and my guess is they'll be GREAT together. Don't be surprised if there are a few awkward moments at first while they figure out who's boss of the house.
__________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube |
10-31-2005, 10:02 AM | #6 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western NY
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| My Golden w/yorkies I don't want to scare you, but thought you'd like to hear my story. Twelve years ago I raised Yorkies and my son, 7 at the time wanted a big dog, so we looked for a golden and found Nikki. A wonderful dog, by the way. She being a puppy was out with my yorkies in the fenced yard and bit my female, Allie. We rushed her to the vet and found that a couple of ribs were broken. We attributed it to playing too rough and began to watch carefully. It turned out that it wasn't rough play and we, at the time, felt it was important for our son to have his big dog and we placed the yorkies (3 of them) in wonderful homes. Now 4 years ago, we began with the yorkies and got Mo, a male yorkie puppy. Nikki and Mo got along great and they played nicely together. A couple of months passed and we decided to get a female to start our breeding program again. Got the little girl home and so adorable she was...Nikki continued to play with Mo and we watched the new baby very carefully. One morning while I was readying for work, little Lilli was watching me and then I went to get clothes out of the dryer....well she followed me, I thought, then I heard a terrible growl and ran for the living room. Apparently Lilli was watching Nikki and Mo play and started to join in when Nikki lost it and killed Lilli. It was horrible, and still stings my eyes and heart when I think about it. Since then, we no longer let Nikki in the same part of the house as the yorkies. She is old and very gentle but she is an animal and instincts can kick in at any time. I realize this is probably a rare case, but because it was awful, we keep them separated. I've gone over and over it in my head trying to figure out why it happened. Of course I've never been one to tell someone that my dog wouldn't bite, because we really don't know that for sure. No matter how much we think we know the dog. A dog is a dog. Nikki is a wonderful golden, and we couldn't ask for a better natured pet than her, but I'm still cautious with my granddaughter, and the yorkies around her. This is a true story, and it might never happen to anyone, but I now side toward caution in every case. Nikki is at the end of her life, once she's gone the yorkies/biewers will have full run of the house but until then, we'll have gates. I'm sure the golden you are talking about will be just fine, supervise them in the beginning. In my case, we did supervise, just not long enough. I'm still sick about it. Thanks for listening
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10-31-2005, 10:23 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005
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| We had a golden and three yorkies and they got along wonderfully. Goldens are the most gentle and loving of dogs. My yorkies absolutely loved her. |
10-31-2005, 10:24 AM | #8 |
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| We have a golden, they do wonderful together! Congratulations! |
10-31-2005, 11:14 AM | #9 |
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| It's true that you just never know, Pita was so excited to see some baby kitties the other day she nearly killed one... she is usually gentle but these were brand new babies and she found them and was so excited. I would swear she wouldn't have done it if I hadn't seen it myself. She did end up ripping an ear, so now we have Van Gogh... |
10-31-2005, 11:19 AM | #10 | |
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Here's one big dog we watched real closely with Eddie and they got along great, but I wouldn't have trusted them alone.
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10-31-2005, 11:26 AM | #11 |
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| It all depends upon both the dogs personalities. Of course you'll want to be careful and keep a watchful eye on them 24/7 when they're together but we have had no problem. In fact Harley is the bossy controling one even though he's only 8lbs and the others are between 13lbs and 55lbs +.. I hope the best for you!
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11-01-2005, 04:23 AM | #12 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germantown
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| Lilly and Bailey (the Golden) were so funny! Bailey would lay down on her back to act submissive to Lilly (my Yorkie). Bailey is so gentle and all she wants to do is cuddle. I did not leave them alone, but I let them loose in the kitchen/family room while we watched them play and cuddle. Lilly is a little more hyper than the golden....but she is only a year old. I have a very good feeling about this! They will be fine. I am excited because it is nice to have the best of both worlds. Thanks for all of your advice. I enjoy hearing your stories. You are all very helpful!!!! |
11-01-2005, 04:47 AM | #13 | |
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__________________ LeeAnn Harley Remember.. Dog is God Spelled Backwards | |
11-01-2005, 06:54 AM | #14 |
Maximus "Lily's Love Slave" Join Date: May 2005 Location: san ramon, ca
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| Maximus LOVES Golden Retrievers....HANDS DOWN his favorite dog, he hunts them out and BUGS THEM TO HIGH WATER!!!....Maximus will walk with his nose up their butt all day and everyone that I have met has been super gentle with him, they even let Maximus climb more or less on their head...lol. Good Luck and I hope everything turns out well!!!
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11-01-2005, 07:23 AM | #15 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germantown
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| Hyper That is so funny! Since Lilly is still only a year old, she is quite playful! She taunts Bailey by doing the "crazy yorkie run" (as my boyfriend and I call it) where she zooms around lapping the family room. Bailey can't keep up with her. It is like a cat and a mouse! It is nice for Lilly to have someone else to jump on other than her Mommy! |
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