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11-19-2015, 07:44 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: MD
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| Giant breeds and Yorkies Hi, I have a 3 yr old Great Dane , and am thinking of adding a Yorkie to our home. Do any of you have a giant breed dog and a miniature breed in the same home? How is it working out? Thanks |
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11-19-2015, 08:17 PM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Yes I do. I am a breeder of Black Russian Terriers a Large breed dog. You can see them in my Avatar. My male is about 30 inches tall and now in his senior years weighs about 110 lbs and my female about 80 lbs. This breed is usually not high prey driven, but both are obedience trained. BTW so is my Yorkie. They get along well - although still with my high prey young gal she is never allowed out in the backyard alone with my Yorkie. I do not walk a Yorkie and a Blackie together - as and if something were to happen it is very difficult to control the situation. I crate my Yorkie at night as my Blackies are free to guard our home and I don't want my Yorkie over run. You always need to be cautious with this disparcey in size until both dogs are used to each other - and even then aware and cautious. The Great Dane will need to be trained to play nicely - my Blackies lay down when and if they *play with my Yorkie. The good news here is that you have a young adult Great Dane hopefully obedience trained and given an existing good temperament should get along with a good temperament Yorkie. But please always be aware of that difference in size. When we go out either my Yorkie is crated or my Blackies are for I am not at home to supervise the interactions. Think about this long and hard to see if you are willing to do - what is necessary to keep both dogs safe - in particular your Yorkie. Let me tell you one true story - when my Razzman was a young pup - we went to a leash free dog park with my Blackie - my big male. Razzle thinks he is a king of a dog - great yorkie temperament - alas how-ever a wee fellow he can not be a king. He bedevilled a Rottweiler and then scrammed for me and Magic for safety with the Rotty hot on his heels. He ran under Magics legs and then Magic turned to face that Rotty who skittered to a stop not thankfully wanting to tangle with my dominant male. So that was trouble Razzle caused... We have not been to a leash free park since.....
__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 |
11-20-2015, 03:23 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: MD
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| That's a great story! Thanks for the advice |
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