My 13 year old niece will be 14 next month and wants a small yorkie for her birthday..only problem is she has a very very lively 2 year old sister..we were there just last weekend with our 7 year old Staffie and she WOULD NOT leave him alone..she was a nightmare...she pulled his feet, ears, rolled his lips back to look at his teeth constantly followed him around..at one point in the garden she got hold of a claw hammer and was clumping my dog over his back with it! Our staffie, bless him was so tolerant..not many dogs would have been! I'm dreading her meeting Pixie! i'm going to be such an over-protective mummy and my sister will take offence to that i'm sure..
My 2 year old neice is such a tearaway..she is unbelievable! and for just 2 years old she is very very headstrong and pretty nasty sometimes..i'll give you an example..i was sat chatting with my sister when all of a sudden my little neice leans towards me and just pinches the skin on my arm and left a red mark..no reason for it at all.
I think it is going to be the worst idea bringing a tiny yorkie puppy into that household..it is far too noisy & busy (they also have a 7 year old son) and it is going to be an accident waiting to happen!
They are always short of money too..they have lived in their house for 2+ years and can hardly afford the renovations let alone the cost of a puppy and would have no spare cash in an emergency. My sister has her hands full with 3 children and is constantly worn out and stressed at the best of times and it is she who will be left at home all day with a trying 2 year old and a puppy!
I think my 13 year old neice has been asking her father constantly for a dog and, as usual he has given in and my sister has been overruled yet again!
I can't say too much to her about what i think as my neice wants this dog so badly and my sister would be offended if i told her how i felt about it. I can just see heartache ahead...
