I have a Maltese and hope to get a Yorkie some day. There are many members here who have both so you will get some good answers.
As far as Maltese go, they are not recommended for young children. They are just too fragile. We had a scary event with a member on another forum just the other day. Her 12 year old son put the lid down on the toilet and put the Maltese up on it to put her harness and leash on. She fell off and badly sprained her leg even from such a short distance. They took her to the vet and he said that not only are their bones fragile, their internal organs are too. The vet said that just last week she lost a Pomeranian due to a ruptured spleen suffered during a fall.
For that reason, reputable Maltese breeders will not sell a Maltese puppy to a family with children under about 10-12 years old.
I would suspect the same issues would apply to Yorkies, but I'll let the Yorkie owners answer that. |