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Originally Posted by wd6474 there are two hugh pitbulls across the street. lucky is so scared of them but the owner says his boys are very loving and encourages them to be friends. they have a yorkie in their building who gets along great with his pitbulls but the yorkie is 9 years old and weights about 10 pounds so he's the senior of the neighborhood. compared to my boy who is 4 months and 5.6 pounds.......when lucky is in the backyard the big one comes to the gate and just stares at lucky and sniffs him through the gate. when i take him for his walk and the pitbull comes up to him i can tell hes scared because when the dogs stiffs him lucky is very still. i can almost hear him praying to the puppy god. "lord please dont let him eat me, i want to have an afternoon snack not be one". is it ok for him to be around such big dogs that are not mine. |
I'd say NO, I do not think it would be OK.
I took Missy & Max to our local yorkie meet up a few months ago, and there were 2 terrier mixes there that were approx 15-20lbs. The terrier mixes were running around and playing and right away ran after Max, the owner told me "dont worry, they are very nice and are just playing" well in less than 3 minutes of "playing" they started to attack Max. Biting, snarling and fur flying! Luckily I was able to reach into the dog fight and rescue my little Max. Max wasnt hurt but he was very shaken up and tramatized, I swear he had nightmares for days afterwards. It was so scary! Thank God the dogs were smaller, I cant even imagine what would happen if one of the attacking dogs were a pit bull or a large dog, I know I wouldnt even have a chance to save Max.
There is a difference between a large dog your yorkie is raised with and the neighbors large dog who is a stranger. For all you know your yorkie will bark at him too much and out of irritation he will snap at your yorkie. A snap from a big dog can be deadly, don't risk it.
If the neighbor wonders why you wont let him say "my yorkie doesnt play well with big dogs" blame it on your yorkie, but dont let they play just so you look like the nice neighbor.
Those terrier mixes at the dog park looked a little rough to me but because the owner said they were so nice and friendly I didnt want to look like a snob so I put my little Max down to play, I feel so bad for putting him in that situation.