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Originally Posted by MindieRose  Well I dont know if you seen my post in general, but my cousin who is 30 just accidentally killed her dog the very same way just the other day. Accidents happen to people of all ages, probably more so with adults than children. I know by far more adults that have accidentally killed their dogs (running them over with the car, letting them out to run into the street, leaving antifreeze where it shouldnt be, etc.) from when I worked in the vets office. I never had a dog come in that had been injured by a child. Not saying it doesnt happen, because it does, but it happens all the time with adults more so.
I have raised my babies with my dogs. My kids are taught from birth how to handle animals. I think it would be rediculous to never have had my dogs because I didnt want my kids to break them. I want my children to love animals just as much as I do, and withholding animals from them would be counterproductive.
I understand that a breeder has a right to sell to whomever they want. With my shih tzus, I always prefer they go to a home with children. I dont want them to become little nippy crabs because they were never around children. I think children help shape a dog into a friendlier pet.
My grandma has my Joe's brother Murphy. Everytime we ar there the dog runs and hides and if my kids try to touch him, he nips at them. Joe would never do that. |
You sound like a very knowledgeable dog owner that has knows the responsibilities of owning a dog. When you talk to a potential puppy buyer and ask questions you can get a feel as to if you think they will be suitable parents to your puppies. If someone calls that has very small children under 6 years old, and they say there have never had a small house dog and they don't know anything about caring for a young puppy then I nicely explain what all is involved in caring for a puppy when there are small children in the house and the dangers involved. If, after talking to them, I don't think they would be suitable parents I say 'I prefer not selling my puppies to homes with small children, I hope you understand'. I get no arguments and most people are very understanding. Now, if the person has small children and the people already have a Yorkie or have had experience with small dogs and I feel they would be responsible owners then I would sell them a puppy. I see ads all the time on a local site where people sell dogs and the people say they are selling their Yorkie because they are afraid their children will hurt it. The same can be said for people that work full time jobs, I see ads from people selling their Yorkie because after them newness wears off, they realized how much responsibility the Yorkies are and they don't have quality time for them. As for selling pups with full registration, that is something I had always done because that is how I was taught but now I am trying to do things differently and be more discriminating as to who I give breeding rights to. It is our responsibility as breeders to try and place our puppies in suitable homes and educated the new owners.