Hi, I think the fact that the puppy is 5 months old is a positive note.It won't be quite as frail. I recently got a 4 month old puppy and have a 3yr old, 7 yr old, and a 9 yr old human kids. Before our yorkie came to us we had a 13 yr old teacup poodle, she never got more than 3lbs. Both my 7 and 3yr old boys were brought home from the hospital to Odette (poodle) at home and she did wonderfully. However, she was already part of the family when being introduced to them so they just became part of her pack, and my boys were tought from birth to respect her space, and she respected and loved them. When I brought Alastor home I explained that he is MY dog and no one else is to pick him up, no matter what. They weren't happy but because they had grown up with an aging tiny dog they have all been doing great. My 3yr old does get frustrated when Alastor scratches him when he is excited though, but he has been tought to just ask for help.
My point, I guess, is that an older pup is a better idea than a 8 week old, make sure the puppy keeps out of reach of baby (even after you are sure they get along fine) because even when a yound child is trying to be nice it could severly hurt the dog or even kill it by just hugging to tight etc. I don't think a yorkie could ever really be a child's dog because they pretty much always bond to an adult. Like others have said, the breed takes a lot of care, is rather fragile, and mine at least, gets his feelings hurt easily. However, if you have both baby and dog's best interests at heart, you can make it work.
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