[Ellie May]

Health problems and behavior issues are directly related to breeding and training. So, if you get one from a breeder who does pre-breed health screening, there is a larger chance that the dog will have less health problems (like liver shunt, luxating patella, legg calve perthes, etc). If you are on top of training all the time, you will likely end up with a well behaved dog. Some Yorkies are barkers though and there is little you can do to stop it. Some are very difficult to potty train. And although I don't want to make a blanket statement that Yorkies and kids do not go together, there are better breeds for this situation in my opinion. It will be a lot of work making sure the kids don't run by the dog (if they fall on it, she will likely get seriouly injured). No rough play at all and some get snappy when they are bothered. So a Yorkie may or may not be the breed for you depending on how much time you want to devote to the whole thing.