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Originally Posted by nanahas3  As for him maybe being a Silky I wanted to add that her little furbaby is around her children all the time and both are very hyper but that is the gentlest dog I have ever seen with children so dont think the breed has anything to do with it even if yours turns out to be Silky instead of Yorkie. Good luck and just give him lots of love  |
I don't like the idea of blaming the breed or the terrier being child aggressive. I think any dog or breed can be this way if they had a bad experiences with small children. Or even if they have had no experience with children. My daughter was bit by a rat terrier when she was three, (my daughter wasn't even interacting with the dog at the time, she was standing still with her back turned to the dog) who had no experiences with children younger then 12. Some dogs just don't like children. And they are some mothers here on YT with small children and they get along well with their yorkies. A very important thing to remember, children and dogs should be supervised while together ALWAYS. Children will be children, so if your dog isnt used to screaming, running and playing rough it is best to keep the 2 apart until the dog has had more socialization and positive training associating children as good things. Socialization at a young age for both the child and the dog is the best way for the 2 to coexist together...and with dogs who have snapped or bitten children should still be socializated in the safest way possible to help get pass the "children are scary". ignoring it, will do nothing, but start with older and calmer children playing at a safe distances while praising the dog having good behavior and slowly get closer as long as your dog is comfortable. If the dog starts to react negatively, take the dog away and then bring him back again, continuing the trainning.
But really it depends on what you are comforable with, if you dont have many children in your life its not too big of an issue, but always have him on a leash.
He sounds like Yorkie to me, can't wait to see your pictures! Congratulations on your new furbaby!!
