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dyson16 · 03-17-2009, 11:58 AM

I have a 2 year old male yorkie (10lb) and my husband just rescued a 7 month old male great dane boxer mix (50lb going to be about 70lb). Did anyone have a yorkie and then get a larger breed dog? How did the transition go? Any major issues with the size difference? I still have hesitations about this but my husband assures me they will get along great. They seem to be tolerating each other but whenever the larger dog wants to play he lifts his paw in the air and that causes my yorkie to start growling. If anyone has been through this please let me know how the experience went and if you did anything different with training the larger dog. Thanks!!

03-17-2009, 11:58 AM	#1
dyson16 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Posts: 5	large breed dog after getting a yorkie??? I have a 2 year old male yorkie (10lb) and my husband just rescued a 7 month old male great dane boxer mix (50lb going to be about 70lb). Did anyone have a yorkie and then get a larger breed dog? How did the transition go? Any major issues with the size difference? I still have hesitations about this but my husband assures me they will get along great. They seem to be tolerating each other but whenever the larger dog wants to play he lifts his paw in the air and that causes my yorkie to start growling. If anyone has been through this please let me know how the experience went and if you did anything different with training the larger dog. Thanks!!