I have two children, 3 and a half and 6 yrs old. I also have two yorkies who I bought after having children. Both yorkies were close to 1 year old so not little puppies.
My Lola is not snappy at all towards kids, my daughter can bother her be in her face and she just doesn't react to it. Lola however is a bit of a barker sometimes, she is a very vocal dog. She will whine if she wants something and growl at you to get your attention. She doesn't bark excessively.
Zach is my neutered male. He is very good with both kids too but if he is laying down and they get into his face he will kind of snap in their face, never has he bitten. He will more so jump up in their face and growl. Both kids know they are not to bother him or any of our dogs but of course with kids sometimes they don't listen.
House breaking wasn't too much of a challenge we do outside pottying as well as pads. They do have accidents, mainly poop accidents if we don't keep the bedroom doors closed. I do believe that it can be hard to house train them. However my previous yorkie who passed away never peed where she wasn't suppose too and always went on the pad.
I don't find them yappy at all, they are very loving dogs and very loyal companions. I fell in love with them so much that we just added Zach into our family for Christmas. You can't just have one thats how great they are! lol
Make sure you find a good breeder you feel comfortable with I think is the main goal! |