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Originally Posted by tenor  Thank you for this, Im doing everything I can to make this situation work, its been almost 2 weeks now since I have brought her home, and as all of you are aware, the love i have for this dog is unbelievable in such a short time... but as they say, if you love something that much the best thing to do is keep them safe and out of harms way, and if the best thing for this pup is to rehome her again, I guess thats what Im going to have to do for her sake...its just braking my heart to have to do so! |
One of my dogs is an IG rescue that I got from a family with eight kids and a ninth on the way. They were all ages, teenagers to two in diapers. Angie, the rescue, FEARS children, and I mean really, really is afraid of children. It is so bad, that I think she would bite if cornered by a child. The people who gave her to me told me she wasn't housetrained, but you know what? She was fabulously housetrained, but she was afraid to go out alone. It finally dawned on me that Angie had probably bitten one of the children. She is okay with teenagers, it's younger children she finds frightening. I don't have daily interaction with kids and the occassional contact is not enough to work through this with her. So I protect her at all times from contact with children.
I hope you see my point in this. Your puppy could develop a real problem with children, especially if she realizes that biting works! And the problem can be with ALL children.
I realize, in light of the fact that you have other dogs and your son is good with them, that you never imagined you'd have a problem with your yorkie, so I am glad you haven't closed your mind to rehoming. I just hope your little girl isn't too negatively imprinted by children. I don't think Raymond's Mom was being judgemental at all, just making a point that
usually a three year old child is too young for a dog. Maybe not all three year olds, but that might be the exception. A responsible breeder, IMO, is suppose to do what is best for her puppies and in most cases, that might mean not letting a puppy go to a home with a very young child. So please don't feel offended by what she said and I hope you don't feel that way by anything I say.
You have a very serious problem on your hands, and I wish you luck. I truly hope you can work this out and keep your little baby.
