[SophieKatesMom]

Hi Vanessa, I can tell from your post that you and your family sound very excited to get a puppy (who can blame you, puppies are great) I wanted to share my experience with you.

There are two experiences that I've had that may help you make the right decision for your family.

I have a two year old Yorkie, Sophie Kate she traveled with us this year to Michigan to visit our family which includes a 2 year old little girl who LOVED Sophie Kate. It was so stressful for me, Sophie Kate was kind of afraid of the little girl and Ava (the little girl) wanted nothing more than to play with her. It required a lot of supervision by myself, my husband and the little girls parents. Now Sophie Kate is not a little Yorkie, she is 8 lbs but we still had to make sure Ava didn't pick her up and was playing nice with her. I have no doubts someday Ava will be a Yorkie owner and probably posting on Yorkie Talk but for right now she is sticking with her family dog, a sturdy Black Lab who loves kids and can get away when needed.

If you decide to get a family dog I would suggest perhaps you look at local rescue, some place you and your family could visit to see how the dog fits in. There are so many wonderful dogs in rescues who are just thankful for a person to stop and give them some attention.

My thoughts on a dog for Christmas, who wants to clean up pee on Christmas? Sorry if that sounds rude but really that is what would happen.

Don't give up on finding a dog, just make sure the time is right and you pick the right breed of dog for your family.