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Originally Posted by vanessa210  Hello All ,
My name is Vanessa and i am a single mother of a 2 in a half year old little girl named Taliah. She is Very very affectionate and loves doggies. I want to get her a yorkie for Christmas ( i always wanted a puppy under my christmas tree with a red bow when i was yuonger) Anyway i am looking for a yorkie that i can pick up Christmas Eve , however the thing is iam not in the position to spend an obsene amount of money , and was just wondering a little bit about the Yorkies ,
- How much do they normal cost ?
-do you know of any breeders in Central jersey area?
-are they hard to potty train ?
-are they good with children ?
my friend had one and all it did was shake CONSTANTLY is that normal ? |
Hi Vanessa. Welcome to YT!
I think its really terrific that you are thinking about such a surprise for your daughter. At the risk of coming across a bit negative, and that is not my intention, I would give you my honest opinion.
I would not consider getting a puppy for a 2 1/2 year old child. Particularly a small-breed dog. While your daughter is likely very affectionate, she does not yet have the ability to understand how to
care for the needs of a puppy. She is just learning how to care for herself
Puppy Potty training, socialization, feeding, all require a significant amount of time, attention, and diligence. You may be thinking that this is the opportunity to "teach" her those things, by IMO she needs to be older to really grasp this, and also to serve the best interests of the pup.
Simply handling a puppy (especially a small breed) requires a lot of care and a small child is likely to mis-interpret handling a puppy with handling a "stuffed animal" and that can endanger a tiny pup, or cause it to build behavioral traits you will not find desirable
Ultimately the decision is clearly yours, however IMO I'd hold off a bit.
Maybe there is a way you and your daughter can begin working with animals - volunteering at the ASPCA - or something like that - so she can begin to experience what it is like to be around animals - in "preparation" for getting a pet of her own