I have 4 dogs...three here before our 5-month old yorkie girl. The other three are a 20-lb "mutt" and 2 17-lb cavaliers. They all do just great and nobody has even tried to harm Zoe (although our older mutt "warns her off" occassionally). I also wouldn't leave them all together unsupervised (but she does stay in a crate with the cavaliers when we leave--I think they've become an adoptive family!) I would not have chosen to get a 4th dog, but Zoe was a rescue of sorts, and chose us. Now we love her and will always consider her a full family member.
I would like to say, however, that based on our experience of the past 3 months, I would not advise having a yorkie puppy with 3 other dogs. They require a lot of time and patience, and want a LOT of love, holding and snuggling. I think my other 3 have therefore received less time and attention than they used to. If our timing was different I would be able to give more time and attention to nurturing and training Zoe, and wouldn't feel like I was shortchanging the others.
Just my two cents!
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