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Originally Posted by jeamsden  Thank you for your replies. I am really doing my research. I live in Northeast Ohio and am researching breeders. I took the kids to one, but want to visit some more. My son and I have our own home and I will be training the baby here for about 2 yrs, before mixing the families. So, hoping that they puppy will be trained by then. We do go to fiances house every weekend and spend one night getting the boys together . That way the puppy can slowly get used to both houses. I understand that a yorkie is not like a lab, as far as playing with kids goes. I just want the boys to be able to play with the puppy too! I have seen the outdoor play yards that the puppy can be in, that is big enough for the boys to get in too. I only have 10 acres, but my fiance has 100. But, the baby would definitely see wild life and he as swans. Best to just stay on a leash!
Do you think it would be best for us to get a 12 wk old puppy, or try to get an older one? 6 months or so? I think it would be best to get them used to us as soon as possible.
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Yep, I would just look for a bigger Yorkie. I do think they are a better choice for children. Jackson is 16lbs and very sturdy and loves my young siblings, who are 3 and 7, and is very close with them and good with them. But sometimes kids are kids and accidents happen, and I prefer that he's larger and less inclined to get hurt. Obviously they are always supervised
My Youtube has a few videos of him and my siblings.
How fun! 10 acres. We have 3 acres but it backs up to 90 acres of farmland. I used to let Jackson off leash all the time but as he reached an older age, he started darting more (luckily it was just in the woods, but still...) so he turned out not to be a 'natural' off leash dog so we started training. I honestly think he'd be fine off leash now, but the main reason I don't is because the farmers kids have four wheelers and come flying by without notice sometimes so I'd rather not risk it... but if you have all that land to yourself, it's definitely something to think about, just always supervise.
I currently use a 50 foot leash so he has lots of freedom and work on recall every day.