first, THANK-YOU to all who replied to my first post..... as I said, I am trying to learn everything BEFORE making a dog decision.....that being said, I have lots of questions , hoping for answers.... ; )
1. A lot of you have spoken on the concerns with small children and yorkies..... I am wondering if having the children first , then getting a puppy is better than having the dog for a few years, then having children. I would hope it makes more sense for training, to accustom children to having a small dog, rather than trying to teach a yorkie to "share" his owner( since the census is that they are VERY protective ) ????? does this make sense?
2. can someone explain the health issues that Yorkies have over other dogs....are they worse? that was mentioned more than once...and was it mentioned for expense purposes, or because I have children and that being a cause for concern??? I wasn't totally sure I understood why that was mentioned ( other than just General knowledge)....I have owned many dogs in my life growing up...all breeds have their own issues....but are Yorkies susceptible to far more etc????
3. There are 2 breeders here in my province that breed Yorshire Terriers....but I am not sure what the KEY words are that I should be looking for ....or the RED FLAGS that I need to know. could someone clarify to me what is good vs. bad???? thank -you!!!!! : )
looking forward to the responses.......
