I agree with crating her when you are not there to supervise. When I got my first Yorkie my kids were very young. He was not allowed out of the kitchen without ME. Period. The small kids were not allowed in unless with ME and sitting only. They have never been allowed to pick them up and my now youngest at 7 to this day has never picked up my Yorkie from the ground. If he wants to hold her he sits on the ground and she can get on his lap IF she wants to. I put it to my husband simply (he never went against me though)...I will not have vet bills (men hear this! LOL) because the kids were careless. I put it to my children like this (yes, even very young children) You may not ever pick her up because if you drop her you could KILL her. They even at very young ages were very worried about what could happen and have never even tried to pick them up. My children who are older now of course pick her up when they want but they are teenagers and know how to be respectful of a tiny dog.
Be blunt and if that doesn't work keep her away from them. |