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Originally Posted by TeddyGrahams 
Also, while I have done a ton of lurking on this site and have been feeding my brain with yorkie facts. I am a little apprehensive as its said that yorkies hate children. Would it make a difference if the dog is still in an impressionable state when he is introduced to the baby? They would in a sense be around each other with my supervision on a constant basis. My mom will be visiting for the first month and my husband will be taking time off of work so the puppy will /never/ be put on the back burner. I just don't know if it would make a difference since the puppy will be exposed to the baby. I realize accidents may happen but does anyone else have experience with this and could shed some light?  |
I don't know where you get that idea. Only a poorly socialized dog would hate children. Any yorkie I've had personally, or that has been in my extended family (my Nan raised yorkies for over 30 years and literally EVERY family member had at least one) has liked children. I know there are some on here that don't feel that yorkies and young children are a good mix...I don't agree with them. I got my first yorkie as an adult when my kids were 3 & 5 yrs old.
That being said, I don't know if this is your first child or not. If it is and it was me in that situation, with hindsight being what it is, I would wait and get a puppy after the baby. There is just so much going on with a new baby and you have so much less time for anything else than you think you will and you are so much more tired than you can imagine. I want that first year or two to be all about my baby. If this is your 2nd or 3rd child, you know what to expect, so you'd know better than anyone what you're capable of.
Best of luck with whatever you choose for you and your family.