Be very careful with the 2 and 3 year old. My friend has a daughter who just turned 3. They had a shih tzu until last year when they got rid of him because he was peeing in the house and getting a little agressive with the then 2 yr old. So she has been around dogs before.
She is a very girly girl, not rough at all, but this sweet little girl will sometimes pet nicely and other times she likes the idea of trying to kick Maggie. She tried to pick up her leg, sort of like she wants to shake hands. I'm afraid she will break it though! Maggie is 10 pounds, if she were smaller I'm sure she would try to pick her up. These young children don't know what they are doing. they are getting new ideas and trying new things. They will treat the puppy like a stuffed animal or a babydoll. Sadly, you really can't leave the puppy/dog and them alone together because the dog is too easily injured. The DOG will be fine with the children, so in that sense the yorkie is fine with kids, it's just dangerous for the poor dog! I imagine that if they are TOO rough with it that the dog may end up with a bad temperment towards children, or become afraid. You need to be training your kids now too.
By the way, I think the little girl tries more stuff when she thinks we aren't looking...so you are warned!
Luckily, Maggie has been well socialized since she was little. She has never growled at any person and she tolerates Angel. I don't know how a less social dog would behave. |