I understand that your son is great with your yorkie. I have 6kids,and when I brought home 3 tiny poodles about 10yrs ago,everyone did amazing with them. It is unfortunate that not all young children are good with small dogs and alot of small dogs are not good with young children.
Im thinking that several of the rescues have this rule because they want to protect not only the dogs that have come from some bad situations but protect any young child that comes into contact with them.
As for a different breed ,hmmm. I dont know. The only rescue that is in my house is an 11yr old pom that was my mothers and either I took her or she would of ended up at the pound (can not even imagine). She has always been great with little kids.
If you are willing to take your time in finding a rescue and your heart is set on a yorkie. I would wait until your son is a bit older or see if a yorkie rescue close to you is willing to observe your son with animal.
Hopefully someone connected with a rescue will have a better answer for you. |