Personally, I don't think I'd want to bring a rescue dog into a household with a young child. As another member said, you have no idea what that dog has been exposed to and what child movements/behaviors could trigger a reaction. I'd prefer a dog I'd raised from a puppy around my children.
While I understand why rescues may not want to place a dog in a home with a small child, I don't understand why some breeders won't, other than in the case of excessively small & fragile dogs. So if I don't have young kids I can get a puppy...but what if I have a baby next year? what if my boyfriend with young kids moves in with me the month after I get my puppy? what if my adult children & their young kids move in with me, or I go live with them? I'm sure you get the drift and could come up with many similar scenarios yourself.
I was raised with yorkies from as early as I can remember. I got my own first yorkie when my kids were 3 & 5. Personally, I would never deal with a breeder that descriminated against people solely based on the fact they have young children.
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