Oh, my goodness. What an awful situation. My opinion is that a small Yorkie is about the world's worse choice for your family. This is only a guess but it sounds like you dad is buying from someone who "specializes" in tiny Yorkies. If you get a tiny it is going to have to be watched constantly due to it's size. These dogs should not be around toddlers and although some seem quite rugged they can get hurt easily.
Maybe you could get your dad to come to this forum and read up on Yorkies. There is a library area and each forum section has it's "sticky" area at the top with information.
Tiny Yorkies don't need as much exercise as a Pit does but they do need to be walked. Teach it to play fetch and that will be great exercise. Don't do it around the bigger dog though.
I'm sure your bigger dog is a wonderful dog but sometimes big dogs see these little furry dogs as something to play with and many times they are just way to rough and can hurt a little dog badly, even kill it, just by playing. You are going to have to watch their interaction constantly for quite a while. It does not seem fair to put the responsibility of all this on a 12 year old. |