Even the best-taught children, brought up with small dogs and having very watchful parents, injure them. They don't have good judgment or evaluation skills as those of adults, older children and they just can't always control sudden impulses when the parent steps momentarily from the room or is busy on the computer. I'd be overly cautious in having a very small dog around any young child because those tiny bodies do break so easily and the bills are so high to repair them. Sometimes the dog has to be euthanized as the family cannot afford the bills! There are so many sturdier, larger dogs that can better survive the unexpected actions of little children, why even take the chance a tiny dog could suffer and even die? Surely any adult can wait a few years to have their Yorkie when they have little kids.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |