[dawn27]

I've had dogs as long or longer than I've been a parent. We got our first Yorkie when my kids were 10 and 2 yrs old. You need to teach your children what is the proper way to handle a puppy and what is not acceptable behavior in the same way you would need to teach the puppy on what is acceptable and what is not. I've done in home child care for all age groups for the past 28 yrs and with all of the children who have come and gone throughout the past 28 yrs the process of teaching them how to treat my animals starts all over again with each one from the moment that they enter my home. It is a must that the child be taught what is acceptable and what is not with any thing including the dogs regardless of their size, large breed or small. I dont feel that any family should be discriminated or looked over as being a suitable family for a Yorkie if their only fault is having small children. I've had to teach dozens of kids throughout my yrs as a child care provider how to handle my animals with no issues.

I have had litters of pups and day care children at the same time with no issues. When it comes to raising pups, I always included my own children at a young age into the raising of our pups in order to prepare them for their new homes. I make sure that my kids handle them and play with them each and every day after the age of 2 weeks in order socialize our pups.

I feel that small children and puppies small or large go hand in hand with the proper training and extra attention given to both child and pup they should get along great !!