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Originally Posted by gemy  Well in my opinion an open house plan is perfect for a small play pen or Xpen. And again while no one has said this, a four year old should not be correcting a puppy Yorkie. Gently or not. Four year olds, do not have the co-ordination and balance, after all they are still themselves getting their feet under them.
Your pup needs to be kept in their play pen, until you walk, exercise, play, train with them. And that needs to happen for a pup a whole lot over the day. Puppies needs tons of exercise in short bursts, and then safe nap time.
Of course you knew this when you decided to get a pup of any breed. How-ever as I am sure your research high-lighted small Yorkie pups are not the best mix with small human children. Yorkies are very vulnerable given their small size. After all the standard calls for 6-7 lbs, a human child at 4yrs old weighs thrice that.
Puppies of any breed require for the short term a very large commitment of time and training. When they grow up they require only a large commitment. Exercising daily, training daily, being a part of your household.
I wish you well with your pup |
Thank you for the well wishes first of all.
First to address the pen idea. Just because we have an open house plan doesn't mean we have room for a pen. Our house is quite small and quite full with the little furniture we have already. Aside from putting a pen in the middle of my kitchen which would leave no room for us we just don't have the space. I chose to keep him on his leash rather than locked in his kennel when I can't focus on only him. He is within reach of his food/water his bed and his kennel if he chooses to be left alone.
Second we got max for my children. Both are quite advanced for their age (I'm really not just a boastful mom) otherwise I would not have even considered the idea. I do keep a close eye when they play with him. He doesn't bite me except accidentally when going to get a toy. But I have corrected him every time. He will attack my children however in a playful way but its still not acceptable. I do correct him myself but I have been stressing to both of them that they cannot allow him to do it and they should push him away and give a stern "no bite" if it comes from them he won't think he can get away with it if he thinks I'm not looking.
His size was intimidating at first... He was only 6 weeks when we got him... But I think he's a perfect fit for us. I have spent just as much time training my kids to handle him as I have training max. No wonder I'm exhausted!