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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Can't blame you for taking this stand. No matter how wonderfully behaved little children are, they are still uncoordinated little children and prone to far more accidents of all kinds than adults and don't have the mental skills to employ sufficient focus or good judgment 100% of the time. And it only takes one moment of child-like activity, behavior, distraction or forgetfulness to seriously injure or kill a very small dog. My sister's small Yorkie puppy was unceremoniously dropped on its fragile head causing a brain injury, emergency hospitalization for a week and months of seizures by our very well-raised and normally well-behaved, highly intelligent young niece. |
I couldn't agree more. I am a Mother myself, and have wanted a Yorkie ever since I can remember. However I waited until my kids were old enough to handle a Yorkie, without my 24/7 supervision. They were 10 & 12 yrs old by that time.
What I don't understand, is why any Mother would want such a fragile breed for their kids? When searching for a puppy when my kids were young, I looked for breeds that were specifically great with kids. We wound up with a Shih-Tzu. The kids could play with her almost immediately, and they loved her to bits. My guess is it's Mom that wants the Yorkie in most cases, since the kids could really care less.
Pretty much any breed of puppy is exciting to a child. I feel choosing a Yorkie specifically for children.... when most reputable breeders are warning against it?
Well... you get the point. "lol"
To each his own I suppose.
