For the most part no, they do not mix.Yorkies are fragile and it's too easy for little kids to hurt them. I know some people here have successfully integrated their yorkies and their children, which is great...but I am sure they are constantly supervising their dogs and their little kids. If someone already has a yorkie and ends up starting a family afterwards, I think it's best to try to intergrate the two rather than rehome the yorkie. But if someone has little kids and then decides to buy a yorkie, I'd say that it's most likely, not the best idea.
They'd probably be ok in a house with teenagers though....as long as teenagers know how to act around little dogs. I am certain I could have handled having a yorkie when I was 12-13 years old as I was training and showing dogs at that time...but I also know kids at that age that couldn't handle pets at that age, so I'd say it depends on the individual dog and kid. |