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Originally Posted by StephyJoy  They wouldn't be unsupervised or play without me basically hovering |
Sorry but dogs move very very quickly, hovering does not do the trick. You have to assess over a long period of time how these two will inter-act. You don't let them play together period. One wrongly placed Shepherds paw on a puppy Yorkie back could seriously injure your Yorkie.
The Shepherd and the Puppy when inter-acting should be on leads - preferably with one adult on one lead and Puppy on another. And preferably for quite some time just going out for walks together, even if that is at first the backyard.
And you must be prepared that your particular Shepherd and your particular Yorkie should you get a Yorkie, may not ever be trusted enough to be free in the house together. Are you prepared to deal with that?