I did not read all of the above posts but I'm going to put in my two cents.
I would not let any big dog be alone with my yorkie due to the fact that because of their size that have the ability to hurt the smaller dog so easily, maybe even without meaning it.
I have been house-sitting/dog-sitting a Nova Scotia duck toller (1/2 the size of a golden retreiver) and this dog is very happy but aggressive and bounds around the house. I DO NOT let my pupp even stay in the same room as this dog for that reason. If things get even a bit hyper I take them away from eachother.
My sister has a rottie. I lived with her for a year. One day she left me alone with the dog and the dog turned on me and had me cornered in the basement. This was because he went in the laundry room and got one of my sisters very expensive shirts. I took it from him and he snapped on me - I stood there for a good 10-15 minutes until I decided to toss the shirt to the side, the dog then chased me up the stairs. When my sister got home he was sitting in the porch pouting and she couldnt' figure out what was wrong. I didn't tell her about it because she wouldn't of believed me.
A girl I work with had a Golden Retreiver for 7-8 years. The dog turned on her on Christmas eve one year (by turned I mean growled and bit her)... and the next year it did the same to her then 14 year old daughter. The husband made them put the dog down. Her hand actually needed stitches. Who knows what made this happen.
My mom's golden is the happiest most dopey dog on earth - he wouldn't hurt a fly... ON PURPOSE!
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