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Originally Posted by TatumsMom  I totally respect your opinion on not placing your puppies with families with small children but I DO hope that you and other breeders take the time to access each and every situation separately. My girls could have handled a Yorkie at a younger age mostly because of their experience with our toy poodle and also because they are generally very calm children (SO unlike how my nephews act - I would agree with not letting them have a small breed dog!). It would be very unfair for that to not to be taken into consideration. I've heard of breeders that say they "never" place their pups with families with small children and that is just not fair. I like your idea of actually seeing how the children react around the dogs before making that decision. |
Thanks for respecting my opinion and I did state I would consider if they had a yorkie in the home and yes I do assess before placing in a home whether or not they do have children. All my yorkies that I've placed had children and they've been too my house and when I saw how they were with the yorkies that is when I made "my" decision to place. All decisions are based on how people react in my home. All the families have been to my home several times before taking a puppy home that tells me they are serious and have done research. Some of my placed puppies that were placed in their new homes waited for over a year for a puppy and that gave me time to get to know the family. I really like when someone is interested in a yorkie take the time to do research and are willing to wait and not have to have one NOW.
Again, this is just how I do things with my yorkies!
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers