Can YORKIES & a PITT BULL Live Together???

[mechchic3]

A neighbor of mine has a big Dalmatian and he smallest Chihuahua I have ever seen. She walks them together and they seem to get along with no problems at all.

[doglover007]

i used to have a 2 pound chihuahua that loved our bulldogs

[yorkiekist]

I would never in a million years risk my Yorkies life by trusting a pit bull (or many other breeds) living in the same house. Its just so sad that people find this out too late.

[Boosted Panda]

Originally Posted by mirobie

What would worry me is that no matter how much training a dog has, each breed has certain instincts that are bred into them. I have had poodles a breed that was originally bred to be hunting dogs, they loved water and retrieved anything you could throw for hours. My yorkie who is only a year old and the only thing she knows is being pampered and wearing bows and dresses, went crazy trying to climb the tree after a squirrel last week like a terriers were originally bred to do. Her hunt for a rodent seemed so natural, I certainly never trained her to do that. While she chasing the squirrel my Chihuahua never bothered to look the squirrels direction. If a pit is bred to fight could it possibly turn on a smaller child or dog not out of meanness but instinct.

So true so true! Chloe loves chasing squirrels. One day walking my moms Shih Tzu and Chloe she went nuts of a squirrel and the Shih Tzu ran behind my legs. Instinct is instinct.

[doglover007]

ya pitbulls are bit unpredictable but English Bulldogs aren't related to them in any way unlike most people think! They are big lazy bums and my yorkie sleeps with them.

[Boosted Panda]

Originally Posted by doglover007

ya pitbulls are bit unpredictable but English Bulldogs aren't related to them in any way unlike most people think! They are big lazy bums and my yorkie sleeps with them.

Truth. My aunt has 4 of them. They could attack because they'd fall asleep in mid lunge.

[Mayas Mommy]

Over here they 'TRY' to 'kill' the Breed. There has been WAY TO MANY Attacks ... aspecialy on children on the News. I think they are dangerous dogs and they should not be allowed ... but then it is the OWNERS that are the ones that make them so dangerous.

Personally I would not do that ..... but every Dog is different.

Big Dogs freak me out ... my daughter got bit in the Face at the Age of 3 by my In-Laws Rottweiler ... so NO BIG DOGS FOR US - EVER

[stingrhea]

Originally Posted by bbrewser

I have 3 big dogs btw 65 and 110# and my little 5# yorkie and she rules everyone. My shepard cross(female) beleives it is her job to keep her safe and does just that when they are out playing. Mind you my yorkie thinks she is too good to play with anyone and will not let them play if she doesn't feel like it!

OMG! My sheltie used to do the same thing to my yorkie! It was so hilarious, if not for the fact Persephone could have gotten killed if Molly hadn't taken care of her...She put herself btwn Persephone and a Rottwiler on a chain one time. Persephone was ready to fight it! These little ones have balls of steel! Even the females!

[kezza]

I really do think its all about how they are raised, my Staffordshire Bull Terrier was raised with a 5lb Yorkie, we lost her last year and now have a 3lb yorkie, he is wonderful with her.

[ladyj]

Originally Posted by SladesMommy

Do you have a link to that story? I'm just curious to see what the circumstances and facts of the case were.

The story was reported in all the local newspapers. You can go to http://www.knoxnews.com and type in "pit bulls" and get all the articles. The bad thing about pit bulls is that when they bite, it can be fatal. Even if the stats are true and the Chihuahua is more apt to bite, it isn't going to be fatal. I am very suspicious of "statistics." You can poll a chosen group and prove any point you want to prove. It's like quoting one verse from the Bible. When a dog kills someone, it gets wide publication, no matter what the breed, and I don't remember seeing Golden Retriever or Lab or Chihuahua stories about them killing someone. Pit bulls can and do kill and a lot of them were reported to be very sweet and loving before the attack. I can't imagine why anyone would want one. If you want a big dog, how about a Collie or Australian Shepherd or Great Dane or Newfoundland or any of the other large breeds that have good reputations and people don't fear. Why would you want to walk down the street with a dog that people fear? I know it isn't the dogs' fault, but the results are the same. And the bottom line is, of course, that every dog should be under control at all times, no matter what the breed or size or reputation. To each his own, but my own will never include a pit bull.

[Emmsmom]

Originally Posted by mirobie

What would worry me is that no matter how much training a dog has, each breed has certain instincts that are bred into them. I have had poodles a breed that was originally bred to be hunting dogs, they loved water and retrieved anything you could throw for hours. My yorkie who is only a year old and the only thing she knows is being pampered and wearing bows and dresses, went crazy trying to climb the tree after a squirrel last week like a terriers were originally bred to do. Her hunt for a rodent seemed so natural, I certainly never trained her to do that. While she chasing the squirrel my Chihuahua never bothered to look the squirrels direction. If a pit is bred to fight could it possibly turn on a smaller child or dog not out of meanness but instinct.

Very well Put. I agree I think it has a lot to do with the breed and certain natural instincts that they may have. Like yours Diesel goes crazy when it comes to squirrels. He LOVES chasing them! Our German Shepherd could careless. His job is guarding the house. That is just a natural instinct of his and it is what he knows.

[chachi]

I would never own a pitbull and I especially wouldnt with small dogs or children in the house

[majic50]

My daughter had to have three stitches in her face when she was about 2 years old from being bit in the face by a Pom that just walked up and sat at her feet until she reached down to touch it. Then it lunged.

I had a cockapoo who bit my grandson in the face when all he was doing was petting him and telling it how much he liked him. It had NEVER shown ANY kind of aggression previously.

All dogs can be aggressive and some breeds are more prone to it than others. You always have to watch dogs around each other no matter what breed and you especially have to watch them around children.

Of course you have to be even more vigilant when there is a big size difference. As great as I think my son's pitbull is, I would never leave my Yorkie's with her unattended. I wouldn't leave my grandchildren with her unattended either, even though my grandson learned to walk holding onto her tail.

[bjh]

When my daughter was about 3 years old she was at her grandparents house and they had a basset hound that had been raised around her. My daughter was out side and I guess my in-laws were not paying attention and my daughter tried to go in the dog house with the basset and he lunged and bit her on the eye lid. She had to have several stiches in her eye lid but it scares me to think she could have lost an eye or worse. I never leave a dog unattended with a child, I don't care how big or little the dog is.

[eaglez28]

Originally Posted by ladyj

. I can't imagine why anyone would want one. If you want a big dog, how about a Collie or Australian Shepherd or Great Dane or Newfoundland or any of the other large breeds that have good reputations and people don't fear. Why would you want to walk down the street with a dog that people fear? I know it isn't the dogs' fault, but the results are the same. And the bottom line is, of course, that every dog should be under control at all times, no matter what the breed or size or reputation. To each his own, but my own will never include a pit bull.

My son loves Pit Bulls because he has been around them all his life, loves the breed & has never had a bad experience with them.
Our friends had 2, my brother had 2 pits & 3 Rotts, my sons exgirlfriends parents have 1, ETC....

He was living with a girlfriend in Miss., bought the Pit Puppy - son & girlfriend broke up last weekend.
My son & pit puppy are back living with us now.
So you see, we are not looking to get a large dog - it's allready here! & we are undecided on whether we will let it live here or he will have to rehome it.