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mickey3696 · 02-04-2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ellie May

The twelve-year-old is fine. I would be concerned with the four-year-old because even if they fall on accident that could mean the death of the Yorkie. I don't think it would be a bad thing to get one with a child that is maybe 6 but they would have to be watched together every minute.

So In your opinion all the people on here having babies should find new homes for there fur babies?

Tammyh · 02-04-2008, 10:01 AM

Bella loves kids but I'm very careful with her around my 22 month old granddaughter. I never leave them alone together because Makenzie could accidently hurt Bella (she doesn't know any better) and Bella would snap at her if she did get hurt. It's like Bella knows that Makenzie could be "dangerous". When Bella's up and playing she won't leave Makenzie alone, just wants to follow her everywhere and licks her but when she's sleeping she doesn't like Makenzie near her. It's like she knows she has to be alert when Makenzie is around. So, long story short be very careful and supervise the time with your 4 year old and you shouldn't have any problems.

autumn star · 02-04-2008, 10:16 AM

We got Autumn when my son was 4 and daughter 7. Autumn does not always want to be bothered by my son but she is never mean or snappish w/him. She loves my daughter. Blaze loves everyone. I babysit full time for children 2-8 and both of the dogs are great w/the kids. I would not let the info you have read change your mind. Lots of YTers have children. You just need to make sure that your child is respectful to the dog. The only way a dog can defend itself is w/its mouth, so if a child is being mean or hurtful to a pup then of course it probably will get bitten. I would not just apply this to Yorkies, I would apply it to any breed of dog! Good luck!

dianastout · 02-04-2008, 11:32 AM

http://www.stoutfamily.info/gallery2...g2_itemId=6250

I hope that link works, it's some pictures of my lil guy Scrappy, and him with my kiddos.

My son Cameron will be 4 in March. He actually does really well with Scrappy. He loves to hold and cuddle with him. My son also likes to give Scrappy his treats and play with him. We're still working on HOW to play and WHEN to give treats, but they're learning together. Cameron only gets upset when the puppy won't sit still for cuddle time and stuff like that, or if Scrappy prefers Mama to him (Mom, he doesn'tlove me! wah wah)

My daughter Chloe will be 2 in March. She does reasonably well with Scrappy. She is very good with some things, not so good with others. She has a tendency to pick him up wrong, but she's getting a lot better about it. She also likes to pester him while he's sleeping.

I think, overall, my kids are doing great with a yorkie - and that my yorkie is doing great with my kids. All dogs and people can be trained!! I'd just suggest getting apuppy so that the kids and dog are raised and trained together. If you got an older dog who already had issues with kids, etc. then it might be different. We also practiced how to be nice and gentle, how to hold puppies, how to pick them up and put them down before we brought scrappy home.

Good Luck!

dianastout · 02-04-2008, 12:04 PM

http://www.stoutfamily.info/gallery2...g2_itemId=6250

I hope that link works... it is to a page in my gallery that his pictures of my kids and my kids with our puppy.

I have an almost 4 and an almost 2 year old. They do really well with Scrappy. They each have their issues with him - and he with them. The biggest issue is making the kids understand that the dog doesn't always want to be held and cuddled. You'd think they'd be ok with throwing toys and letting the dog wrassle and play around, but they mostly just want to cuddle him. But, we haven't even had scrappy for 2 weeks yet so there's still a lot of learning being done by all three of them.

I think it's like some others have said - if you get a puppy and raise the kids and dog together - you should be good.

Also, we did practice before we brought our puppy home. I took a stuffed animal and showed the kids how to hold a puppy, how to pick one up, put one down, etc. etc.

Good Luck

Jenncarr79 · 02-04-2008, 12:35 PM

I have three kids and after CAREFUL consideration for my boys and the dog I decided that it would be okay to get one. My boys are 9, 2 1/2, and 1 1/2. We've always had a cat so they know how to treat a pet and now that we have a dog who actually loves them and loves to play with them they adore our new yorkie. I'm not going to lie and say I wasn't a little worried but my kids are very respectful of the dog and they leave him alone when they are suppose too. So I would say as long as you teach your kids that they need to respect animals then you shouldn't have any problems. My 2 year old will go and lay down next to Maverick when he is sleeping just so he can be close to him. So anyways that's my take on dogs with children!

Sugar's Mom · 02-04-2008, 12:55 PM

some yorkies like kids, some don't. I have a very strict rule about selling to families with kids the ages of yours but i do it on a case to case basis. my rule is about to get a lot stricter considering what just happened to a puppy I sold.

Jenncarr79 · 02-04-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

some yorkies like kids, some don't. I have a very strict rule about selling to families with kids the ages of yours but i do it on a case to case basis. my rule is about to get a lot stricter considering what just happened to a puppy I sold.

Can I ask what happenend? Just for reference with my own kids? My little guy has a place to go and get away from the kids if he wants too. So far he hasn't had to but it's an option for him. The breeder we bought our yorkie from also had kids and she's had yorkies for many, many years and has never had any problems.

Sugar's Mom · 02-04-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenncarr79

Can I ask what happenend? Just for reference with my own kids? My little guy has a place to go and get away from the kids if he wants too. So far he hasn't had to but it's an option for him. The breeder we bought our yorkie from also had kids and she's had yorkies for many, many years and has never had any problems.

I'm sorry, no, it is a private matter.

Jenncarr79 · 02-04-2008, 03:24 PM

Oh okay. That's fine. I just thought whatever happened I would try to prevent it from happening with my kiddos. I totally understand though!

eeb710 · 02-04-2008, 05:29 PM

Thanks for the responses everyone. Im glad to see that yorkies can be raised with younger children. We have a senior dog right now so the 4 year old knows how to handle and respect fragile animals

fannie · 02-04-2008, 05:50 PM

I have 5 children. 12, 9, 7, 3, 1 and another due in May. I also show and breed yorkies. I think that if you are going to get a puppy, find one that has been raised with children from the beginning. The puppy will be socialized with children and you can teach your children how to be careful. I also agree that you'll want one on the larger side. The smaller ones are just to frail in their body structure.

YorkieTime07 · 02-04-2008, 06:15 PM

Nathan loves it when my 5 yr old grandson comes over...and my grandson knows he is not to pick him up unless i am in the room supervising and usually its taking Nathan out of his play pen or putting him in..when the grandson comes over i pretty much get ignored!!!

In fact we are all going on a road trip this weekend to florida for a wedding!!!! Should be fun!!

hha · 02-04-2008, 06:19 PM

I have 2 g-kids(almost 9 and the other 5)..my babies love my g-babies...my 5 year old won't leave them alone, always has to be kissing on them, etc..I think it depends on if your children have been brought up to respect dogs..
If they have been, i would get one, but, maybe one closer to 7 lbs plus...

good luck

ali · 02-04-2008, 07:12 PM

I have a 80 lb boxer and a 10 pound yorkie. I also have 3 daughters ages 3, 5, and 7. They all get along great. When I fist got my yorkie he was only about 2 pounds and was a gift. I was so scared. I prayed that he would grow to be about 50 pounds. He is about 10 now, sooo much better for having children. He loves to play with my girls and give them kisses and loves to play with my boxer( my boxer is a sweet thing very protective and motherly). I will tell you that we always have children over, our own and friends and my yorkie will usually hide when other children come over. Even though he is a larger yorkie 10 pounds is still a small dog. He has been chased and hurt by other children. No matter the size you have to watch children and dogs.

02-04-2008, 10:01 AM	#17
Tammyh YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 399	Bella loves kids but I'm very careful with her around my 22 month old granddaughter. I never leave them alone together because Makenzie could accidently hurt Bella (she doesn't know any better) and Bella would snap at her if she did get hurt. It's like Bella knows that Makenzie could be "dangerous". When Bella's up and playing she won't leave Makenzie alone, just wants to follow her everywhere and licks her but when she's sleeping she doesn't like Makenzie near her. It's like she knows she has to be alert when Makenzie is around. So, long story short be very careful and supervise the time with your 4 year old and you shouldn't have any problems. __________________ Bella & Lucee's Momma

02-04-2008, 10:16 AM	#18
autumn star Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,095	We got Autumn when my son was 4 and daughter 7. Autumn does not always want to be bothered by my son but she is never mean or snappish w/him. She loves my daughter. Blaze loves everyone. I babysit full time for children 2-8 and both of the dogs are great w/the kids. I would not let the info you have read change your mind. Lots of YTers have children. You just need to make sure that your child is respectful to the dog. The only way a dog can defend itself is w/its mouth, so if a child is being mean or hurtful to a pup then of course it probably will get bitten. I would not just apply this to Yorkies, I would apply it to any breed of dog! Good luck! __________________ *PROUD MOM OF (SKIN KIDS) LEXI & HUNTER AND (FUR KIDS) AUTUMN, BLAZE & CHANCE (OUR RESCUE)*

02-04-2008, 05:50 PM	#27
fannie Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,693	I have 5 children. 12, 9, 7, 3, 1 and another due in May. I also show and breed yorkies. I think that if you are going to get a puppy, find one that has been raised with children from the beginning. The puppy will be socialized with children and you can teach your children how to be careful. I also agree that you'll want one on the larger side. The smaller ones are just to frail in their body structure. __________________ Steph, Mama to 6 skin babies and beautiful yorkies!

02-04-2008, 06:15 PM	#28
YorkieTime07 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 920	Nathan loves it when my 5 yr old grandson comes over...and my grandson knows he is not to pick him up unless i am in the room supervising and usually its taking Nathan out of his play pen or putting him in..when the grandson comes over i pretty much get ignored!!! In fact we are all going on a road trip this weekend to florida for a wedding!!!! Should be fun!! __________________ Nathan has a crush on Tatum!!!! The Gentlemens' Club is on the Run!! We're gonna Rock YT with some Fun!!!

02-04-2008, 11:32 AM	#19
dianastout No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 47	http://www.stoutfamily.info/gallery2...g2_itemId=6250 I hope that link works, it's some pictures of my lil guy Scrappy, and him with my kiddos. My son Cameron will be 4 in March. He actually does really well with Scrappy. He loves to hold and cuddle with him. My son also likes to give Scrappy his treats and play with him. We're still working on HOW to play and WHEN to give treats, but they're learning together. Cameron only gets upset when the puppy won't sit still for cuddle time and stuff like that, or if Scrappy prefers Mama to him (Mom, he doesn'tlove me! wah wah) My daughter Chloe will be 2 in March. She does reasonably well with Scrappy. She is very good with some things, not so good with others. She has a tendency to pick him up wrong, but she's getting a lot better about it. She also likes to pester him while he's sleeping. I think, overall, my kids are doing great with a yorkie - and that my yorkie is doing great with my kids. All dogs and people can be trained!! I'd just suggest getting apuppy so that the kids and dog are raised and trained together. If you got an older dog who already had issues with kids, etc. then it might be different. We also practiced how to be nice and gentle, how to hold puppies, how to pick them up and put them down before we brought scrappy home. Good Luck!

02-04-2008, 12:04 PM	#20
dianastout No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 47	http://www.stoutfamily.info/gallery2...g2_itemId=6250 I hope that link works... it is to a page in my gallery that his pictures of my kids and my kids with our puppy. I have an almost 4 and an almost 2 year old. They do really well with Scrappy. They each have their issues with him - and he with them. The biggest issue is making the kids understand that the dog doesn't always want to be held and cuddled. You'd think they'd be ok with throwing toys and letting the dog wrassle and play around, but they mostly just want to cuddle him. But, we haven't even had scrappy for 2 weeks yet so there's still a lot of learning being done by all three of them. I think it's like some others have said - if you get a puppy and raise the kids and dog together - you should be good. Also, we did practice before we brought our puppy home. I took a stuffed animal and showed the kids how to hold a puppy, how to pick one up, put one down, etc. etc. Good Luck

02-04-2008, 12:35 PM	#21
Jenncarr79 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MCAS Yuma, AZ Posts: 89	I have three kids and after CAREFUL consideration for my boys and the dog I decided that it would be okay to get one. My boys are 9, 2 1/2, and 1 1/2. We've always had a cat so they know how to treat a pet and now that we have a dog who actually loves them and loves to play with them they adore our new yorkie. I'm not going to lie and say I wasn't a little worried but my kids are very respectful of the dog and they leave him alone when they are suppose too. So I would say as long as you teach your kids that they need to respect animals then you shouldn't have any problems. My 2 year old will go and lay down next to Maverick when he is sleeping just so he can be close to him. So anyways that's my take on dogs with children!

02-04-2008, 12:55 PM	#22
Sugar's Mom BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 9,248	some yorkies like kids, some don't. I have a very strict rule about selling to families with kids the ages of yours but i do it on a case to case basis. my rule is about to get a lot stricter considering what just happened to a puppy I sold.

02-04-2008, 03:24 PM	#25
Jenncarr79 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MCAS Yuma, AZ Posts: 89	Oh okay. That's fine. I just thought whatever happened I would try to prevent it from happening with my kiddos. I totally understand though!

02-04-2008, 05:29 PM	#26
eeb710 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MI Posts: 6	Thanks for the responses everyone. Im glad to see that yorkies can be raised with younger children. We have a senior dog right now so the 4 year old knows how to handle and respect fragile animals

02-04-2008, 06:19 PM	#29
hha No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seneca, SC Posts: 2,837	I have 2 g-kids(almost 9 and the other 5)..my babies love my g-babies...my 5 year old won't leave them alone, always has to be kissing on them, etc..I think it depends on if your children have been brought up to respect dogs.. If they have been, i would get one, but, maybe one closer to 7 lbs plus... good luck

02-04-2008, 07:12 PM	#30
ali Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Monrovia, Maryland Posts: 114	I have a 80 lb boxer and a 10 pound yorkie. I also have 3 daughters ages 3, 5, and 7. They all get along great. When I fist got my yorkie he was only about 2 pounds and was a gift. I was so scared. I prayed that he would grow to be about 50 pounds. He is about 10 now, sooo much better for having children. He loves to play with my girls and give them kisses and loves to play with my boxer( my boxer is a sweet thing very protective and motherly). I will tell you that we always have children over, our own and friends and my yorkie will usually hide when other children come over. Even though he is a larger yorkie 10 pounds is still a small dog. He has been chased and hurt by other children. No matter the size you have to watch children and dogs.