can yorkies play with big dogs
 

there are two hugh pitbulls across the street. lucky is so scared of them but the owner says his boys are very loving and encourages them to be friends. they have a yorkie in their building who gets along great with his pitbulls but the yorkie is 9 years old and weights about 10 pounds so he's the senior of the neighborhood. compared to my boy who is 4 months and 5.6 pounds.......when lucky is in the backyard the big one comes to the gate and just stares at lucky and sniffs him through the gate. when i take him for his walk and the pitbull comes up to him i can tell hes scared because when the dogs stiffs him lucky is very still. i can almost hear him praying to the puppy god. "lord please dont let him eat me, i want to have an afternoon snack not be one". is it ok for him to be around such big dogs that are not mine.

We have a chocolate lab that my yorkie plays with they get along great. I'm not sure about pit bulls I guess is just because of their bad rep.

Playing with Pitbulls ???
 

:thumbdown OMG, NO WAY !!!! :eek: I take my yorkies everywhere I go and when I visit my sister that has three of these dogs, They don't GO !!! One bite that is all it will take, just one. I would never take that chance. I don't care how friendly they are, they are still animals with instincts. Just my opinion.

they are to cute.

toby is afraid of dogs (both small and large) that he does not know....... if he knkows the dogs then he LOVES to play, he plays with my brother HUGE lab and my moms big dogs too
oh, and being afraid of dogs he doesnt know is not due to lack of socialization, i dont know why he does it, but he has been to dog parks and such since he was 12 weeks old and has ALWAYS been this way (i guess he is just a big mamas boy........lol........ fine by me) :p

This is Bella with her big brother Plato. They live together, sleep together, play together. She LOVES him. She actually prefers playing with bigger dogs. Of course, I'm extra careful when she's around bigger dogs, I only let her play with big dogs that we know around the neighborhood and stuff and they are both on leash. But I think a yorkie and a bigger dog can build a relationship and learn to play together.

I have a boxer as well as my yorkie and they play really well together. My boxer knows how to be gentle around Daisy. I am though very careful with my yorkie with other dogs of all sizes that we do not know, better to be safe than sorry.

My Recon is about 88 pounds and plays wonderfully with the little dogs. I also have a pit that lives next door to me that LOVES my yorkie. Some one here on this post made a comment about not letting your dog play with pits. If the dog is socialized with small dogs such as a yorkie then by all means let the kids play. This goes for any breed. Heck Preslee has pit bull friends, doberman friends, rottweiler friends and so on.

Here is a pick of Preslees pit bull buddy, Ray Ray. She is a wonderful dog. I love her to pieces. Isn't she pretty?? :) :) :)

THAT is a gorgeous and well kept dog!!!!!

Shes 100% pit bull. The neighbors have a 5 week old new born baby and she is soooooo in love with that baby. If she barks and you say SHHH the baby is sleeping she will stop. Or if the baby cries she will get your attention. And to think . Shes a pit. :) :) Its all in how these dogs are raised. Honestly it is.

I went through the same thing. With my situation it was a friends rottweiler that apparently never harmed anything. Although my gut told me NO I was talked into putting him down so she could smell him. Well, seconds later I was on the floor with her trying to get him out of her mouth. I won. But now I am terrified of bigger dogs around Frankie. I say Dont do it. Listen to your gut.
It's not worth it. If your dog is scared, maybe it's Listen to his gut.

I will thnik that it is ok if is your dog, but I will be very careful about other people dogs. I think is be best to be safe than sorry. Gucci so far doesnt like to play with other dogs, she gets so scared. We visit my hubby's cousin nd they own a pit bull and a rottie. The pit bull is very docil but the rottie isn't. Since I knew the pit bull I let Gucci loose to see how she will react around a bigger dog(the pit bull not the rottie). Gucci was hiding under my seat the whole time or wanted me to carry her. I will say if you dont feel confortable with the dogs dont let your dog play with them.

I agree with Marie 100%. If you feel at odds (which is what I felt but didn't go with) don't. All it takes is one bite. Just 2 weeks ago Frankie's uncle
(a 14 pound yorkie) was attacked by a neighbors pit. Apparently these dogs even knew eachother. It took one bite and the dog was gone. The owner of Max is having a real hard time.

that is so true. my mother has 2 chi's a dachsund, and my brother has a pitbull. they all live together and are all inside dogs, especially the pitbull he is a big baby. i feel so comfortable letting paris play with him, he is very obedient and loving. and of course like most yorkies paris thinks she's bigger than him and beats up on him but all he does is lay there and ignores her. it all depends on how well the dog is raised and how much love you give it. i swear he is the biggest baby ever he likes to cuddle and at night all the little dogs all sleep on top of him or in between his legs he's their bed at night. lol it's so cute to see when they are all sleeping on him. he looks like a momma dog. i'd say if the dog is well socialized and has a good temperment go for it let them have fun.
this is the pitbull im talking about and the dachsund/chi i was talking about.

I'd err on the side of being safe. I've heard people say that their pit bulls and rotties are gentle, but I've heard a lot of horror stories too where the owners swore their dogs were gentle and a tragedy happened. Unless you know the dog well, I wouldn't take any chances. Here's one big dog I trusted around Eddie, but I supervised them real closely.

It si okay because our family has a yorkie and a big dog and they get along great when they want to but all that you have to do is watch over them till you know that nothing will happen

to be honest I let Maximus play with anyone that he wants as long as a. I have asked the owner if he/she is friendly andb. Maximus tries to make a beeline for them.....Maximus will try to say hi to EVERYONE...and when he tends to be quiet and pass up a dog, I figure there is some reason that I don't know...like animal instinct??? Anyways this morning I was walking Maximus and there is a man walking his doberman without a leash...mind you I have seen him before (never with Maximus) and the dog is very well behaved so Maximus is in his harness and leash and I notice him..but no big deal right??and we are walking on the other side of the street...well all of a sudden Maximus tenses up and tilts his head so I look and this dog is like stalking us..this is the best way I can think to describe him slowly walking up on us...so I pick Maximus up and the owner is now trying to calmly walk after his dog telling him to heel...well the dog is not listening, and so Maximus starts barking (way to make a situation worse..huh??)..so I am telling him "Shh...Maximus quiet"...this dog was about 10 steps away from me when the owner finally got him to heel....he then proeded to tell me that his dog is very friendly and he NVERE does that...yeah well I saw the look in that dogs eyes and I don't know who he wanted to eat more Maximus and I....so i told him maybe a leash isn't such a bad idea from now on..and turned around with Maximus...lol..the little brat decided that he would start barking at the back the man and the dog once they were fair away enough that he felt safe...lol!! Anyways the whole point is follow your dogs instincts...they will come out of their shell eventually if it's meant to be!!

I think if they grow up together - big dogs and yorkies could be ok - but I would NEVER ever let my girls around anyones pitt - no offence to pitt bull parents - but I just would NOT do it. I'd rather stay clear and take NO chances then try to be 'nice' and see if they could be friends -

When I see big dogs EVEN in Petsmart - I hold the girls - I know how fast a tragedy can happen after seeing it happen as a kid - I was on my bike and a little poodle got attacked right in front of me - We tried to save it but a big dog came out of NOWHERE and clamped down on it - I was devestated for a long time afterwards.

Nope - NO big dogs around my yorkies...just their sister Tessa - a cocker spaniel.

Skippy doesn't care who he plays with. I have a pit, 2 boxers, and a poodle and he loves them all, and they all love him even though he bites their legs to pieces.

Her is a pic of Sammi and her Uncle Storm...Storm is a pit mix, 19 months old and 80 lbs...Sammi adores him and he adores her...

I'm one of these people who believe that most people with yorkies and other small
dogs can make their dogs frightened of everything and every dog by being
frightened themselves and picking them up every time they see a dog coming. You
can tell by their ears and tail set if you may have trouble BUTwith a pit bull I might
just change my tune. There are certain breeds and not too many of them, that
when they bite, it LOCKS and if you were to try to get your dog loose, you could
not. I wouldn't take any chances. My Crystal loves all dogs and plays with a
couple big ones every day (they are not pit bulls)

your right. i guess i didn't think to follow his instincts because he's a puppy. i think i'll let him sniff lucky from the other side of the gate. glad to hear Maximus is ok Ü. he's so cute. good thing to tell that man to use a leash next time. there's a man who walks his dog down my street every morning and lets his dog crap and just walks away!!!!! i burns me up, "why dont you pick up your dogs crap"? is what i want to say, but there's some crazy people in this world so you have to be careful. theres even signs on the trees "plz pick up after your dog to keep our street clean. maybe he cant read Ü

i say you get to know the pit first, if he seems friendly then by all means yes!! its supprising but most big dogs can tell the difference between a small dog and a big one. like my dog rusty, he rough houses with the big ones, but he's gentle with tucker.

We have a 125 lb gSD, Mignon uses him as a stepping stool for everything.to get on the couch ,the bed,etc. She takes naps on him and buries her cookies on his body. I trust him with everybody but I KNOW him.
I apologise to the pitbull lovers but Iwouldn't trust them with a small dog. ESPECIALLY if they weren't raised with them.
Here is a pic of Mignon with her big brother:)

No, they don't lock. Another common myth that most of America has been to ignorant to research on their own :rolleyes:

http://www.dogwatch.net/myths/lock_jaw.html

PinkMartini is right, thier jaws do not lock. Being careful and cautious goes without saying but I am a very strong believer of socializing your dogs with all breeds and sizes. Because I have socialized all 3 of my dogs they get along with everyone. I am more cautious with my little ones around big dogs of all breeds. But just because its a pit doesn't mean that it is going to be more aggresive. For instance a few weeks ago at work I groomed a families 2 pit bulls without issues, put them away and groomed a golden retriever and he chewed the hell out of my arm. NOw I have to have surgery and am out of work for at least another month. And this isnt the first mean golden that I have dealt with. Just some food for thought.

I have two BIG Golden Retrievers and Daisy is always around them. I do not keep them separated. They play tug of war and Daisy gladly brings them her toys.
The big dogs seem to sense the she is so small....and besides...she IS the boss!! LOL