Originally Posted by Mommy_2_Roxy (Post 2531077)

What an angel you are for giving him such a wonderful forever home!!!
You are a wonderful person!!!! Harley is lucky - and so are you :) :) :)
What a beautiful ending!!! :D :D :D :D

Originally Posted by tobymom (Post 2531062)

A small child is just too much of a risk to have around a very small dog. Little kids can't reason; a little animal is like a wiggly toy. Is it really fair to your child even, to have a small delicate animal around? Their fascination with a tiny animal is natural. Who would get the blame if your little dog got nippy with your baby? Is it not enough to have a precious child, that one also needs a precious animal? Why not wait a little.

Originally Posted by VickieDavis (Post 2529967)

Thanks but he's been my joy!!! Not to mention the little girl I found after him. My Angel. She truly is an Angel. Here she is saying her special yorkie prayers for all the injured and sick pup friends.

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Originally Posted by Bianca (Post 2531421)

What a story! I am so glad you both have one another and yes you are an angel!:littleang:littleang

Originally Posted by Nikis2 (Post 2530027)

Life always amazes me how angels just appear in your life when you least expect it. Giving us all a hard lesson to learn. God Bless You and Your Angel

You are so right as breeders it is our responsibility to make sure our puppies are going to be going to loving safe environments not to the first call to get the $$. I love to tell people horror stories so they are really aware of the responsibility and the fact that they are taking home a BABY! And they need to be treated as such or bring them back. HOLLA! You have to sit down and teach people the proper way to take care of a delicate baby and that surely can not be done through the internet or a pet store where millions of animals are winding up in unsafe homes.

Originally Posted by yorkie mad (Post 2533949)

it makes me glad to be in the world with people like you in it vickie x

Originally Posted by AprilLynn (Post 2533921)

awww. They are both beautiful!
He doesn't even know he is any different!

One of the sheep dogs at the barn we used to board at when we lived in Florida had 3 legs also. She was hit by a MacK Truck and had to lose one! :( I'll tell you one thing...she had puppies and didnt like anyone near them, one day I went to see them and when she saw me she chased me all ther way across that yard and I was RUNNING, lol. Momma don't play. lol

Originally Posted by yorkiemomto4 (Post 2531419)

Vickie, you are a blessing for taking care of this little one! I love the name Harley...that was my dads name. I love the pic with the yorkie praying, that about the cutest thing i ever saw.

Originally Posted by mscat (Post 2534010)

Vicki,
I absolutely loved your story. Your avater is so cute of the smiling Yorkie:)
i'd like to comment on small children and small animals. Children can be taught at a early age to handle little animials the right way. However, a child who is left unsupervised with a small animal/is never ok. Children are impulsive and will act without thinking. They do not consider their behavior to the consquences . Children do not act the same when they are not supervised . AS soon as they are left alone , they are "going to behave a lot differently"
Of course ever parent will say "my child " knows how to behave . Or has been taught. The parent would be surprised to find out just how their kid really acts when the parent is not around .
SUPERVISION. Never leave a little dog alone with a small child. Some parents are not fully commited in doing so. It is too easy for accidents to occur . Small animals are the ones that are always going to be hurt. And it happens quickly.
Vicky, I am so glad you were able to take in this precious yorkie. I am glad he does not mind three legs.
Thank you for posting this. IMO, it was not offensive at all. Actually , in all the Yorkie books I've read it is reccomended that yorkies should not go to homes that have very young children in them.

Originally Posted by kezza (Post 2534035)

Wow..what a heartwarming story..made my night:)
Harley is just so adorable and i'm so happy the little guy has a safe and secure and loving home with you!
I personally don't think it is a good idea to have a very small dog with very young children...just my opinion, and i'm sure alot would disagree with me but Unless you are willing and able to supervise at all times and teach the child to be gentle and respectful, it will not work, and will only end in tears.:(

Originally Posted by VickieDavis (Post 2534044)

Well thats how I feel. I know there are loads of responsible owners and parents but a small child doesn't always realize the consequences of their actions. A 3 yr old doesn't know that this little dog can be broken if thrown to the floor. If its toys survive then why shouldn't a dog? Thanks for your comments. I think I've become addicted to this group! I've been on the computer the entire day! LOL

Originally Posted by VickieDavis (Post 2529949)

Heres a little album of before surgery and after surgery. I hope this link works
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Originally Posted by LunaBelle (Post 2530035)

First off, I do agree with Vickie that her story is a good warning for breeders to be careful when placing dogs in homes with small children. And I cannot believe those people put that poor puppy in the garage after it was injured!!:(:mad:

With that being said, I have two little boys, 3 & 2 and an 8 month old daughter and we have a yorkie. I agree with lil fu fu girl 100% in that children are children and no matter how gentle they are they should never be left unattended with a small dog, or any dog for that matter! The problem here falls completely on the adults who are not being responsible and supervising the interactions between child/dog. I again agree with Vickie that the households that make it work between small dog/child are exceptions to the rule - and my household is one of them.

I don't think it should be a blanket rule that breeders should not give their puppies to households with children. It should depend on the family. I know for a fact that my breeder (who I met here on YT) is VERY picky/careful about who gets to take her babies home. I had to fill out a puppy interview and we talked a lot before I even went to see her puppies. I also think that had she gotten a bad feeling upon our meeting, she would not have had a problem turning me down. After meeting my husband and I, and seeing how my 3 yr. old behaved, I think she knew we were responsible parents and felt comfortable with us taking one of her puppies.

We are very strict about when/how the children and puppy interact because we do realize yorkies are small, fragile dogs and that children are not to be trusted at such a young age. The children are never aloud to carry the puppy. They have to sit on the floor if they want to play, and my husband and I are always sitting there with them. Our yorkie loves our kids and vise versa. They will all grow up together and that's special to me because I grew up with a yorkie and those memories are some of the strongest that I have from being a small child.

I'm sorry this is so long, I just feel strongly that there are exceptions and some households can make it work. It all depends on the ADULTS in the house, not so much the children.

PS Vickie - your babies are both adorable! :)