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kezza · 03-21-2009, 12:51 PM

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.

VickieDavis · 03-21-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kezza

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.

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

kezza · 03-21-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by VickieDavis

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

hhhmmmnnn...it doesn't take long to become addicted!

I seem to spend half my life on here browsing and have made so many new likeminded friends!

celstu1 · 03-25-2009, 08:48 AM

How precious!!!! I love them!

You are Harleys angel, I am so glad he found his way to you!

VickieDavis · 03-26-2009, 01:57 PM

I'd like to bump this

LeosMama · 03-29-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by VickieDavis

Heres a little album of before surgery and after surgery. I hope this link works
Kodakgallery.com: Slideshow End

I read the story you had posted. So of course I had to see the pictures. I love the one of your pup smiling. He seems to be very happy. God Bless.

ambernicole21 · 03-29-2009, 09:30 PM

What a great story!!!

Lucia · 03-29-2009, 10:36 PM

What a lovely story! Harley is such a cutie

xxx

Akbritt · 03-29-2009, 11:14 PM

You and Harley are so lucky to have each other...I'm so glad you are showing him what a loving home is like. Bless you for saving this precious baby! As for small children and small dogs....i do think it depends on the how the children are raised...i know they are wonderful mothers to both skin kids and fur babies here...and i love hearing how well they get along. As for me, i have a 3 year old daughter...who is usually very gentle...but i have come to the decision to wait to get my furbaby until my daughter is older. Its so hard to wait, but i know in my situation that my family as a whole will be happier when the time comes to get our new puppy. Besides, i get exhausted just running after my daughter all day, i couldn't handle 2 babies right now.

VickieDavis · 10-02-2009, 06:38 AM

bump this post

LDandPasquale · 10-02-2009, 06:54 AM

Vickie, thank you for bumping this....i saw the date of the original post and thought to myself...good lord...wth have i been? WHY did i not see this post? What a great story and you truly are a special person. Both your dogs are so adorable.

ritzydaisy · 10-02-2009, 08:52 AM

You gave a happy ending to a heartbreaking story. Bless you.

sherile47 · 10-02-2009, 12:48 PM

My little dog Moses broke his leg the day after I got him. He was 10 months old. I have had 2 yorkies for the past 6 years and they always slept with us and would jump off our bed with no problem. Before anyone screams, we did lift them down most times, but when the refrigerator door opens, down they would go before we could catch them. So, I put Moses on our bed with Isabel, and early in the morning I got up to go to the bathroom. My other dogs always stayed still when I got up, but not thinking about him being in a new environment and being nervous, I left him on the bed. He jumped down to get to me and broke his leg. Guilt is not even the word. I just didn't think he would be any different from my Harley (who was killed by a dog in Dec) and Isabel. Anyway, we took him to the vet, he set his leg and after 2 months, decided it wasn't healing, bone was deterioating, so he amputated it. Poor little Mosey, new home and loses his leg! Does he notice? Nope. Like you said, he was up the next day and now it's been 4 months later, he runs, plays, does everything (except jump off the bed!!). He is my sweety and while I can now get up at night to pee and he doesn't come too, he is still at my feet every step I take when I am home. I am extra careful with him, but really, he is a happy, healthy little guy and we wouldn't rrade him for the world. Now Isabel might have a different story!

donna ledford · 10-02-2009, 01:07 PM

I have a 4 year old granddaughter that always wants to play with Ginger. The rules are that she is never to pick her up and that she is to sit on the floor and pet her. Of course I do not ever leave them unsupervised. Kids are unpredictable (well at least all I have ever been around) and you never can tell what might happen. If the child got a little scratch or even started giving kisses and the kid didn't like it they could very easily just throw them down.
That was a wonderful thing that you did with Harley. Our babies don't have to be perfect to love them (just like our husbands).

Ginger and her Mommy

lechy02 · 10-02-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaBelle

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!!

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!

That is exactly what I was thinking, it depends on the Adults in the house not the kids!! When I first brough my yorkie home he was only 7 weeks and 2 pounds, it took a lot of supervision and drilling into my 8 year old son's head that we had to be very careful. Now sometimes Motley is rougher with my son then my son is with him.

03-21-2009, 12:51 PM	#46
kezza Lovin my Pixie Pooh Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Posts: 3,510	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. __________________ This Little Girl Has Stolen My Heart! Every Dog Should Have a Tail To Tell.. "I'm a Yorkiestalker"!

03-25-2009, 08:48 AM	#49
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	How precious!!!! I love them! You are Harleys angel, I am so glad he found his way to you! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

03-26-2009, 01:57 PM	#50
VickieDavis YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northeast ,USA Posts: 367	I'd like to bump this __________________ Vickie's Custom Creations Belly Bands & More

03-29-2009, 09:30 PM	#52
ambernicole21 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Braunfels TX usa Posts: 132	What a great story!!! __________________ Amber Mommy to Dalton and Molly

03-29-2009, 10:36 PM	#53
Lucia Twinkle & Wicket's Mum Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, England Posts: 2,197	What a lovely story! Harley is such a cutie xxx __________________ Love from Claire (Me!) mummy to skindaughters Mia and Lucia, furdaughter Twinkleand fursons Wicket and Ozzy 'Treat stressful situations like a dog; pee on them then walk away.'

03-29-2009, 11:14 PM	#54
Akbritt Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Connelly Springs NC Posts: 557	You and Harley are so lucky to have each other...I'm so glad you are showing him what a loving home is like. Bless you for saving this precious baby! As for small children and small dogs....i do think it depends on the how the children are raised...i know they are wonderful mothers to both skin kids and fur babies here...and i love hearing how well they get along. As for me, i have a 3 year old daughter...who is usually very gentle...but i have come to the decision to wait to get my furbaby until my daughter is older. Its so hard to wait, but i know in my situation that my family as a whole will be happier when the time comes to get our new puppy. Besides, i get exhausted just running after my daughter all day, i couldn't handle 2 babies right now.

10-02-2009, 06:38 AM	#55
VickieDavis YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northeast ,USA Posts: 367	bump this post __________________ Vickie's Custom Creations Belly Bands & More

10-02-2009, 06:54 AM	#56
LDandPasquale YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts/Florida Posts: 2,614	Vickie, thank you for bumping this....i saw the date of the original post and thought to myself...good lord...wth have i been? WHY did i not see this post? What a great story and you truly are a special person. Both your dogs are so adorable. __________________ LD that's me and Pasquale "If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is definitely not for you!"

10-02-2009, 08:52 AM	#57
ritzydaisy Crazy Miss Daisy Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 1,904	You gave a happy ending to a heartbreaking story. Bless you. __________________ Yorkie Talkin' with Paula & Daisy!

10-02-2009, 12:48 PM	#58
sherile47 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pewee valley Posts: 118	My little dog Moses broke his leg the day after I got him. He was 10 months old. I have had 2 yorkies for the past 6 years and they always slept with us and would jump off our bed with no problem. Before anyone screams, we did lift them down most times, but when the refrigerator door opens, down they would go before we could catch them. So, I put Moses on our bed with Isabel, and early in the morning I got up to go to the bathroom. My other dogs always stayed still when I got up, but not thinking about him being in a new environment and being nervous, I left him on the bed. He jumped down to get to me and broke his leg. Guilt is not even the word. I just didn't think he would be any different from my Harley (who was killed by a dog in Dec) and Isabel. Anyway, we took him to the vet, he set his leg and after 2 months, decided it wasn't healing, bone was deterioating, so he amputated it. Poor little Mosey, new home and loses his leg! Does he notice? Nope. Like you said, he was up the next day and now it's been 4 months later, he runs, plays, does everything (except jump off the bed!!). He is my sweety and while I can now get up at night to pee and he doesn't come too, he is still at my feet every step I take when I am home. I am extra careful with him, but really, he is a happy, healthy little guy and we wouldn't rrade him for the world. Now Isabel might have a different story!

10-02-2009, 01:07 PM	#59
donna ledford Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hayesville, North Carolina USA Posts: 35	kids and puppies I have a 4 year old granddaughter that always wants to play with Ginger. The rules are that she is never to pick her up and that she is to sit on the floor and pet her. Of course I do not ever leave them unsupervised. Kids are unpredictable (well at least all I have ever been around) and you never can tell what might happen. If the child got a little scratch or even started giving kisses and the kid didn't like it they could very easily just throw them down. That was a wonderful thing that you did with Harley. Our babies don't have to be perfect to love them (just like our husbands). Ginger and her Mommy