Are Yorkie dogs good pets with babies and children?

[I love Lucy]

I have had Lucy for 2 yrs before I had my two girls. Lucy was my first baby( furbaby) and is still one of my kids. She is an awesome dog! You must remember that your furrbaby is also one of your children so that means constant supervision, care, respect and teaching of others how to get along. Most importantly teach your new child how to respect animals and things should work out just fine. Generally Yorkies do make good pets for children because they general disposition is to like people/kids. ( unlike other breeds) It is how you expose them when they are puppies so they are not afraid of kids/people etc. Basically socializing them in a safe /secure way with good experiences. Then you must be a totally responsible and careful about how you teach your children to respect your furrbaby. Basically trouble can happen if you don't treat your furrbaby like one of your kids. I have never had any problems with my two little girls and my Lucy. We even had a rescue yorkie male who was terrified of men but perfectly ok with my two girls. They learn how to love/treat/ compassion/ respect for furrbabies. Also I would never recommend getting a tiny yorkie though. My Lucy is about 7-9lbs. I think it really is sooo sad when people get rid of their yorkies/pets because they have a human baby..but then again it maybe is the best choice if the situation is not good for their once loved furrbaby too. Good thing Yorkies are so desired and can hopefully find homes faster??? Anyways it can be done as long as you are truly dedicated and 100% responsible and treat your furrbaby just as you would your own child.

[mscat]

In all the Books i've read about The Yorkie Breed it is advised not to bring home a Yorkie Puppy /or have one where there are young children/babies/ under the age of 8 .Mainly due to their frail size. That is what they advise.
IMO, though, and as a preschool teacher of 20 years, + a parent of a child who is special needs , propper supervision goes much further then anything else can However, a min, with an adults back turned often leads to tragedy.
Small children, no matter how often told/and taught the rules are not always going to follow them. It is the Puppy/Dog/Yorkie who is going to be hurt , always. Either the Yorkie is going to get let outside, Dropped, break a bone, it's it's neck, or even die ,from accidental handeling of a young child's playing .
The risk , IMO is far to great to take the chance . YES, every parent will want to beleive that their child would not do such a thing , and has been taught not to ever do THAT> However, A parent does not have eyes in the back of their heads, and a parent is not able to SUpervise Yorkie&toddler 24/7 constantly. My point is, YT'ers have heard numerous tragic, heartbreaking, stories of lost Lives, of Yorkies , from LIttle Children, Who innocently had accidents with their beloved family pets.
This is why it is reccommended Yorkies are for older kids and families. I am not at all trying to start a debate nor trying to be hateful to those who have Yorkies with little children. JUst please be careful.
Cathy

[kathy_caribe]

Originally Posted by mscat

In all the Books i've read about The Yorkie Breed it is advised not to bring home a Yorkie Puppy /or have one where there are young children/babies/ under the age of 8 .Mainly due to their frail size. That is what they advise.
IMO, though, and as a preschool teacher of 20 years, + a parent of a child who is special needs , propper supervision goes much further then anything else can However, a min, with an adults back turned often leads to tragedy.
Small children, no matter how often told/and taught the rules are not always going to follow them. It is the Puppy/Dog/Yorkie who is going to be hurt , always. Either the Yorkie is going to get let outside, Dropped, break a bone, it's it's neck, or even die ,from accidental handeling of a young child's playing .
The risk , IMO is far to great to take the chance . YES, every parent will want to beleive that their child would not do such a thing , and has been taught not to ever do THAT> However, A parent does not have eyes in the back of their heads, and a parent is not able to SUpervise Yorkie&toddler 24/7 constantly. My point is, YT'ers have heard numerous tragic, heartbreaking, stories of lost Lives, of Yorkies , from LIttle Children, Who innocently had accidents with their beloved family pets.
This is why it is reccommended Yorkies are for older kids and families. I am not at all trying to start a debate nor trying to be hateful to those who have Yorkies with little children. JUst please be careful.
Cathy

In our family it is the other way around. I have a 14, 13, 9 and 7 yo and the 7yo is constantly being reprimanded by the Yorkie (Kilo) when she tries to take his bone. He resource guards only this bone and only from the 7yo - otherwise he is totally submissive to everything. Still working on that with him. The 7yo tries to treat the Yorkie like a babydoll and wants to carry him everywhere - she never roughhouses with him.