No kids allowed???

[cheryl19]

Originally Posted by Lia

I also tried to rescue a yorkie, but they would let me adopt because I have a son. It was real frustrating. I wanted to do it the right way, but anyway, I ended up finding 2 loving puppies!

I have a rescue yorkie and I can understand why a rescue may not want to give to a family with small children. Ivy was a puppymill and I can see she would not be good with small children. She is not mean but she is alot more nervous than a puppy from a breeder. A rescue gets some of the worst case dogs and they don't want them to have to come back to them. They are only thinking of the dogs that they rescue.

I'm sure you will find the dog just for you.

[Roxy_Mom]

I know right where you are coming from. I just got Roxy about 4 weeks ago and I never thought I would find a breeder who would adopt out to me because of my children. I have 6, 4, and 18 month old BOYS and most people saw that and disqualified me. However, my breeder asked about children and how I would protect my new puppy and then I offered her a good bit of information about my children. I guess it really depends on the family and on the children. I can see why breeders do this (I mean honestly, most children think small puppies are toys and pick them up, throw them around, and grab them by the neck) and I understand their reasoning for it. Hopefully you can find a breeder who would be willing to hear you out and meet your family and let you adopt one of their babies. Good luck!!!!

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by JerryandMom

I Live in a house with 2 cats and 1 Yorkie. I also have 2 children Hailey who is 6, and Emma who is only 1. First off I would like to say that I take extra special care of my pets, (Vet visits,grooming,flea and tick meds,ect.) and I want to get another yorkie so bad. my problem is that alot of the breeders out there have lengthy questionairs, and will not give a pup to a family with children. I cant say howmuch that rule buggs me. I know that the breeders want to look out for there pups, but its not fair that a puppy might not get a good home because i have kids!! my first yorkie has never been hurt and the kids love him vice versa. I have never had a problem and I always supervise them together. I want another one soooo bad but its so hard!!! i hate this!!

To me, a good home for my puppies iS one without small children. I base my rule about this on watching and raising my own grandchildren around my yorkies. Are they bad kids. NO, do they love yorkies, YES, are they tender and careful with yorkies YES, are they well behaved? YES. but I have seen way to many innocent accidents or near misses to sell to people with children very young. I am sorry you can't understand why we have that rule. I am sure you would be a good home but you are going to run into this rule with ethical breeders. As someone else said, you could get a yorkie but try to get one of the larger ones. They would be excellant for children. I have a super tiny male for sale right now and I am screening my homes very carefully because of his small size.

[Symph2001]

Imagine having an inhome daycare......

We have 3, my mother sister and I all run inhome daycares. We've all thought about fostering but rescue groups in my area won't even consider it if there are small children. What's ironic is that we a tailor made for fostering if the small children question were taken off the sheet. We're always home and there are so many people to love and socialize it's a dog heaven.

My sister has 2 Chi's and I have a Yorkie with another one coming in September. Luckily we worked with a breeder who knows us and our situation.

[hillies]

Maybe a breeder with younger children would be more sympathetic? I definitely agree it should be on a case by case basis.

[Sharly4]

I am an ethical breeder and I believe homes with wonderful small children are the best! I think in fact a home with children are the best homes for them. It keeps them young and vibrant. There is always some one to play with and my Yorkies love to play. Sometimes when I am busy Duchess will bring a toy to me and Mikey or Celeste will see her and then start to play with her. She loves it. They run like crazy all over my house. Their energy burns and then when it comes to bed time they are good and tired. My kids are careful and so are my Yorkies. They have NEVER had an accident. Like I said they are fast to move out of the way. The families that I have sold to haven't had any problems with their children haveing accidents around their babies either. Maybe they're the exception. Children bond with the puppy just like we adults do. I have seen my Mikey come home from school every day grab Contessa and sit on the sofa and just watch cartoons with her. She will be cradled in his arms and just sleep. It is really touching to see that kind of love and emotion come from a boy and his dog.

[AmyChristine]

Originally Posted by mnewco

No offense Amy. I am not trying to start an argument but don't you think that is a little hypocritical that you wanted a breeder to sell you a dog with a child but yet you wouldn't want to place a puppy with a family with kids?

My children are 7 and 10 and my 3 lb Yorkie loves and adores them. I wrote this many times on the forum. She has the greatest disposition of any dog that I have seen. A very loving dog and she is small but again she gets along with my kids. I had my two younger children with me when I picked up Niyah and she asked my kids if they wanted to hold her and she saw my kids were good with them and that is what all breeders should do.

So what if it didn't work out with the family with kids. At least the family called the breeder and asked her take the dog back. The family didn't have to do that but they were honest and this should not deter a breeder from selling another pup to a family.

Sorry but I am very outspoken when it comes to things not being fair. It should not be a one way street.

I don't expect you to resond to my post in a positive way and I am sure many that are reading my post right now would never think of selling a 3 lb dog to a family with children. Again not fair when a breeder was willing to sell them a dog with children to them.

Yes it is a bit hypocritical, I said rarely not never. I guess seeing other children interact with my dogs such as my daughter's friends or cousins would make it hard for me to place a puppy with a home with small children.

I also think that it is good that the family called and took the dog back to the breeder. But now the dog has developed a fear of children, this makes her alot harder to place in even a home who has grandchildren that visit.

I waited almost 2 years to get another puppy, and I rarely even leave my small girl alone with DH, maybe I don't trust other people very well Most potential buyers do not get on YT and read and learn and hear all the horror stories, like we have. I had to earn the trust of the breeders that I bought Maddie and Rocky from. We talked for Months via email. I already owned Copper at this time and had raised my daughter with him, Copper's breeder didn't care so much and wasn't what I would call reputable, she just wanted to sell puppies. I have learned so much from him

I am not offened by your post these are just my opinions and should only be taken as such. All I am saying is I know that some small kids can be watched and learn how to be appropriate with kids, but still, they shouldn't be left alone together. If I were a breeder and put my time, sweat, and tears into a breed, I too would be very cautious as to where I placed my puppies and it would be a rare occurance for me to place a smaller one in a home with young kids

[mnewco]

Originally Posted by AmyChristine

Yes it is a bit hypocritical, I said rarely not never. I guess seeing other children interact with my dogs such as my daughter's friends or cousins would make it hard for me to place a puppy with a home with small children.

I also think that it is good that the family called and took the dog back to the breeder. But now the dog has developed a fear of children, this makes her alot harder to place in even a home who has grandchildren that visit.

I waited almost 2 years to get another puppy, and I rarely even leave my small girl alone with DH, maybe I don't trust other people very well Most potential buyers do not get on YT and read and learn and hear all the horror stories, like we have. I had to earn the trust of the breeders that I bought Maddie and Rocky from. We talked for Months via email. I already owned Copper at this time and had raised my daughter with him, Copper's breeder didn't care so much and wasn't what I would call reputable, she just wanted to sell puppies. I have learned so much from him

I am not offened by your post these are just my opinions and should only be taken as such. All I am saying is I know that some small kids can be watched and learn how to be appropriate with kids, but still, they shouldn't be left alone together. If I were a breeder and put my time, sweat, and tears into a breed, I too would be very cautious as to where I placed my puppies and it would be a rare occurance for me to place a smaller one in a home with young kids

I hope since you feel this way that no breeder will adopt you another Yorkie knowing that you have small children. Maybe they will tell you they don't trust you even though you already have small children.

Like I said, I have a tiny Yorkie (3 lbs) and my kids play with her all the time. She loves them. Even the 2 neighbor girls come over and there are never any problems. I supervise the two girls but with my kids, no need to. You need to not be such a hypocrite.

[AmyChristine]

To OP, when I filled out the application for my dogs, I was sure to also include a list of refrences on my daughter. People that had worked with her and knew her but that I felt would be unbiased. The breeder liked that I gave child refrences, as silly as that may sound. And she checked them I also let her know of the rules that we had in our home, for our first yorkie, and that they had been followed and very effective for a more than a year. I took a picture of Copper's "safe zone" and explained to her how it worked and that it was always available should he want a break. Or if I was unable to have direct supervision he goes in the "safe zone".

She liked how thorough that I was and then agreed to meet my daughter. Obviously your rules work for your house as you already have a yorkie. And you may or may not have a "safe zone" but these were some things that helped the breeder better understand my family, and made her trust me with one of her special babies.