EEEEEP going to look at a puppy today
 

the girl being held by the person in the blue tank top by the yellow flower. What should I ask? Mom and dad are on site. She said the mom is more skiddish around new people. Is this an ok/normal thing?


ETA link http://s2.webstarts.com/PICKMEYORKIES/

I have a 2 year old and 4 year old w/autism (who's dog this will be).

Welcome to YT :D The one thing I would say is, I see you have young children and sometimes little dogs and children don't get along well. Also you said the mom is shy I would look for a larger dog. A bigger Yorkie??

this is the biggest puppy from the litter, at 13 weeks I think she said she was about 4.5 lbs

I hope you have put alot of thought into getting a yorkie for a young child who is only 4 years old. I personally do not agree with getting a dog for a child as they are not toys and need ALOT of care and attention and cost alot of money to look after.

I hope today goes well and you find your little puppy you are looking for. :D Its such an exciting time getting a puppy. My Poppy is 6weeks old and she is ALOT of work and i have spent sooooo much on her. She is worth every second tho. Kepp us all updated on how it goes today

Good luck :D xxx

Why are the puppies priced by size?

I would definitely be leary about getting a yorkie with a 2 year old around, even 4 is too young, IMO. Temperament can be passed down, so if you have a skittish mom, you can have a skittish pup, too.

Aside from that, there is a sticky somewhere on questions you should be asking of a potential breeder. I'm having a hard time finding it right now, but I'll keep looking.

You are going to want to see exactly what her health guarantee covers, some have holes big enough to drive trucks through.

If the pup is 4.5 lbs @ 13 weeks, she's probably going to be in the 8-10 lb range- over breed standard, but (again, IMHO) better for someone with kids.

I wish her site offered more information, but it is what it is. Have you tried google searching her name or the name of her business to see if you can find any good or bad reviews?

I would take a pass for at least a few more years. You have your hands full with 2 young kids, and a Yorkie is a very small, fragile Puppy. It could get hurt, and they are a lot of work, and take a lot of time. I wish you the best.

well it will be my dog, but my 4 year old talks alot more when she is around dogs, so it will in a sense be a therapy dog for her. I will be the one responsible for it. :)

I found nothing when googling her (good or bad). We will be asking about the health guarantee, etc.

Here is the link I was looking for earlier:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...uy-yorkie.html

no clue. I got the breeders name from a local vet, and she only breeds yorkies.

thanks!

I don't see anything wrong with owning a small dog and young respectful kids. You say at 13 weeks she is already 4.5lbs, so it's not like she's going to be a 'tiny'. Just because you have young children, doesn't automatically make you not able to get the dog of your choice, I would just think alot on it. Puppies are like having a baby all over again. You can't take your eyes off them, they are up in the night, they are needing to be potty trained, etc. Your children need to be taught as well to not just pick the puppy up whenever, watch their footsteps, be gentle, etc.

However, if you say the mom is skiddish around new people, you may want to find another breeder with parents with different temperaments. Jackson is very shy and leary around new people. He won't let a strange person just come up and pet him, and strange children make him nervous too. He has been socialized with them all of his life, this is just how he is. He's 15lbs and bigger too. He's gotten extremely better, I just give our guests a treat to give him and then he's fine.

But we live with a 2 1/2 year old little girl and they've grown up together and love each other sooo much. My half brother is also 6 years old and Jackson just LOVES him. A few of my cousins, Jackson is crazy over as well and totally loves. I love to let children come up and greet Jackson because he's learning they are good and 'treat' givers, LOL. It's great socialization, I don't want him to ever be unfriendly to a child or any person or dog and he never has been.

I think it's an amazing thing for a child to grow up living with a dog. I got "my" first dog at the age of 4, her name was Daisy. Of course she was technically my dads dog, as he took care of her. But she taught me SO much. She passed when I turned 14 and I still talk about Daisy. Dogs w/ children can be GREAT! I think it teaches the child about respect, trust, and unconditional love at an early age. My 6 year old brother just LOVES "his" dogs Lily and Buddy (both under 12lbs) and loves to cuddle them, make sure they are okay, and take good care of them. He's alot more respectful than half the other little kids that he plays with.

First pic is Jackson and Emma in December '08, Jackson was around 10 weeks old.
Second pic is just recently, Jackson at almost 2 years old and Emma at almost 3. :)

so, if the puppy isn't shy now, will it turn shy/skiddish as it grows up?

No one can really guess. I got Jackson from a non reputable breeder before I knew better. I had never went to get a puppy before, so didn't know what to expect. When I first held Jackson, he was really scared acting. It wasn't a bunch of puppies wagging their tails happily at the guests like I've seen in videos now from reputable breeders... but I thought it was normal that he was scared, etc. So he was very shy when I very first met him, and he's remained that way the rest of his life. (Not with the family members and me of course. Even my aunts and uncles who he only sees once every few weeks or even months, he LOVES! but he's not the type of dog that's gonna wanna go up to a stranger and get lovin' or anything). I think in general a puppy keeps their basic personality.