Would you recommend a Yorkie for me?

[RachelandSadie]

i recommend a silky terrier! they are still terriers mind you, but my Bentley is the sweetest little thing. i'd recommend a male as they tend to be better at cuddling while females are really dominant and have attitudes from my experience with them. i think you should defin. practice with dogs like in a shelter or vet's office before trying out your own, but yes on the small breed and from only having had two breeds i'd say my silky terrier male would be GREAT for a recovering dog phobic.

good luck on the research and i hope you find something that works for you.

[hpfanatic]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Good post, and I just want to remind the reader that "teenage years" for a dog would be be around 1. This is when the dog has adult teeth, and can get pregnant, but shouldn't.

Lol, so funny to think of 1 as teenage

[hpfanatic]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

Hello and welcome to YT I too had a fear of dogs when I was younger~a HUGE fear so I can see where you are coming from . But I would bet that most people who know me from YT and even in my real world life don't have a clue~NOW. There are still some that I am slightly afraid of from childhood experiences (chi's and shepards how's that for a huge difference). As I was sitting here reading over all of the suggestions and loving the idea that you want to really try to get over your fear of dog I had a thought. Shelters are not my favorite place to hang out either. They are a scary place to me as well. But what I find fun is going to Petsmart or Petco on dog adoption days. There are local rescues that would love to have a young girls help on a Saturday afternoon with an adoption even. It would be a great experience for you to get acquainted with different breeds of dogs. The rescues try to take the most social fosters to the store that do the best with crowds and other animals. The dogs need to be walked while at the event and if you where willing to spend a few hours it might be a great way to get more exposure to what it would be like to be a pet owner.

I'm not saying that you need to adopt a rescue but you just might find the love of your life~you just never know.

Great advice about going to the adoption days. That would be more low-key and less stressful than a shelter so I will do that.

Ashley V - Thanks for the website! Going to do the quiz now. And I completley understand about variations within breed. But narrowing it down to specific breeds known to have the traits I'm seeking is helpful to me when searching for a dog.

MidnightUnicorn - Good tip on " baby-sitting" a yorkie (or other dog). While I am not quite ready for that yet, it is something I can do in a couple months.

RachelandSadie - Thanks for suggesting Silky terriers. Going to research them too