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Yorkies and kids......... Hey! Here's my question, for Thanksgiving, I will be traveling with my parents and my 7 month old yorkie Cricket. We will going to my uncle and aunts house and I have a cousin that will be there with her husband and two young kids. This will be my first time meeting her kids. Her oldest, a girl, is 2, almost 3. And the little boy isn't even a year old yet. Should I be worried about Cricket around them? I'm not going to leave her unattended by any means,I don't think anything bad will happen, and Cricket weighs 7 lbs. I guess I'm just a little overprotective! :) Thanks, Megan |
Definitely just watch with caution! Have a "safe place" for her to go, such as an expen, a room, etc. Kids and yorkies can get along well, with supervision and the right kids/dog! It can be a good learning experience for both. Jackson is great with most gentle kids, but he can be nervous around hyper active type kids. But what I usually do, to make it fun for both, is bring lots of treats. The 2 almost 3 year old should be old enough to throw a few treats the pups way. I usually have kids do tricks with him too, which they always find so funny, and he is most comfortable doing something he knows well. I always love this video, of my little sister when she was 3. |
I would do a kennel or a play pen, especially when its the holidays there will be alot going on, less worry |
I would get a pop up play pen and use that. |
I agree about the pop up playpen. I keep one at my moms, and my neice visits often she just turned four and I taught her how to pet give Draco treats, just had to be very strict about trying to pick him up. I also run into kids at the dog park, he's good with them just enforce the no picking up. |
Are the children used to being around small pets? Either way I would definitely invest in a portable playpen if you don't have one already :). I have a 5 year old son and believe me it comes in handy when he gets in a "wild mode". I put Rasta in the playpen(its in a different room) and my son can roughhouse with his dog until he gets tired. |
I go to my aunts every year for the holidays and there are small children around...Now that I've got 2 dogs, I won't be taking them along because it's just too much...plus my little one is very accident prone. When I had one though, I would just keep him on my lap the whole time and it worked out fine. Whenever he's not home, he wants to be on my lap anyways. I think he feels safer. Of course, I am sure not everyone is as thrilled about me having my dog on my lap at the dinner table as I am...but my boy was well behaved and I would just occasionally sneak him a piece of turkey under the table. A pop up pen is a great idea. My friend and I found one at a garage sale this summer. He tried to use it for his bigger 15 lb dog, but somehow his dog managed to move the cage while inside it. He said he had the dog in the cage in the yard and all the sudden the cage is doing somersaults towards the door!! LOL!! |
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HAHA! IMHO if Bailey would be around children under 5, I would certainly keep a keen eye on them all, never leaving him out of sight. As well I would bring my pen with me and set it up so that he would have a safe place to go. They can get into things so quickly and especially with the holidays, there are always things to get into and pick up. Teaching the children to give treats is always a welcome idea, as long as the treats only come from me.:):) |
I've really enjoyed reading everyone's suggestions. :) With Cricket, my situation is a little different because Cricket HAD a liver shunt, it has since been repaired and she is doing GREAT! She bile acid tests never came down though, so she was diagnosed with MVD. I'm saying all this because she can't have regular food like other dogs can. I give her Cheerios occasionally for a treat. I did order one of these from Amazon  Amazon.com: IRIS Dog Play Pen with Mesh Roof,... if I am able to take it with me I will, if it is too big, I will take her crate. Thank you all again! Megan |
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