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02-15-2014, 01:33 PM | #16 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: NJ
Posts: 1,354
| My family had 2 yorkies when my cousin was born and a different yorkie when I was born. They got along great with us, but we're very gentle. The yorkie I grew up with didn't like boys though, the neighbor's sons used to throw rocks at him. Lola loves kids, she gets super excited whenever she sees one. I've been trying to let as many strange kids as possible pet her as long as they're calm and the parent is there. The people I got her from have a toddler, so that may have helped too. I haven't had a moments trouble with any kid, all of them have asked before petting her or wait until I ask if they want to and they've been very gentle. Middle aged women on the other hand drive me nuts, they think it's appropriate to grab Lola's face, stick their face in hers, and use this horrible overly squeaky voice. They won't listen to me (I guess because they're my "elders") so I just walk away with Lola glued to my shoulder. There's only two kids in my life, my friends son and daughter. I let her daughter play with Lola, closely supervised and with strict rules (no picking her up or playing tug of war-I'm still working on Lola's aim). Her son has been around Lola, but he's not interested in her. I also can't let her down around him because he's autistic and he happy stomps his feet all the time. |
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02-15-2014, 01:49 PM | #17 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights
Posts: 1,148
| If any kids in my neighborhood threw stones at my dog, I'd be at their parents door so quick!! I've had more problems with adults than children. I do have a neighbor lady who had two daughters and one of them came running up on us while we were walking. I told them that my dog bites and the little girl still kept on coming until the mom snapped her up and said "didn't you hear the lady, the dog bites." I was also at an outdoor festival and the dogs were in their stroller and I had their top down for a minute and another family of little girls wanted to pet the dogs. I told them they could pet Ricky and I held Prince back so he couldn't get to them and they couldn't get to her and one of the little girls kept wanting to touch him anyways....but most of the time, they are ok with just getting kisses from Ricky. He's so little, cute and happy that they are more than entertained with him. Some of the adults on the other hand just try to pet without asking. I used to be embarrassed to say "he bites" but now it just rolls off my tongue. I then go on to explain how he's afraid of people...and most people can sympathize with his situation. Definitely not a dog to be trusted around kids though.... |
02-15-2014, 01:51 PM | #18 | |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Fayetteville, NC, USA
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My 20 year old son who lives with me is autistic. He stomps alot to and in general is just a very loud person that often moves in manners, that to a little dog could seem scary if not use to it. Athena has adjusted well to him and loves him to death when he comes in the room. He is very gentle and careful around her. But he is 20 years old and lives here. Its different when its someone they arent around all of the time, especially a young child. | |
02-15-2014, 02:03 PM | #19 | |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: NJ
Posts: 1,354
| My family did try to stop them from throwing rocks, I don't know the full situation, it happened years before I was born. Quote:
If he were at my house more I'm sure I could work with him. His mom doesn't teach him how to be gentle with their medium dog and cats, so that makes it even harder. Since he's rarely around Lola and not interested in her it's just better to keep them apart. If he wanted to pet her I'd help him. | |
02-15-2014, 02:10 PM | #20 | |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Fayetteville, NC, USA
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02-15-2014, 03:24 PM | #21 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: georgia
Posts: 73
| Our Gracie loves kids. Our breeder had grandchildren so she was exposed to them early on before we brought her home at 8 weeks. Every time she hears the voice or laughter of a child she perks her ears and wants to head toward it. She is 13 weeks old now and soon to meet our 4 grands who have gotten to know her via skype. We have a clear cut plan for her safety so they can enjoy her.
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02-16-2014, 10:24 AM | #22 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Exton, PA USA
Posts: 343
| my first yorkie tolerated my kids....she liked them but didn't love them.....2nd yorkie loved the kids. (I had both of these yorkies before having kids) current yorkie loooooooves kids and came home to us as a puppy with kids already in the house |
02-16-2014, 05:51 PM | #23 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Michigan
Posts: 927
| I have two grandchildren that visit us occasionally. Kyra is 9 and Luke is almost 7. Right from the start they were not allowed to approach Gunner from a standing position. He was leery at first, but now he loves them and I don't worry about them stepping on him or hurting him (they are not allowed to pick him up at all). They were over today to pick up their dog (I was sitting the granddog for the weekend). They came in very excited about being at a indoor water park and they were excited to see their dog but Gunner took it all in stride. They only come over ever couple of months but he did get used to them. I think if you get a pup and you have grandchildren it will depend on how you treat the situation. If you act fearful and don't let the dog and children interact with your supervision then they probably will never like children?
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02-16-2014, 07:55 PM | #24 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny
Posts: 5,847
| I love to socialize my dogs with children. It can be great for both the dogs and the children but I always show the kids the proper way to approach and pet and I encourage them to give treats to the dogs too. Kids can be scary because they move quick, are loud etc but I believe it's very important that our dogs meet lots of different people at an early age. I think I read they are supposed to meet 200 different people by 20 weeks or something like that. The more kids the better but make sure the kids are appropriate. I never let them pick up my dog and carry it but if they want, I will let them sit on the ground and hold them as long as the dog is comfortable. |
02-17-2014, 05:04 AM | #25 |
I♥ my girls Luma+Rosie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Aggieland, TX
Posts: 3,359
| My best friend has two small children (3 and 5) and they love my pups..and my pups love them! I have to supervise with Rosie very, very closely since she is really little though. They can only play with her if they are sitting on a couch and hold her in their lap. I worry about Luma too, I don't allow them to chase her or carry her around but they are allowed to throw a toy for fetch, her favorite game. Yes you should def be very watchful and lay down boundaries for kids with small dogs, but it's not going to stop me from having my own children some day.
__________________ Carmen, mama to Luma & my little angel in Heaven, Rosie. |
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