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07-02-2014, 09:28 AM | #1 |
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| Is a Yorkie for me? Hi Everyone! I've been reading a lot of the discussions on this site because I'm planning on a getting a puppy soon and I'm doing lots of research! I'm also looking at other small dog breeds, but for now and for the past few years, my first choice would be a yorkie! I went to go see a couple of my friends yorkies to be sure. The first one was super sweet! He was just a baby and all he wanted to do was cuddle. I was sold after I saw him. The second was a 4 month old and she was very aggressive, she wouldn't let anyone touch her and would growl and snap at everyone. Her owner said it was just the fact that she was 4 months old and it was the "true terrier" in her... After seeing her, I was starting to get nervous. The third yorkie I know, is now a big brother to a human baby and he's not liking it one bit. The owners are thinking of getting rid of him because he is growling and snapping at the baby. After that, I was second-guessing my decision. Now, this will be my third dog, and both of the family dogs (English Bulldog,2, and Basset Hound, 14) are angels. I just want to verify with you guys that the above examples are not really a good representation of the breed. I want a small, cuddly, smart, playful, and friendly pup. I know these dogs live a long time and if I were to bring a baby into the family within the next 5-10 years, I want my puppy to like it too! I'm assuming if I just continue what I'm doing/did with my older dogs, my puppy will turn out great as well, but I never did this much research for my older dogs so I just feel like I'm psyching myself out. Are your yorkies aggressive? Do they get a long with kids? Are the friendly? Is a certain gender more prone to aggression? Thanks for your input! |
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07-02-2014, 10:44 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan
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| I think how you raise your puppy has the most to do with it. Socializing them at a young age is so important. My puppy is 16 weeks old and she is teething, so we redirect her to chew toys when she starts trying to use our hands. We have company quite often, including toddlers and babies and she's totally fine around them. She's already learned to sit under their chair at the table when they are eating. LOL Your puppy will learn the behaviors he/she can get away with, as they are pretty intelligent dogs. |
07-02-2014, 10:46 AM | #3 |
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| Bella is not aggressive. She loves my year old great granddaughter to death and will actually get between her and the other dogs if she thinks they are too rough. She gets along great with my other dogs, choc. Lab 6yrs, Shih Tzu 6 yrs, and chihuahua 11yrs.
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07-02-2014, 10:51 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
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| I have a yorkie mix and he is a friendly pup, however I have a three year old and a six year old and when they crowd him or do rude things to him he does give them warning growls. I'm glad he does that he's letting me know he doesn't like what they are doing. I remove the dog or the kids from the situation. I don't think it makes him a dog that cant be around kids. We just supervise the dog, kid interactions like we would with any breed, and try to teach the children proper ways to interact with the dog. As for a baby I would crate the dog when I wasn't able to fully watch him around the baby. |
07-02-2014, 11:06 AM | #5 |
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| Katie is my faith Yorkie, and all of my little ones love/loved people, especially children. All of them were socialized early and have/had such excellent temperaments. Welcome to YT. I hope you find the baby of your dreams, even if you don't decide on a Yorkie.
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07-02-2014, 11:31 AM | #6 |
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| I think my Zoey can be considered "aggressive". But she's nothing but loyal, loving, and affectionate to my parents and myself. It's just everyone/everything else she's not comfortable with. |
07-02-2014, 11:41 AM | #7 |
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| Ideally a Yorkie will be bred for good temperament. Then training and socialization will determine behavior. Gender is not a clear-cut factor in personality. I believe your biggest consideration should be that most Yorkies are high energy and tend to need a lot of exercise, activity, and attention. Are your English Bulldog and Basset Hound prepared to have a little ball of energy around? My Yorkies are very affectionate, love cuddling and sitting on laps, but I would not describe them as lap dogs. They require lots of activity. Best wishes in making your decision.
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07-02-2014, 11:42 AM | #8 |
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| I think "in general" Yorkies do not do well with children and children do not do well with Yorkies. Of course there are exceptions but I wouldn't advise it. I LOVE my puppy but I got her when I didn't know a grandchild was in my future. She is cuddly, sweet and beautiful. She loves everyone except children. It's embarrassing, she BARKS at babies??? I have my work cut out for me. |
07-02-2014, 11:44 AM | #9 |
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| Socialization is important but I still dont think yorkies or any small breed dog is a good choice for people with young children. I bought two when my daughter was 5 and they arent aggressive but Chachi did snap at her a few times and they never became a family dog they are My Husband and I's dogs. Also rehoming a yorkie because of a new baby is the #1 reason I see on here for rehoming
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07-02-2014, 12:15 PM | #10 |
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| I have read, it is not advisable to have tiny yorkies around children under age of 5 y/o as children are rough in playing and can drop a tiny yorkie. If yorkie is socialized at very young age around adults and small children they will not be aggressive. Yorkies are an awesome breed.
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07-02-2014, 01:32 PM | #11 | |
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As far as with kids, they are fine with kids that visit us. However there are not any small kids who live in my home. My kids are both older so we do not have any issues. I think I would really think hard about a yorkie and future children. Most breeders and rescues do not like the idea of placing one in a home with small children. Also, to me a Yorkie is more of a "high maintenance" breed than other breeds. Having a small child and a Yorkie will be a lot of work. Not trying to sound negative just wanting to be honest. Good luck with your decision. It is very wise of you to do your research!
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07-02-2014, 03:13 PM | #12 | |
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Now Yorkie puppies need a safety net, especially with much larger dogs in the home. Your future Yorkie needs to be safeguarded from the bigger dogs until and unto such time you see how all interact together. And for me my solution is an Xpen or a playpen or a crate that the Yorkie can be in, when I can't 100% supervise the interactions. It also means separate pee/poo times, and not letting your wee Yorkie run free in the backyard with either or both large dogs. Now on temperament for Yorkies. That is a great question, and for the first part it will depend upon the temperament of the parents, and how the Yorkie puppy was raised. It is the breeders job to select stable and good temperament yorkies to breed, and then to make the effect to expose the puppies to different stimuli to help develop their temperament. And then it is your job to refine and hone their temperament. Yorkies and very young children is not a mix I would suggest. First Yorkies are small dogs even when full grown, and young toddlers are well young and clumsy and don't have the understanding on how to behave (yet) around dogs. And we all can bump into and trip over one another, which can seriously injure a puppy or even an adult Yorkie.
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07-02-2014, 03:49 PM | #13 |
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| With the yorkies I grew up with (both passed away several years back) they were mostly barkers (the male was anyways). Our yorkies have got to meet my niece when she was a baby (though she doesn't remember them) and they both were ecstaticly happy and curious with her. Never shown aggression unless you're doing something that they don't like and usually it's growl and quick mouthing. Can't remember a time that they bite really hard on anyone, except when they get a little too excited when trying to get treats out of your hands or almost slam their face into yours trying to kiss you ^^; Our female would catch and play with roaches and our male just looks at the mice that get s caught in the traps and cries ><;; In other words, they kind of suck as hunters lol Aside from training, each yorkie (or any dog) has their own unique personality :3
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07-02-2014, 03:51 PM | #14 |
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| my pup is 4 months old and our oldest grandson is 7 yrs and the youngest is 3, our oldest has autism and is rough and loud but our pup loves him more than anyone I just have to watch him when he plays with her to make sure he doesn't get too rough. Our puppy has liked everyone that comes over and only barks at the lightening bugs out the window each night
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07-02-2014, 04:38 PM | #15 |
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| I think it is good that you are taking these things into consideration before getting your next dog. I personally love love love Yorkies, well, I think I love all furry babies, but Yorkies are truly amazing. I love their look, their intelligence, their 'amazing desire' to BE WITH us...they don't care where. I didn't seek out my first purebred Yorkie, rather, I got him when he was 14 months old. He was given as a gift from one adult sibling to another adult sibling...who had a 95 lb, 1-yr-old bulldog already...so not a good fit, even though the kids were older. The bulldog and the Yorkie could not be 'buddies' and/or left alone together due to the difference in sizes and their ages and with both parents working, so were separated most of the time. Don't get me wrong...he is an amazing boy, my little love bug, has a great personality and wonderful temperment, and they did a wonderful job with him for his first year. My girls are fantastic, too, very sweet and well socialized, and are great with kids they have never met, but my boy...who is the sweetest, most lovable boy, and a prissy mommy's baby as well as protector OF mommy and enforcer FOR mommy...was great with all kids UNTIL one boy tormented him by sneaking around him and me, and hiding and jumping out and wouldn't come to him and meet face to face, or pet him, etc. Now, I am extremely careful when children come around him because I worry he might 'sense' some 'evil' intent on the part of the child and I keep my hand between his muzzle and the child at all times. I also hold him so I feel him if he tenses up when children are around and get him, teeth especially, into a position where he could never hurt a child or adult. He has yet to DO anything but watch 'suspiciously' and 'distrustingly' and make little 'growling under his breath' noises, and some barking, and the kids, and adults, pet him and he does nothing and doesn't tense...but I refuse to let down my guard, knowing he was 'soured' to children by the behavior of one young stranger. I had a Yorkie-Poo mix that was abandoned as a tiny puppy many years ago, and he was raised with my little sister...a toddler. I was a very young teen/pre-teen at the time. That boy was never harsh with children and could be completely trusted around them. But, much as I love the little purebred Yorkie boy I have now, I would NOT feel comfortable with him being around strange young children immediately. There are plenty of people here who can provide a great deal more info about Yorkies and young children. These are just my experiences. Good luck. I am sure you will find a new fur baby that fits into your family and love you for his whole life.
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