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02-14-2006, 08:37 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PA
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| need advice on yorkie puppy Hello. I just stumbled across this message board. My dh and I are looking to buy/adopt a puppy. I really want a Yorkie and he want a Dachshund. We have two ds's ages 4yrs and 8mo and we also have a 3yr old male cat. My dh does not want a Yorkie as he feels they are too delicate to have around two boys and they are yappers and barkers. I feel we can train one to not be a yapper and that it would be fine with our boys. I saw an ad in the paper for a Dorkie. Does anyone here have experience with these? I really would love any and all advice, do's & dont's etc. We are to go look at some puppies tomorrow morning. TIA Kim |
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02-14-2006, 08:44 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I am with your husband. Yorkies are a small dog that can be injured easily by who are clumsy by nature. That being said I have a 5 year old and have 2 yorkeis but I waited untill she was 5 to get them. If I had more than one little child I would not do it. My dogs are also both barkers and I havent found any way to stop the barking.
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02-14-2006, 08:53 AM | #3 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I also should let you know there have been some yorkies killed on here because children have dropped things on them. One a child knocked down a babygate on the yorkie and it killed it.
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02-14-2006, 10:33 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: houston
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| thats right yorkies are to easly harmed bye littel kids ! but wennie dogs are great ! my friend had one and she was the sweetest littel dog .she wa spoiled bye me ! u can still bye them clothes and stuff like that ! they are great dogs !! maybe get a yorkie when ur kids are older !! good luck !!! |
02-14-2006, 10:04 PM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: none
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| being a dorkie doesn't mean that it will breed the bad traits out of each breed. It doesn't mean that it won't bark and won't have back problems, it might even end up with both, genetics are funny like that. Yorkies tend to bark more than other breeds, they are terriers, it's what they do, you can try to curb it, but for the most part there isn't much to do. I would suggest a hardier breed that enjoys kids, such as a pug or a lab. |
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