I would not want to own a pit but my neighbor has a pit and she is very good to my Yorkies. She is large and I am always afraid of her trampling them down when we bump into eachother but so far (2 years) so good!

I would say, make a deal with your hubby, get the yorkie first...for a few months until your yorkie is 5-6 months old and sound. You can justify this to him by the size of your Yorkie compared to the size of the pit puppy...Once your Yorkie reaches that age, introduce the pit as a small puppy. Make sure to do your research on the breeder. Who knows, by the time the Yorkie is old enough to have with another (large breed) puppy, your husband might not want the pit anymore... :cheer:

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I know this sounds strange. I'd get the yorkie a month prior and set the yorkie as alpha. The main thing is the pit bull has to be walked 45-minute per day to expend his energy. It really shouldn't be a problem as long the humans take on the alpha position. My son's former football coach had two pit bulls that were very obedient because the coach showed them who was boss. They would even jump into the back of the truck when told. I think they thought they were humans. They were cute because whenever someone would come around with food they were right there picking up the crumbs.

I have a cockatoo that's timid. I established her as alpha over our big dog when she was a puppy. The bigger dog wants to play but the cockatoo puts her in her place. She'll even climb off her perch and walk across the room, both dogs stay away from her.

Dogs sense fear and will take advantage of it. Again, I watch Cesar Milan (the Dog Whisperer) for a lot of common sense application to my pack (including my kids;) ).

I just found this post and saw you have a mastiff! The puppy I'm getting in May is an English Mastiff, and I am planning on getting my yorkie baby once he is older. They are such loving, gentle giants and can get along with any dog!

Let me start out by saying i was an owner of many pit bulls since i was a very little girl. Pitts are good dogs and are great family and watch dogs. They are aggressive if you train them that way. My brother had a pitt named Baby and when my neice was born she would sit by her side and never leave her sight. If you raise the dogs right then there shouldnt be a problem. I would get the Yorkie first or both as puppies so they can grow up together. My fiance wants a boxer and thats fine. I think we need one good tough watch dog here in my home. I will feel safer since my fiance works late.That's my weird opinion?:D

my uncle has a pit/boxer mix dog and she was raised since a puppy and is sooo gentle. they also have a chihhuah (lol cant spell good) and they get along great ! i think they would be ok if they were raised from an early date :D

I love all dogs. . .well, the one exception is a pit bull. My grandmother was attacked while working in her garden when the neighbors pit bull climbed over their fence. She didn't even know he was there until he lunged at her. To this day she still lives with pain (this occurred when I was 16 - I'm now 34.) She has horrible scars on her legs and arms.

Also, another point the reason this dog climbed the fence is because he was bored. He'd been banned to the backyard since he jumped and tryed to attack the owner's 4 year old daughter. (And no, the little girl wasn't the type to pull on or even really play with the dog.) Anyway needless to say, the dog was put down. Since then I've avoided pit bulls at all cost, and honestly don't trust them with small dogs or children. When that dog tried to attack that little girl -- he was only 2 years old, so he'd known that child his entire life.

Be cautious this breed is highly agressive, and yes, I'm sure there are individual pit bulls that are wonderful -- this has just been drawn from my own personal experience.

Well. . .I may be a "newbie" but I might have a solution for you!!! Do you own your home??? If you do, call your insurance agent - they will probably back you up on this as well. I have heard that your home owner's insurance will be cancelled if you own a Pit Bull or a Rottweiler (not positive on the Rott, but 99% sure about the Pitt!!!!). Even if you rent your home - if you have renter's insurance the same will apply. So. . .if won't be YOUR FAULT if you can't get a Pittbull :'(' ' ' it would be those darn insurance underwriter's faults (no offense to the UW's out there - lol ). Hope I helped. GOOD LUCK!!

Oh, and I would NOT EVER get a Pitt, & definately not one around a child or a Yorkie. But, then again. . . that's just me!!! :wink:

that may not be true in all cases - we have 3 pit bulls and used to have a rottie and our insurance was never cancelled. i am not even going to get into another pit bull debate because most people have no idea what they are talking about. it is either based on things that have heard on tv/read about or one bad experience because someone owned a dog that should not have.

I would just stay away from the breeed altogether! I wouldn't even take the chance. Since this was posted a while back I would like to know how things turned out. I hope you got your Yorkie!

When I saw this thread it brought back bad, bad memories. I grew up with 2 dalmations, the most lovable dogs. My sister 'rescued' a pitbull puppy from our neighbor who told her he was going to put them down if no one wanted them. (yeah, tell this to a 14 year old) she was devestated so we gave it a try. For the first 6 months, everything was great. The pit, Breena, got along great with our dalmations, cats, and people. We were set on the idea that if they are trained to get along with other animals then they really were good dogs. One day in December, the dogs were all lounging around and the cat was walking by, Breena got up, snatched the cat in her mouth and shook her to no end. We couldn't get the cat out because apparently pits lock their jaw. It took screaming, crying, and my mother actually prying the dogs mouth open. We were speechless, put her in a crate and rushed the cat to the vet. Luckily she only had a few sprained ribs but all four paws needed to be bandaged because she lost her claws and was bleeding. After that first attack, Breena didn't stop. She attacked my 2 other dalmations (even though she was confined) and began growling and nipping at people. We have since surrendered her.
It was hard considering we are all animal lovers but pit bulls are vicious. Once they taste the blood of anther animal, it is done. From experience, I strongly urge you to talk to you husband or hold off on getting either dog. I also read that pits have some sort of chemical inbalance in their brains. so it is not always that they are trained to fight, just that something triggers this behavior.
Please reconsider, some people may know of great experiences with these dogs but everytime I see one, I walk the other way.

Wow there sure have been some myths posted in this thread. If anyone is interested in learning the truth- http://www.badrap.org/rescue/myths.cfm

also www.pbrc.net is another great site for learning about pits.

I own a pit and a yorkie mix (both rescued). Currently I'm staying with my mom and she owns a yorkie mix as well. Laney (the pit) is the most docile dog I've owned. She was rescued at 5 wks old from the shelter. However pits are not for everyone. It is imperative they are socialized with other dogs, cats, people, kids, etc from the time they are little. From the day I got Laney I let her know I was the alpha. Moms yorkie x is also very dominant so I lucked up and ended up getting a very submissive pit. She lets the new puppy dominate her as well. The only problem i've had in 3 yrs is Schatzie (moms yorkie/chi) going after Laney. Laney probably could have hurt her had she wanted but she didnt. She just tried to run away.

If anyone is interested in getting a pit bull I would recommend getting an adult one from a rescue that has temperment tested the dog and knows its personality. It is common to have same-sex aggression in pit bulls because in the past thats what they were bred to do. With a puppy- even one from a reputable breeder- you can not fully determine if that puppy will be dog aggressive when it reaches maturity.

I have no worries about Laney being around kids. She loves them! She lets my neices and nephews and the kids I babysit for play with her and pet her and roll all over her. If I won't let her out when a kids in the house she lays at my bedroom door and crys. Of course I never leave her alone with the kids, but thats just common sense. All the dogs are seperated when I'm not in the house, but again with any dogs that is just common sense

Here are a few pics of my pitty girl playing with my yorkie/poodle mix. laney is about 45 lbs, which some people think is small for a pit, but its actually standard size. Alot of the huge "pits" have had boxer, mastiff, presa, Am Bull or some other large bully looking breed mixed in to make the dogs bigger.

that is so not true! once again this is information that is passed around that can not be applied to every single dog. we have two males and they have gotten in to it to the point of it taking 15 minutes to seperate them - lots of blood shed! and we don't have a problem with them being around each other or any other dog. they do not go out of their way to attack anything or anyone it their path.
our neighbor also has three and his daughters alway are in the yard with them with not one problem.

someone mentioned that the 'bad' streak runs in the blood line and i agree with this. Perhaps the pit that we had came from a vicous line. I do not know. for those who have or haved owned pits and enjoyed them, im happy for that.

regarding the 'locked jaw' and as I have heard the 'taste of blood' theory-whether the information that people hear/read is correct or not, the bottom line is that pits are known for attacking other animals and people. Sure every type of breed bites or gets rowdy, but it's rarely that a day goes by without reading or hearing of another pit bull attack.

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Ive owned pits for the first 25 yrs of my life great dog even with kids however in the house they will chew everything in sight and destroy it hope you dont care for any furniture or walls