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Interested In getting a Yorkie I have been seriously considering getting a Yorkie for our family- primarily for my 9 month old daughter. Are Yorkies child-friendly? |
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Several threads on the issue of yorkies and lil ones. Yes, Yorkies are child friendly, however the problem is that most children view them as little stuffed animals. Little ones must be trained in how to handle these little yorkies. They must never be left alone with them. Broken Legs, and even death happened, due to mishandling. So, many accidents can happen I never place my puppies in homes with children under the age of 12. With a 9 Month Old daughter, your time is probably very limited and yorkies do take alot of your time too. My suggestion would be to find a dog that is a bit more sturdier and withstand the handling of children. |
Mine is definately child friendly. She LOVES kids...I wouldn't know about a 9 month old though. |
I'm sorry. I don't understand. You want to get a Yorkie for your 9 month old daughter???:confused: |
its obvious she wants the dog to grow up with her 9 month old together. I say go for it. It will be alot of work and yes yorkies are child friendly. Just maybe look into getting a yorkie that will break the 7 pound barrier as some comments are correct about them being fragile and such |
I would wait till your child is older and can understand how to care for a dog. |
My kids are 7 and 10. Good ages for the yorkie we just got 3 months ago. I do daycare, and don't really let the kids with the dog. He loves kids, and is really great with them. However, he is a small dog, and little kids really could stumble and hurt him easily. It would require constant supervision and I would think it would be too stressful. |
I would consider a collie or lab type dog. It is so stressful to allow children and Yorkies together. If the child is taught to respect animals that is great but you can't let the Yorkie and child run around at the same time because the child could fall on accident and then Yorkie is crushed. |
I would wait untill your daughter is older. We waited untill our Daughter was 5 to get yorkies |
I would not get a Yorkie with a 9 month old. There are many threads here where someone's Yorkie has been injured or killed by a young child. I know of at least one where a Yorkie was killed when a toddler who were learning to walk, fell on him and another where a child pushed over a child gate onto a Yorkie and killed him. Not only is having a Yorkie around a young child dangerous for the Yorkie, but imagine how bad your child will feel if she hurts it. |
My husband and I have discussed many different breeds of dogs- large to small and we feel like we would be more comfortable if our daughter was in the same house with a smaller dog because of the biting issue. If we had a medium to large dog and something triggered the dog to bite it would very seriously injure our child. So our thoughts are, if you have a smaller scale dog than the possiblity of the dog biting is still there just not as destructive to our daughter as if she were bit by a smaller dog. |
If you do get a yorkie get one thats going to be on the bigger side. They are sturdier plus My bigger yorkie is better with My daughter than the smaller one |
What your saying makes sense if your not familiar with dogs in general. However, the little ones can be quite nippy only because they are protecting themselves where the larger dog, such as lab, golden retriever etc are quite family orientated and child friendly. Rarely do you read anything about these types of dogs biting children expecially if raised from puppyhood with the child or children. I would most definately get a larger dog as opposed to a toy dog for this age child. Because the child and dog are small does not mean the dog will not bite. Yorkies are BIG dog's in little bodies and can be quite aggressive if treated badly. |
Why do you want a dog now? Why not wait until she is older? You will not be able to get a Yorkie from a reputable breeder with a 9 month old child. If you absolutely must get a Yorkie right now, then I would recommend getting an adult on the larger side. |
If I were you, instead of picking a specific breed, I would rescue an older dog that has had child experience. Take you daughter to shelters or adoption clinics at PetSmart and PetCo and let her interact with the dogs and see which one is best for you all. Yorkie puppies are high maintence when it comes to attention and are a little rambunctious. Being that you daughter is only 9 months, she's pulling at things and a puppy may have the urge to bite no matter what breed. Also, puppies nibble and might scare your daughter. If you get an older one that has been around children, he/she might be able to tolerate some mild baby like things that your daughter will do without getting nippy. |
I am no expert except that I have a tiny yorkie and a big yorkie... My tiny yorkie takes up ALOT of time and I am very glad that I do not have a small child. There are so many "bigger" yorkies in need of homes, that would strongly be my suggestion. I would not want a tiny yorkie in a home with a baby and my tiny HATES little people(they are alot more skiddish than bigger ones).. My Tootie is 16 lbs and is super with EVERYONE and I dont have to worry about him being hurt by a little one.... Good luck on your choice, I would definitely get a "bigger" pup! d |
Sorry but i would never sell one of my babies to a family with a nine month old. In fact, I just this week turned down a family with an eight year old. Maybe I am too particular, I don't know. I have turned down six families in the past two weeks for one of my babies for various reasons. |
Ok, let's say we decided on a Yorkie. Where do i go about finding a breeder in GA? |
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You will not find a good breeder who will sell you a puppy with a child that young. A puppy mill or BYB on the other hand will sell anyone a dog. |
I would say educate yourself and go for it if you have the time to potty train and all. Women have sex and have babies all the time who have yorkies, I will have two and if me and my BF choose to have a baby or two I wont get rid of the Yorkies nor will i say , wow we have yorkies, so we shouldn't have kids. Its unrealistic. I would suggest that you simply visit breeders and familiarize yourself with the breed and actually see how small they are and what you up against. I don't see why your child cant grow up with a Yorkie as long as u know what your getting into |
Thank you La Princesa! I appreciate your reply. |
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I understand what your saying about kids growing up with dogs for pets...the problem here is the baby is already here the dog is not, so why invite potential problems into the home when it can be avoided....A small child doesn't have the capacity to understand what "hurt" is to an animal, not until around the age of 5-6...they will pull the dogs tail, ears, & hair, they will drop the dog...a toddler is very unstable and clumsy and will fall a lot hopefully not on the pup....there's the issue of the toddler getting in the face of a dog that's eating, that is the best time to get a bite in the face....A lot of dogs are out of the home within a year because the problems with a toddler is just to much...you can not possible make a toddler understand how to properly handle a pup, they just aren't ready to process that kind of info..and there is no way the parent will be in the room all the time to supervise the interaction....no one is saying not to get a pup, their just saying there is a proper time to introduce a pup into the home and toddler time is defiantly not it..... |
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:goodpost: No offense to any of the posters on this thread, but those of us with a lot of experience with Yorkies, are all telling you the same thing. We have seen tragic accidents and unwanted Yorkies come from situations just like this. At the very least, do some research before you make a decision. |
Josean143 ,,, I sent you a PM. |
I would wait until she's older. Given the size and fragility of the breed, she could easily hurt a Yorkie. |
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I would wait a while. Only because I think having a Yorkie AND a 9 month old will be rather hard. I wouldn't want to have to potty train 2 at the same time. lol As for waiting until the child is old enough.... Well I agree to a point. We bought Diesel when my daughter turned 8. I would have gotten one when she was little but we already had 2 BIG dogs we adopted from the shelter. |
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It is great to have your child grow up with a dog..but in fairness to the animal as well I don't think a Yorkie is your best bet at this time..and this is just my opinion...Good luck with whatever you decide...:) |
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