Point and Case: Why I didn't want a purebred YORKIE.
 

...Or ANY terrier for that matter. Every Yorkie I've ever been exposed to has been crazy territorial. To the point that it's nearly obnoxious. Last night put the icing on the cake, and now I have a "bad taste in my mouth" about ever owning a purebred terrier of any kind. I've had a Toy Rat Terrier who was just as bad as our friend's dog. But sure as heck never BIT anyone. Here's what happened...

I'm sorry your child was bitten. Many small breed dogs that aren't exposed to young children regularly are very leary of them. It's not limited to terriers.

That being said given your strong opinion towards their dog and his reaction to children...perhaps next time you should decline an invitation to their home.

It sounds like your friends yorkie hasnt been trained and has bad behaviors. I dont think hes a representative of all yorkies. Mine dont behave like that and they are not territorial at all

I'm really sorry your child had gotten bitten....I don't mean to sound unsympathetic but you need to take on some of the responsibility here...You knew this dog was ornery and can be a pest and you still took your dog there....If this other dog has always been a grizzly bear don't expect a teddy bear, it is what it is.......Know that you know this dog bites I hope you keep your child way also....

I should've added they told me their dog would be CRATED for the evening. I'm a RESPONSIBLE mother and wouldn't take my kid around this dog at any costs if possible. They told me he'd be crated, and after about an hour of being there they let him start roaming the house.

Exactly. They don't discipline their dog. They didn't train him properly as a puppy. She said, "We did'nt crate train him because he cries". Well DUH, they ALL cry. It's called TRAINING. They backed out and let the dog do as it pleases because they don't like training him. I told them last night they should really take him to obedience school or something. A small price to get the dog behaving properly.

I would be very mad then! They should have left him in the crate

I'm really sorry this happened to you and your son. But, like others have said, I don't think this is a good representative of the breed. They just didn't train properly. It's not the breed's fault, it's theirs. :(

I'm really sorry that happened and your little boy must've been in a lot of pain. :( I'm glad that it wasn't worse.

Like others have said, though, this is NOT a good representation of yorkies. Tucker has *never* humped anyone EVER - and neither have the other 2 yorkies I've had. None of them have ever bitten anyone either. This yorkie is obviously poorly trained. Please don't blame the entire breed for something *one* yorkie did.

Funny, because every book I've read. Every breeder I've met. Has told me, "Be careful of terriers. THey're territorial and difficult to train." It's just in their blood. Just like Chihuahua's are territorial. I did my research before buying a dog, and all the results said the same...

Doesn't help that the owners are lazy as crap.

The "best" part?! THEY WANT TO BREED THIS DOG!!!!!!!! :eek: how can they BREED it when they can't even control HIM.

Given all your "expert" advice...why would you chose to purchase a terrier mix?

Given this is a yorkshire terrier board I really doubt many will agree that they are horrid dogs. Our passion is all things yorkie.

Yorkies are difficult to potty train...if that's what they were talking about? But they're very intelligent dogs. They learn tricks and commands in NO time - as long as the owner puts the time in. They don't come to you trained! lol

as for being territorial...I've never heard of that. They definitely bark when someone's at the door (or walking by the house, or starting their car, or when a leaf falls 6 blocks away :p), but I don't believe I've heard of a viciously territorial yorkie.

They sound like very uneducated dog owners, IMO. The dog is completley untrained and they want to breed him. I don't doubt that they're good people...but some people just weren't meant to have dogs.

I'd like to remind you that you're on a yorkie site, so I highly doubt you'll find anyone who will get on here and say "You're totally right! Yorkies are nasty!"

:yeahthat: Their dog is absolutely not a good example of a typical yorkie. They aren't for everyone of course and it's very possibly not the breed for you but since this is a yorkie forum you can expect us to all be pretty big fans.:D

I am so very sorry that you had such a bad evening. What I can't understand is why we are blaming the "breed" or collection of breeds. This was a very undisciplined individual dog as was his owners. But..... at any time during the evening you could have politely made your excuses and went home thus avoiding the dog. I don't understand why you would have taken Reece knowing the situation and I really don't understand why baby Chayse was allowed to get so close to dog that was volitile and undisciplined.

I am so sorry your baby boy was bitten....I would be livid if it was thier dog, my dog, whoevers. With that said NONE of my yorkies have ever acted like that......they all listen like little children at least in front of us and we have never seen any evidence of problems while we were out. Potty Training can be hard, but other than that I have enjoyed EVERYTHING about this sweet, silly breed.

Sorry again for your experience,
Angie

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience but to blame it on the breed or the dog is not the solution. If a dog acts like that then the owners are to blame.

Maybe you could give your friends some literature or videos from Victoria Stillwell or Caesar Milan that shows them how to turn their own and with that their dogs behavior around.

Just out of curiosity... why didn't you insist that your friends put their Yorkie back in the crate? Or if this was not an option, why didn't you leave?

Wondering the same thing.

WOW This is Far from true.
Your making Statements This is just your opinion.


I don't see what Untrained has to do with Purebred dog's ANY dog can be untrained.
Since your dog is still a puppy there is no saying it just might Turn out to be uncontrollable.

Im sorry to hear about your son...but like the others have said, just because this dogs acts like that doesn't mean that they are all like that. We have 6 yorkies right now, 4 of them we show, and 2 children ages 5 and 3. None of my fur babies have EVER attempted to even growl at my children, they acctually are very protective of them, we even have one that sleeps in my childrens room at the door thinking she is protecting them. Do you have any other friends that have yorkies that you are around? I think that if you had the chance to be around another yorkie that was properly trained you would be surprised. Yorkies are very very smart, and very loyal.
Please dont let these possibly irresponsible people ( i say possibly cause I dont know them) ruin your opinion of this beautiful and loyal breed.

My Yorkies are both so sweet natured it's unbelievable. Matty's favorite place to be is sitting on Isaiah's lap (he's 9 months). She is in love with him. I think the fact that they are well bred is what makes them so sweet and endearing - a breeder who knew what she was doing.

Not the BREEDS vault!
 

Sorry for the horrible experience you all encountered last night. I don't think that it is very fair though to blame all yorkies. I have three young granddaughters in my home daily (ages 6,4 years and 13months) My yorkies have been nothing but loving and playful with all three girls. They have to tolerate quite a bit with three little girls around them all day and they love playing with them and being pet by them. Again I am very sorry your little boy was bit, but it's not the fault of the BREED, it's the fault of the owners. :mad:
I hope your little one has a speedy recovery.:animal36

I am so sorry that happened to your son. I'd be beyond furious!

If this dog isn't neutered, that may explain (not excuse) his behavior. He probably saw your Reese as a possible lover and was guarding his girlfriend wannabe.

Ths scary thing is that if they do breed him, his behavior will likely get worse. :(

Technically, all dog bites should be reported. They are lucky you are a friend. Next time they could face a lawsuit.

Wow, I must be having a PMS day or something because this thread GREATLY offends me. Why would you come on to a YORKIE forum and start bashing the breed????? I have no sympathy for this situation. I would never take my boys (who are not untrained, humping, biting machines) into a situation where I was uncomfortable with someone else's dog. Sorry, but they shouldn't have to keep their dog crated, it's their house.

Sorry about your son but one could argue that you should not have allowed him to be anywhere near that dog if you were that worried about it.

So I don't get it then, why do you have your dog Reese then if terriers are so bad??:rolleyes: I think this thread is greatly offensive, not to me personally because I have the worlds best behaved yorkies ever, anyone who's met them can attest and to be honest I've only met one yorkie who was obnoxious and that's because the owner preferred to blame the dog/breed instead of themselves for lack of training. I have a friend who has 2 pugs that are a little rambunxious and they scare my babies, so as much as she asks me to bring them I politlely decline the invite and just go myself without my dogs. Even though she says oh I'll crate them up, I say then why do you need my dogs there if they can't all play? I would say your friends yorkie is NOT representative of yorkies or any little dog. Even a child if not disciplined can be devils spawn.

im trying to understand that if you detest yorkies, terries why are you a member in yorkietalk? when did you get a terrier mix? they will mostly like have the same traits as a full bred terrier

I'm almost afraid to say this but my 2 don't bark much at all. My collie barked more then both of my yorkies do.
But I would watch any dog with a young child I don't care what breed it is, or how big or little.
And yes this is Yorkie Talk so I think most of us love our yorkies.:thumbup::D:D

If you don't like yorkies then why do you have one, mix or not? Your mixed breed is no better or worse than our purebreds. I'm sorry your kid was bitten by a horribly trained, uncontrolled dog, but don't blame the breed. It's the owners.

My Chip can get slightly territorial and he's not a huge fan of kids but he has been traumatized by children and provoked many times. I wouldn't like kids either if I had been through what he's been through. He has NEVER bitten anyone though and would not bite anyone because we don't allow it. My Smokey on the other hand loves everyone and only wants to give kisses and get lots of belly rubs. There is not a territorial, mean bone in that dogs body.

The problem with "terriers" is that because there are people out there that tell people like you and the general public "Oh they are territorial, it's in their nature blah blah blah" then the owners start making excuses for the dogs and spoil them and don't control them. They are also cute and so tiny that the owners don't take the time to train them like they would a big dog and forget the fact that a dog is a dog is a dog and they all need rules, boundaries, training, and discipline.

I 100% agree. Look, I have 4 "skin kids" so I've been there. You and only you have the power to control the situation you are put in. You should never have brought your dog to their house KNOWING that their dog was a terror. Second, why on earth did you bring your child? When you saw that their dog was let out of the crate, you should have said something or left. It's not their fault your child got bit, and it's not the dogs fault. Next time GET A BABYSITTER. Or stay home.

My girls are just so sweet...Penny being the first...she is more spoiled and territorial...not to the point of being dangerous.....We have had Jack Russells in the past...(and still have one)....they are just as sweet...I believe it is all in how they are raised.....But I am so very sorry your son was bitten....

I am sorry to hear that your son was bitten and your dog harrassed. I honestly wouldn't have taken my pup along. You know he is an intact pain in the a$$ so he would definitely harrass her. I would have let her stay home.

As for your little boy I hope it doesn't make him scared of dogs.

I do agree with the others on here that the terrier dislike is just a generalization. All breeds no matter what size can be dangerous. The generalization and singling out is not the best way to approach things.