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yorkieangel · 08-08-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by RLC12345678

I know.

I was just concurring and elaborating by sharing my personal experiences with the breed.

ARCHIE · 08-08-2006, 11:58 AM

A pug is great for small children. My daughter did extensive reseach before
getting a pet for the kids. However they were older. 16, 14 and 10. The
10 yr old wanted the dog. He wanted a doxie but their back is to fragile for
rough play so a pug it was. They are inseperatable. It has been 2 1/2 yrs.
Harley just plays, eats and sleeps. Nothing like a nutty Yorkie. They are
very affectionate also but very lazy. Not much work at all.

vainchick5 · 08-08-2006, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ARCHIE

A pug is great for small children. My daughter did extensive reseach before
getting a pet for the kids. However they were older. 16, 14 and 10. The
10 yr old wanted the dog. He wanted a doxie but their back is to fragile for
rough play so a pug it was. They are inseperatable. It has been 2 1/2 yrs.
Harley just plays, eats and sleeps. Nothing like a nutty Yorkie. They are
very affectionate also but very lazy. Not much work at all.

Pugs are great except they shed like crazy. My friend has 2 and I make every excuse in the book when she wants to bring them over

I just hate that they shed over everything

Sunnyd · 08-08-2006, 12:25 PM

jack russells shed a lot too. actually i can't think of any dogs with short hair that don't shed.

LuvMySissy · 08-09-2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by amyd

What is a teaPOT yorkie?

A Teapot Yorkie is one that is bigger - usually more than 7 lbs. That is a YT made-up term, so please don't go looking for it!! There are many of them on this site and since the teacup phrase got coined to describe the little ones, teapot is the bigger ones!!

windsor'smom · 08-09-2006, 11:07 AM

We got one last weekend for my son and he is in heaven. There is nothing fragile about this five month old 9lb bundle of love. And of course you don't have to worry about the shedding only grooming which can be minimized with a short cut. Good luck in your search. BTW we only paid $200 for buddy, you can usually get the larger yorkies at an excellant price since most (not all) people don't want one over the standard 7 lbs.

08-09-2006, 11:07 AM	#36
windsor'smom Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Panama City, FL Posts: 554	my vote is for the teapot yorkie We got one last weekend for my son and he is in heaven. There is nothing fragile about this five month old 9lb bundle of love. And of course you don't have to worry about the shedding only grooming which can be minimized with a short cut. Good luck in your search. BTW we only paid $200 for buddy, you can usually get the larger yorkies at an excellant price since most (not all) people don't want one over the standard 7 lbs. __________________ NOBODY CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF LOVE UNLESS THEY'RE OWNED BY A DOG

08-08-2006, 11:58 AM	#32
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	A pug is great for small children. My daughter did extensive reseach before getting a pet for the kids. However they were older. 16, 14 and 10. The 10 yr old wanted the dog. He wanted a doxie but their back is to fragile for rough play so a pug it was. They are inseperatable. It has been 2 1/2 yrs. Harley just plays, eats and sleeps. Nothing like a nutty Yorkie. They are very affectionate also but very lazy. Not much work at all.

08-08-2006, 12:25 PM	#34
Sunnyd Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Linwood, KS Posts: 249	jack russells shed a lot too. actually i can't think of any dogs with short hair that don't shed.