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View Poll Results: What is the minimum age for someone to own a yorkie | |||
18 and older | 34 | 66.67% | |
10-15 | 4 | 7.84% | |
16-18 | 13 | 25.49% | |
Voters: 51. You may not vote on this poll |
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06-16-2005, 06:30 AM | #1 |
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| How old is old enough to have a yorkie so after recent events i am wondering would you either sell or give a yorkie to a minor? i personally would not.
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06-16-2005, 06:56 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | i got brownie at 16 but i was mentally mature at like 11 so...... i also think some adults shouldnt have a dog but ........... |
06-16-2005, 07:20 AM | #3 | |
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06-16-2005, 07:23 AM | #4 |
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| I voted for 16-18 BUT if a 13 year old wanted a yorkie and the mom was willing to for the most part take care of the dog then I think it would be ok. |
06-16-2005, 07:25 AM | #5 |
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| It depends of the maturity of the person . |
06-16-2005, 07:25 AM | #6 |
Tilly & Sami Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Syracuse, Utah
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| Never!! when my kids were under the age of 16. they had better things to do than take on the responsibility of raising any breed of an animal, they have to hang out with friends, go play all day, Party, places to go friends to see.. Mom raises the pet "But" when they get home and done socializing, the pet becomes theirs again, almost like a toy that sets on a shelf and taken down to be played with and put aside again only to be repeated.. I am not speaking of all children Just "MINE' I have five children (now adults) and I had all of them with wanting their very own pet. and only allowed fish and hampsters. of course I had to clean it's cage and feed the fish So I never allowed them to take on the responsibility of raising their own dog. Dogs are babies and they grow up just like children and have to be raised as such. so I just dont think any child (only a opinion) that old should be raising such a responsibilty. there are exception's some children can be very responsible to love and take good care of their pets. but not Mine My Children had to socialize 24-7 |
06-16-2005, 07:26 AM | #7 | |
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06-16-2005, 07:27 AM | #8 |
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| The rescue I help won't give anyone under 25 a dog of any variety. |
06-16-2005, 08:47 AM | #9 |
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| My daughter saved up her money and paid for half the cost of our Yorkie. We fight over who's it is!!!! (I keep telling her she can have the back half) I don't think you can go by age, I know some 25 year olds that I wouldn't trust with a stuffed animal! Megan takes most of the responsibility for Tucker's care. She feeds him, walks him, brushes him and is teaching him tricks. As long as she isn't around he'll let me do whatever I want to him, but he wants her when she's there. He considers himself HER dog!
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06-16-2005, 09:14 AM | #10 |
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| Legally, a child under the age of age cannot technically own anything unless they are emancipated which is a whole other thing. So, legally and technically, boring I know, the parent is always the owner of the dog. I feel this should be the case in reality as well since you cannot responsibly entrust a child with the full 100% care of a dog. A perfect analogy would be whether you would allow them be responsbile for a child(baby) completely and 100%. Babysitting is one thing but, imo, they are not responsible even and do not have the judgment necessary to do it 24/7. Studies have been done with regard to judgment of teeenagers in the area of driving and it has been proving that we do not achieve our full reasoning powers until about age 25. Amazing, huh? A lot of people have kids before 25 so I would say 18 to own a dog. This is a generalization but it would be great if we could evaluate it on a cae by case basis because I agree that some people are never old enough to own and care for a dog! |
06-16-2005, 03:23 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | i think to really own a yorkie you should be 18+ unless you lived in your own home or something. yorkies are expensive. i like to say tucker is my dog after all. i take him for walks most of the time i'm the one who feeds him and i do a lot of that kind of stuff.(i'm not saying my parents don't do a lot) in fact i don't think it would be possiable to own a yorkie or any kind of dog at all under 18 if your parents aren't paying the vet bills and all of the important things. |
06-16-2005, 04:25 PM | #12 | |
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My personal opinion parents should be held responsible for their children pets. If they don't want part of it, then don't get them Liza Nana to Pierce & Mia | |
06-16-2005, 07:18 PM | #13 |
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| I think I am on board here (sometimes it gets cloudy?) As a child I had a dog, was responsible for it, feeding, playing, cleaning. My mother took him to the vet and made sure he was cared for when I became preoccupied for a short time. When I got MY Yorkies, I made each boy, 14 and 17, guardian of one dog. They don't fight over them, they can take theirs into their room, but I am the caregiver, they don't stay away from me for long. They have had pets in the past and do not take proper care of them IMO. When my 17 is ready to move out, it will be clear to him that he is not to have a pet of any sort until he becomes responsible enough to have one, which at this time-he is not. He also does not drive. I would give/sell a puppy to a child only if I think the parent is responsible 100% to make sure the child is caring for the dog, and the dog is wanted in the household.
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06-16-2005, 07:31 PM | #14 | |
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06-17-2005, 03:21 AM | #15 |
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| I believe that some, not all, children in the 10-15 year range, with adult supervision are mature enough to care for a Yorkie. However, there are also some in that age range that I won't allow to hold Toto! I feel that it depends on maturity and circumstances.
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