Yorkie for a pet?

[Anonymous]

Every yorkie I know barks constantly, and for some reason their owners don't train them to go to the bathroom outside. They all let them pee inside on those puppy pads. It's the most disgusting thing ever.

[Anonymous]

Yorkies are annoying. And most don't like kids. Just something to consider.

[Anonymous]

I don't like toy poodles, either. They feel so fragile when you pick them up. I always feel like I could crush their little rib cages through their fur.

[Anonymous]

I have a 3 year old male Yorkie whom I love to death. I've had him since he was 8 weeks old. I recently had a baby and while I love my dog, HE HAS BECOME A ROYAL PAIN IN MY A$$!! He barks at EVERY noise he hears. No amount of training we do has curbed this and he always barks at the WORST time (i.e. when the baby is sleeping). We am VERY careful of him around the baby because while he has never bitten anyone, he did recently snarl at the baby. He's pretty good about doing his business outside but he does still occasionally have accidents (partially our fault because we do not crate him).

On the flip side, he is VERY lovable and VERY protective and has become like a member of our family. We have no plans to rehome him....for now.

[Anonymous]

If you're looking for a small dog breed, I suggest a Boston Terrier. We have two and they are great with our 7 yo DD. They are well adjusted, and don't seem to have the issues that other small breeds do (nerves, yapping high strung, etc).

[Anonymous]

We have a little Yorkie, and we adore her! She's now 10 and we adopted her when she was 14 weeks old from a shelter (long story). She's just lovely, 7.5 lbs., with a great personality. We have a 5 yr. old and she has snapped at him but with good cause, as he was in her face bothering her, which I repeatedly asked him to stop (more like begged). We adopted a Treeing Walker Coon hound mix last year from a different shelter, and I had hopes they'd bond, but haven't though they tolerate each other.

It took me 9 months to housebreak her, and as much as I hated to do so, she had to be crated until we could trust her. The only time she's crated now is when she eats something she shouldn't have and gets an upset stomach, that leads to nasty shit problems. She takes long walks, but will eventually tire, and will ride in the jogger's stroller. I typically have her groomed every 3 months with a puppy cut, as her hair can get matted, especially around her eyes. She also has throat issues and tends to HONK, a lot, so freaking annoying, and also has hip problems. She most likely came from a puppy mill, and she's the result of bad/over breeding. For this reason, we have VPI health insurance for her, though they don't cover breed specific ailments, it's still a peace of mind given her history. Honestly, caring for her is much easier than caring for our large hound - she eats less and requires shorter walks.

She's smart as a whip and is a master manipulator. I'd adopt another Yorkie in a heartbeat, and we've often talked about fostering if a dog was in need. You don't see Yorkies in many shelters, and in rescue, they're usually older or were used for breeding. Please don't adopt from a pet store! I can tell you, first hand, that pet store dogs CAN have signifigant health problems, as puppy mills are hell on earth for any dog, puppy or adult.

As a little girl, I had always wanted a Yorkie and when we had the opportunity to adopt her, as a puppy none the less, we jumped on her adoption. I would never have bought her from a pet store or breeder, as I've been in rescue and have witnessed, first hand, the sadness and despair of dogs and cats so "buying" a Yorkie was never an option. She sort fell into our hands and lives Great little dogs, with a lot of love.

[Anonymous]

PP here-I wanted to add something about my Yorkie. I've explained we have 2 dogs, one large and one small. The large one has a ferocious bark, and it's obvious from our Yorkie's bark that she's small. It should be the Yorkie that people should be afraid of, not our big hound! She'll attack anyone who walks into our yard if they don't acknowledge her and make friends. She's great with children, but first, you have to make friends with her and she'll remember you forever. She's funny like that. So, I'd label her as "nippy".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a 3 year old male Yorkie whom I love to death. I've had him since he was 8 weeks old. I recently had a baby and while I love my dog, HE HAS BECOME A ROYAL PAIN IN MY A$$!! He barks at EVERY noise he hears. No amount of training we do has curbed this and he always barks at the WORST time (i.e. when the baby is sleeping). We am VERY careful of him around the baby because while he has never bitten anyone, he did recently snarl at the baby. He's pretty good about doing his business outside but he does still occasionally have accidents (partially our fault because we do not crate him).

On the flip side, he is VERY lovable and VERY protective and has become like a member of our family. We have no plans to rehome him....for now.

Our Yorkie will growl when my 5 yr. old irritates her, it's her warning to stop, and when he doesn't, she's snapped. He freaks, and promises to leave her alone, but not 24 hours later, he's back in her face. When my son was a baby, our Yorkie would sniff him and he'd laugh so hard, it was just priceless. We have so many cute videos of them together! Once our DC reached 4, he asked me for a bigger dog, and I oblidged Love the big dog, but the amount of care is much more. Our Yorkie is happy not to be the center of attention from our DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, just so you know, toy breeds can't hold it all day because of their tiny bladders, they need to be walked or trained in some way. My Havanese is trained to use a puppy pad inside of his crate. He takes it out, pees on it, and rolls it back into the corner until he needs it again. This is something he figured out himself. Haha. I asked a trainer and she said as long as the dog can relieve himself and stay clean and happy it doesn't matter. So, litter box training is good too.

This so amazing that your dog taught himself to do this. But does this work with poop?

[Anonymous]

What pet stores even sell dogs? I haven't seen one selling any since the 80's! Relax about the puppy mills, we get it!!!

[Anonymous]

I would never consider a Yorkie if I had (or planned to have) kids. They do best in homes where they can be pampered and loved and receive your full attention.

All of the ones I've known don't do well with kids. And they're much more prone to accidental injuries around kids (which probably accounts for their anxiety around them).

[Anonymous]

My parents had a Yorkie for years and it was too excitable, yippy yappy, barky, and did not like children. The other thing to do (as PPs already mentioned) is that their bladders are tiny so they can't hold their urine for very long. Often they wear diapers or have "pads" to be on in the house if you're gone for very long. They also need walks and exercise. I think some people think small or toy size don't need exercise but they really do for physical and mental health. Many smaller dogs tend towards neurotic behavior and without proper physical and mental stimulation, they suffer (and become super annoying).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: They also need walks and exercise. I think some people think small or toy size don't need exercise but they really do for physical and mental health. Many smaller dogs tend towards neurotic behavior and without proper physical and mental stimulation, they suffer (and become super annoying).

Agreed. My in-laws have two yappy, neurotic tea-cup poodles. Small dogs are also fragile. One that they had years ago was slammed in a car door and cost about 2K to fix. It finally died when it was sleeping in the shade of my FILs car tire and he backed over it.

Whatever you do, please go to obedience. Please socialize your dog to be around other dogs even if it won't be living with another dog.