DumDog
Posted : 5/8/2007 9:10:08 PM
i believe its been said that yorkies arent as kid friendly.. but ... I personally believe that depends on how the dog is raised. my sister's grandmother has a yorky/peke and she was an absolute doll with kids. however since she's older she is possessive of the grand dad's lap and wont let the grand kids near him. but she's an 11 yr old dog..... she has earned that lap lol
i dont have ANY experience with westies, but i have experience with terriers. i owned a JRT and she was a fire ball, but i never got the chance to introduce her to children myself. i was in high school/college when i had her.... when i moved the new landlord wouldnt allow dogs and my mom wouldnt keep her, so i gave her to a friend with an 8 yr old boy who loves her dearly. but... thats a JRT. but still a terrier none the less.
i think it should depend on what you want and what the dog is like that is up for adoption. do you guys have kids or plan to have kids or are their grand kids that visit? if so then how old?
and where training is concerned are you planning on competing in obedience or just every day sit stay good dog stuff?
that might be where people say a yorky is harder to train, for competing purposes maybe. not sure on that. Tiffy, the yorky i mentioned earlier was a good little dog and very bright. she loved to play fetch and she only played fetch with one ball and it was pink. she didnt want the blue one or the red one, or the striped one. If the pink ball rolled under the tv set she would lie there for hours waiting for it to come back out....