Is a toy maltese good for a mature 5, 7 and 9 year old?

rachels

the nine is turning 10 in october, the 7 in january, and the 5 in march. We are getting a puppy.
how about a small yorkie or shih tzu? whats the youngest age for these dog breeds?
If anyone can give me ideas of small sized breeds that are hypo-allergenic that would be helpful.

Answer
Small kids + small puppy= disaster.

A lot of reputable Maltese breeders wont even sell to people with young children.


ADD:
Most small dogs are not compatible with small children. Breeders of both Yorkshire Terriers and Shih Tzus are more than likely to reject you because of your young children.

And there is no such thing as a "Hypoallergenic" dog. They all shed and all have dander which can causes allergies, some are just less likely to do so.

Here is a list of dog breeds the AKC considers better choices for allergies suffers but most are small breeds that are not compatible with small kids.

http://www.akc.org/about/faq_allergies.cfm

What are some good gifts for kids ages 5-7, 8-12 and 15-17?

C

Every year, my husband and I, donate money to the couple of food pantry's and shelters that are in our city. This year, two of the more well known ones asked if instead of money we could buy gifts. They gave us age groups of 5-7, 8-12 and 15-17. We were also given a list of what the toys should / shouldn't be. Which was: anything that could be a unisex toy would be best, no small parts, no games or movies rated higher than E or PG and nothing where the parents would have to spend money in the future to keep going (like a pay-as-you-go cell phone). My children are still really young [still playing with the preschool toys], and I don't have any nieces or nephews who are in any of the age groups [well, I have one - but she's convinced that every kid no matter what age wants an iPod, so she's not much help]. Any suggestions? I'm sort of at a loss, and we wanted to have this done by this weekend. Thank you for any suggestions!

Answer
all ages:

sports stuff such as soccer balls, jump ropes, basketballs, mini skateboards, skates, scooters [they sell for cheap now]


ages 8-12:
books
card games
basketball stuff
baseball, baseball bat and glove
toy cars, trains
plush animals
floam
giant kickball
moonshoes
carebears
cartoon stuff


ages 5-7:

sports stuff
books
stuffed animals
magic kit
spongebob characters
fairly odd parents toys
magic drawing board
giant ball
puzzles
card games
trains
guess who? game
furreal friends puppies
things to play catch



ages 15-17:

books
sports stuff
video games
movies
art sets
clothing
board games
magazines
cd's and boombox

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