I don't know who Rudey's post was directed at either.
But I agree -- I get so sad when I hear on the news about another child that has been mauled by a Pit Bull or another dog of that nature.
I forgot to mention earlier that I do think Yorkies are good dogs. My husband's stepmother has one (does that make her my stepmother-in-law? I just call her by her first name). She's a great dog...but she's not good w/ other dogs AT ALL! She hates Jasmine (well, I think mostly b/c Jasmine steals a lot of her spotlight) when we take her over there and it takes her a bit to not growl at Jasmine. (Like I said in my original post, I'm just biased toward mini doxies 'cause I have one!)
I think any kind of terrier would be great. We had a terrier mutt growing up and she was very smart! I think a Scottish terrier would also be a good choice....several friends had them when I was growing up and they were very well-behaved around us.