female yorkie 5lbs vs. male 7lbs.

[lee17]

Is this okay for the female yorkie to breed?? two pounds over is okay for her or not? and how long does a yorkie carry her babies? or pregantly?

[Sunnie]

since no one has answered I will try. Yes, you can breed a 7 lb male with a 5 lb female.. BUT I WOULDN'T! Not on purpose unless you have done lots of research on both the male and the female. Say the 7lb male is the RUNT of his litter and the 5 lkb female is from a very small mom and dad. You are running a big risk of mom needing a c-section.
Second, the pregnancy will be roughly 63 days from the last tie. BUT.. my advice would be to rethink the entire breeding process until you know these things inside out. You run a huge risk with your female as well as the litter if you do not do your homework. There is so much more than just putting two dogs together.. There is lots to learn about the genetics of each dog, lots of testing for hereditary problems in each dogs line... just so much more than anyone who has to ask just the basic questions you have to learn. I am not trying to be rude or hurtful, but really, you seem to have a lot to learn before you should consider breeding these two.
I hope you will stick around and read and learn a whole lot more before you breed. Good luck
and welcome to YT

[bjh]

I know many show breeders breed 7 lb males to smaller females. It is not as much about size as it is structure. A female has to have the right build to safely deliver puppies. Females that are too narrow in the rear end would have a harder time delivering pups. When I breed I alway count 61 days from the first breeding. I have had several females have pups on the 60th day and some go as long a 70 days from the 1st breeding, it all depends on when the female actually conceives. I think the majority of litters I have whelped are 63 to 65 days from the 1st breeding.

[txshopper73]

Originally Posted by bjh

I know many show breeders breed 7 lb males to smaller females. It is not as much about size as it is structure. A female has to have the right build to safely deliver puppies. Females that are too narrow in the rear end would have a harder time delivering pups. When I breed I alway count 61 days from the first breeding. I have had several females have pups on the 60th day and some go as long a 70 days from the 1st breeding, it all depends on when the female actually conceives. I think the majority of litters I have whelped are 63 to 65 days from the 1st breeding.

You are right.

Also, I would look at the stud's parents, grandparents and even great...if it's possible. Could be that he was a throw-back.

I know of a 7 lb stud that produces small pups...a small males that produce large pups.

First and foremost, do your research of the lines.

[tiggerr36792]

Looking at your previous thread I really want to say that before you jump into breeding these 2, you need to really do alot of research first. You run the risk of many complications if your not experienced at breeding and know your dogs lines. To answer your original question yes it can do done if done properly!

[lee17]

Thank you everyone for the reply...I will be doing more researches on our yorkies...and we are wanting to to try just for one litter and then thats it. Thank you for the supporting answers.

[lreed]

A very experienced breeder of Yorkies told me she always tried to get the smallest stud she possibly could and used at least a five or six pound female. That way you have a very good chance of having Yorkies that will be smaller as adults and also the least risk for the female in delivering. I've also followed this rule and have had very good results.

[Sunnie]

Originally Posted by lreed

A very experienced breeder of Yorkies told me she always tried to get the smallest stud she possibly could and used at least a five or six pound female. That way you have a very good chance of having Yorkies that will be smaller as adults and also the least risk for the female in delivering. I've also followed this rule and have had very good results.

a very true statement... but still things can go wrong. My 5 pound female was bred with a 3 lb male (the breeder was an experienced show breeder) She did very good with the delivery... whelped them effortlessly....She had 3 little males.... VERY little.... one died within minutes of birth. The other two died the next day... It was my first litter, my females first litter and the biggest one was just barely 2 ounces. Maybe they would have had a chance with a very experienced breeder, but even with my vets help, they were just too tiny. It was so heartbreaking to me.. She had a second litter with a bigger male and had 2 healthy puppies, BUT she had to have a c-section... so we had her spade. Yorkies are so delicate.. and even a 5 pound female doesn't mean they will be capable of breeding. It seems to me that it is a very delicate balancing act between too small and too big. She came from a line of free whelpers.. but that sure isn't a guarantee.