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06-02-2009, 08:16 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orlando, FL, USA
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| To fix or not to fix? A changed dog???? Hello to all, as I've said before I plan on breeding as responsibly as I can. I entered a deal with a breeder to co-own a dog through 2-3 litters. As long as all goes with each then the next will proceed. One wrong thing and I'm calling it off, as I'm positive the breeder would want the same as well. Well I'm beginning to second guess myself. I honestly did not think anyone would truthfully want to co-own with me. Now that Ella is in my arms I want to protect her with my life. I am confident that if I am just not comfortable breeding her, the breeder will just give me her for the pet price (same price I"m paying just no papers, which I am fine with). Here are my concerns. What happens/changes occur after a female has a few litters and gets fixed? Does her personality change? Does she gain weight? Comment please, inform me please. I've done some research and it is starting to scare me so I'd like to hear from real people who have experienced this. I also have a boy 3 yo, what happens to males who are older who are fixed? If there is weight gain can I control it through his diet? Personality changes? Thank you!!! I want feedback, the good and the bad. If you have questions for me, plz ask them. I'm extremely open and willing to learn! |
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06-04-2009, 08:18 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| Most of my experience is just with spaying females. I feel strongly that if a female is not going to be bred then she should be spayed after she is a year old. I have 3 spayed females and two of them did not gain that much weight and one gained some but she was on the chunky side before she was spayed. I would not consider her obese. I had one 9 month old male that I had neutered because he had one testicle. He was nice and trim before being neutered and he definitely put on some weight afterwards. A lot of how much they gain depends on diet and life style. Now, as for personality change, I see no change in personality. It is a plus with females because you don't have to deal with personality changes that come with each heat cycle. As for males, it totally depends on the male and his personality. Just because you neuter a male does not eliminate his desire to breed, he could still have the desire to breed a female and he can still tie a female. The only good thing being that he could not get her pregnant. There are risks involved to male and female if they accidentally tie while unsupervised, whether he is neutered or not. That being said, if you have a male, whether neutered or not, it is wise to keep them away from females in heat, unless he shows absolutely no interest in the female. There are many pros and cons to spaying and neutering. It is a tough personal decision that we all have to make and live with. Anyone who chooses to have a unaltered male and female in the house better be prepared to do all things possible to keep them apart. Be prepared for 3 weeks of barking, whining, crying and sadness when the female is in heat. If at all possible the best solution is to keep them in separate areas of the house. Here is a good article that list the pros and cons of neutering: http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongT...uterInDogs.pdf |
06-04-2009, 08:21 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | None of mine gained weight nor did it change anyone's personality...
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06-04-2009, 01:53 PM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London, Ontario, canada
Posts: 518
| Please spay I know a lot of people will say this to you here. But please spay. Yorkies are small and sometimes there are a lot of problems. Even the most experienced and responsible breeders have emergency c-sections. Sometimes the Moms and the Puppies died. Both my girls are spayed. Personality wise nothing changed. But my one PICKY eater stopped being as picky. I don't free feed. So it is impossible for them to get fat because their food is measure. |
06-04-2009, 09:47 PM | #5 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orlando, FL, USA
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06-07-2009, 07:20 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | I don't know if you saw this thread but you might look at it again: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/bre...ml#post2658450 |
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