help me please !!!!!

[fred1971]

Hi floks im knew to this breed of dog becouse im acustomed my hunting dog and told my wife i didnt want a over gronw dust mopp. But to my supprize I love this little dust mopp he is no hunter but he is my lap dog, but getting to the matter at hand Im want to find him a partner for breeding he is only about 6 months old and weights in at 8.5lbs and othere poeple told not to breed himm to a smaller female and that i need find one his size or bigger and i found this tonight from my wife that his parents were about 10lbs can anyone HELP me find a puppie that might get up to his weight.

[bizzbeth]

welcome to YT!!!
You'll get a lot of great information here
Congrats on your boy!
THe usual rule around here is "don't breed unless you're improving the standard" Or at least keeping up with it! Unfortunately, a yorkie over 7 pounds doesn't meet the AKC standards (is it 7 pounds, ladies?? I'm not quite sure) BUT OF COURSE WE LOVE THEM BIG! I have an 8 pounder I'm in love with.
Anyways, please research it ENTIRELY before you get into breeding. You may learn some very important things and you may decide not to breed at all (for the safety of your dog(s)! Breeding can be a VERY scary thing and a very dangerous one. (With big and little yorkies)
Welcome, again
You'll get lots of advise at YT!

[fred1971]

thank you for so fast so can you tell me what the norm is lord knows i dont want to brake the rules and were might i find some info on the breed???

[bizzbeth]

This is from the AKC webpage.

Yorkshire Terrier Breed Standard
Toy Group

General Appearance
That of a long-haired toy terrier whose blue and tan coat is parted on the face and from the base of the skull to the end of the tail and hangs evenly and quite straight down each side of body. The body is neat, compact and well proportioned. The dog's high head carriage and confident manner should give the appearance of vigor and self-importance.

Head
Small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round, the muzzle not too long, with the bite neither undershot nor overshot and teeth sound. Either scissors bite or level bite is acceptable. The nose is black. Eyes are medium in size and not too prominent; dark in color and sparkling with a sharp, intelligent expression. Eye rims are dark. Ears are small, V-shaped, carried erect and set not too far apart.

Body
Well proportioned and very compact. The back is rather short, the back line level, with height at shoulder the same as at the rump.

Legs and Feet
Forelegs should be straight, elbows neither in nor out. Hind legs straight when viewed from behind, but stifles are moderately bent when viewed from the sides. Feet are round with black toenails. Dewclaws, if any, are generally removed from the hind legs. Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed.

Tail
Docked to a medium length and carried slightly higher than the level of the back.

Coat
Quality, texture and quantity of coat are of prime importance. Hair is glossy, fine and silky in texture. Coat on the body is moderately long and perfectly straight (not wavy). It may be trimmed to floor length to give ease of movement and a neater appearance, if desired. The fall on the head is long, tied with one bow in center of head or parted in the middle and tied with two bows. Hair on muzzle is very long. Hair should be trimmed short on tips of ears and may be trimmed on feet to give them a neat appearance.

Colors
Puppies are born black and tan and are normally darker in body color, showing an intermingling of black hair in the tan until they are matured. Color of hair on body and richness of tan on head and legs are of prime importance in adult dogs, to which the following color requirements apply:

Blue: Is a dark steel-blue, not a silver-blue and not mingled with fawn, bronzy or black hairs.

Tan: All tan hair is darker at the roots than in the middle, shading to still lighter tan at the tips. There should be no sooty or black hair intermingled with any of the tan.

Color on Body
The blue extends over the body from back of neck to root of tail. Hair on tail is a darker blue, especially at end of tail.

Headfall
A rich golden tan, deeper in color at sides of head, at ear roots and on the muzzle, with ears a deep rich tan. Tan color should not extend down on back of neck.

Chest and Legs
A bright, rich tan, not extending above the elbow on the forelegs nor above the stifle on the hind legs.

Weight
Must not exceed seven pounds

[bizzbeth]

and you aren't "breaking rules" by breeding outside of the standard, but they may be less healthy, unable to be registered with the AKC (or CKC) therefore they probably wouldn't sell for very much (not that that is really an issue when it comes to THE YORKIES we love, i'm just mentioning it...)

From what I've heard you "usually" try to breed a 3-4 pound male with a 5-8 pound female. I've never bred... not ever going to-- that is just what I have gathered from YT!

[yorkiegirl2]

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