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08-07-2007, 11:50 AM | #1 |
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| Breeding Ages At what age do you stop breeding your Yorkies (male and female)? Of course, their health is always the first deciding factor. |
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08-07-2007, 12:02 PM | #2 |
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| most breeders retire their females at about age five. But some of the latest seminarss I have only heard about, say seven. my two girls are coming up on fuive next year and i am probably going to retire them. males, i don't know about. but, I do know that once dogs get to a certain age, if they have any bad stuff in their backgroud at all, it will start coming out. |
08-08-2007, 11:46 AM | #3 | |
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Males, after the age of 11, the breeding must be monitored and witnessed by a vet. There are some wonderful seminars on canine genetics, breeding/whelping that would greatly benefit you.
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08-08-2007, 12:00 PM | #4 | |
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08-08-2007, 12:21 PM | #5 | |
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08-08-2007, 12:37 PM | #6 |
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| Kennel Clubs offer seminars, contact your local kennel club or AKC.org. Breeding Better Dogs by Carmen Battaglia has a wonderful one Do a google search.....
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08-08-2007, 01:03 PM | #7 | |
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08-08-2007, 02:40 PM | #8 | |
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08-08-2007, 03:03 PM | #9 |
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| thanks, Lisa. My husband has been breeding, training and showing hounds for close to forty years now and no doubt knows more about genetics than any of us on this board will ever know. Yes, I do ask questions on here of other breeders at times only because the yorkies are different as far as whelping, feeding and etc but never about genetics. genetics are the same, no matter what breed it is. No, i am not at all saying what Tegamom is trying to say I am saying. |
08-08-2007, 04:35 PM | #10 |
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| Thanks Lisa, I will be interested in reading this. As I have told others, none of us ever stop learning.
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08-08-2007, 05:24 PM | #11 | |
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the bottom line was all of the litters conceived while the sire was at a young to middle age, did not pass on any genetic defects. with the same sires at an old age, did pass on genetic defects. THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH LINE BREEDING, JUST ANOTHER STUDY DONE BY THE SAME INSITITUTE since line breeding and genetics are closely studied together i found it to be very interesting as i do liver shunt studies. vets cannot link liver shunt or prove it to be a genetic defect but they base their hypothesi on very renown and respected breeders who do believe it is a genetic defect. again, this is what i read and study up on. i am sure there are so many studies out there but i find genetics very fasinating.
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08-08-2007, 06:15 PM | #12 | |
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It stands to reason that as in humans.....when producing offspring in later years, there is the chance of mental and physical defects being passed down. But, it is also known that these same types of genetic defects can be passed down by perfectly healthy younger parents....granted the percentages are lower when younger, but the law of averages increase as one gets older...... As I mentioned before there is a cut off line for females and males for breeding.....age, health are primary importantce..... Liver shunt is another issue, that strongly leans toward hererditary factors.....Several studies by Dr Tobias have resulted in different outcomes. 2 shunt parents producing non shunt offspring and visa versa. I can't wait for the day when the DNA Marker is available to determine if your dog is a carrier.
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08-08-2007, 06:34 PM | #13 | |
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According to the breeder, he's never had that problem before (and he has both of his testicles). So, this age thing and defects is interesting to me!
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