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04-17-2006, 07:01 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: marion arkansas
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| I Need Your Help! i have an 11 lb. male yorkie. i know that very big but his parents were both 5-7 lbs and he just got a grandfather gene i guess. i am wanting to find a female yorkie to eventually breed him with but i don't want one to small for birthing complications would be at a higher risk. If you have any suggestions or no of any puppies that will be bigger please let me know. |
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04-17-2006, 07:37 PM | #2 | |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon
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Hope this helps and again welcome to YT
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04-17-2006, 07:46 PM | #3 | |
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i agree. so much is said about breeding dogs smaller than the standard, but i really think it is just as undesirable to breed dogs bigger than the standard. just my opinion, please don't take it personally. | |
04-17-2006, 08:21 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA
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| I agree also. Your little darling pet is far above the standard and should not be bred. My Yorkie is 8 1/2 pounds and is a cute as a little dog can be, but he's too large for breeding - and is going to be neutered in a week or two. Carol Jean |
04-17-2006, 10:09 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: marion arkansas
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| i was told by several breeders that the size of the parents didnt determine the size but the number of puppies in a litter is this true? and if that is the case why not breed him with a female that is about his size? |
04-17-2006, 10:22 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: marion arkansas
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| chance i just got a pic finally on here this is what my baby looks like |
04-17-2006, 10:31 PM | #7 | |
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Do your research and you will find that most of these larger yorkies end up in shelters. If you intend on breeding your first priority should be to better the breed. Please do your owen reserching and you will see what i'm trying to say here. As far as those breeders that your talking about just done care about the breed and are most likely in it for the money...
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04-29-2006, 11:59 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: marion arkansas
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| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for all of your opinions and your advice. i have found a lil girl who i have done some research on and the people and the dogs are both very nice. i do understand the whole throwback gene but what i dont understand is how someone can say dont breed over 7 lbs but then you see people who try to breed as small as poss. they call them tea cups and tinies but i didnt think there was such a thing. the thing is though you pay twice as much for the lil ones who may or may not be healthy but then you have the bigger yorkies who are healthy and people dont want them because of there size i would rather my dogs be healthy and happy no matter how much they weigh or how big they are |
04-29-2006, 12:14 PM | #9 | |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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That is very true. there are breeders that do keep breeding to get them tinier and tinier but that is not what a responsible breeder would do. that is the bad examble, not the way it should be done. How confident are you that your little guy came from small parents. Is it possible that your breeder just tiold you that? Maybe you know the brteeders well and they are honest. But there are also breeders out there that lie about the size of the parents, they even lie about which dogs are the parents. I agree with the others. If you are going to breed, you should try to breed within the standard. For a yorkie that is 7 pounds or less and for health reason it should be over 4 pounds. | |
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