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07-30-2006, 11:28 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Louisiana
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| Should I take this chance? I have always wanted to breed my little JPop to have one of his off-springs, but everyone I know with a female is fixed. Well, in todays paper I ran across a little female, about to come into her second heat, but someone else is interested in her. I chated with the owner anyway, and left my number in case the other person backs out. Now my question...the little girl, Chole, is just 1 year and of course I would wait until she is 2 to consider breeding. Also, she is 5 lbs and JPop is right at 6 lbs. Does 1 lb, or maybe a little less, make that big of a difference? Of course my vet is not in today to ask, and sometimes I value your opinions more anyway. If she were any smaller than 5 I wouldn't consider breeding anyway. Should I get the little girl if shes availabe, or leave well enough alone? |
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07-30-2006, 11:41 AM | #2 |
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| I think the male is supposed to be smaller than the female so there are fewer chances of complications when it comes time for the birth of the pups. |
07-30-2006, 11:47 AM | #3 |
My furkids Donating Member | I don't know much about breeding yorkies but, I have heard the male should be smaller also. There are plenty of breeders on this site that can answer your question, I would get info from them before the vet. I thought of breeding Sadie so I could keep one of her puppies but after doing alot of research and giving it alot of thought I decided not to. Sadie is 5 lbs so I know she is a good weight but, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if anything ever happened to her. I had discussed this with my vet and although he didn't tell me I shouldn't he did stress the complications that can happen with such a small dog. I opted for spaying..which I still haven't done yet but, will be soon.
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07-30-2006, 11:52 AM | #4 |
I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA
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| I thought about breeding Hobbs bc I really wanted another yorkie that was as much like him as possible, and I figured that his offspring would be as close as I could get. But then I thought about getting one of Hobbs' siblings from a subsequent litter. I contacted his breeder and luckily Hobbs' same parents were prego with another litter! So, if you are like me and want another one like the one you have now, have you considered maybe getting one of his siblings?? I know that non-neutered males can be somewhat of a pain and I know that breeders recommend that the male be smaller than the female. Just a thought......I'm no expert. Good luck in whatever decision you decide to make! |
07-30-2006, 11:57 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Louisiana
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| I did check on a sibling, but she is not breeding the mom anymore. I do know the male should be smaller, but was just hoping that less than 1 lb wouldn't matter. Of course I'm certainly no expert either, that's why I'm here. |
07-30-2006, 12:00 PM | #6 | |
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07-30-2006, 01:37 PM | #7 |
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| From what I have learned, 1 pound is not much of a difference. Alot of people always think they have to have a male that is smaller, this is not always true. The important thing is that the male either throws small pups or the female has a wide enough birth canal. Some tiny males who are much smaller than the females throw big puppies and the female will have to get a C-section. It all depends on if you know your male's history. So 1 pound is not a big difference and some breeders here even have males that are 1 to 2 pounds or slightly bigger then the female and have had no problems with the females delivering puppies.
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07-30-2006, 01:54 PM | #8 | |
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That is what my breeder told me, but having heard over and over again that this is a HUGE NO NO I was skepticfal about asking about it on here. Thank you for pointing this out. | |
07-30-2006, 03:47 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Louisiana
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| Seems it was all for moot anyway........she never called me back. Guess the other person got little Chole. It is good to know that 1 lb shouldn't back that much difference though. Thanks for all who responded. |
07-30-2006, 04:03 PM | #10 |
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| A 6 pound male with two five pound parents, a 4 and 5 pound grandparent and the same weight great grandparents' could be actually "smaller" than a 3 pound male with two 6 pound parents, and some 5s, 7s and 8s thrown back there. That is why it is so important to know both Yorkies background. You have to get into a lot of details so that is why most simply say the male should be smaller than the female in actuality, what they mean is the male and male's background should be smaller than the female. Yorkies vary so much in size that is why breeding the small ones is risky. A 4 pound female might have 10 pounders in her background and her own genes might put her in danger for having too large of a pup, no matter what the male weighs. |
07-30-2006, 06:39 PM | #11 |
BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED | IMO a 5 lb female is to small to breed and just cause you want one of his off-springs is no reason to breed, you breed because you love this breed and to better the breed, IMO Please do a lot of research before you make up your mind to breed, it's not all about putting 2 dogs together and making puppies, there is a lot involved and it COULD be very costly or even deadly. Please read this entire page, it sure made me open my eyes about breeding to, like you i thought I wanted to breed my Kloey, why? cause she was so darn cute and I wanted to have one of her babies! But that is the wrong answer. here is the site, please let me know what you think after you read the entire page of her letter. http://www.debbiejensen.com/table.html |
07-31-2006, 02:31 AM | #12 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
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| When planning to breed , you should look at the ancestors . I never used very small males in my breeding program . I always use similar weight and never had problems with the girls whelping but I am always careful when selecting a male . |
07-31-2006, 09:11 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon
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| weight is secondary when matching up breeding pairs. There is the same risk using a 6lb male stud as using a 3 lb. One pound difference in weight means nothing, research their pedigrees to see what their background throws....
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07-31-2006, 09:48 AM | #14 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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| What is the size of JPop's parents?
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