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06-11-2005, 07:01 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Breeding Some advice please? My Yorkie is only 3 months old, so this is not an urgent question, but I've had a few family/friends say they would like a puppy if I ever breed her. What are the pros and cons to breeding your PET? I know its a natural thing, but I want to do what's best for her. How does it affect their health? How does it affect their body? When should they have their first puppies? 1 year/2 year/etc. Any other issues I should think about? Thanks for your input!! |
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06-11-2005, 07:13 AM | #2 |
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| 1st question I would ask is why do you want to breed ? There are so many dogs in shelters and rescues needing homes I wouldn't go adding to the numbers unless you have very good reasons to do so. |
06-11-2005, 07:21 AM | #3 |
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| Thank you. Very good point. I guess it's kind of like your kids having kids. You know how grandparent's love their grandbabies. It would be something part of her. BUT....I do respect your input. I haven't had a dog in a long time, so I don't think about things like you said. I will definitely keep that point in mind. Thanks! |
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06-11-2005, 08:07 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks for the great information. I am not interested in breeding her more than once. I just wanted to know what the issues were if we were to breed her. I am not even looking to make a profit from it; just a few close friends and family that I would GIVE puppies to. If she had more puppies than friends/family who would want them (highly unlikely) I would definitely keep them. I have found they are the most loving animals around! I have fell in love with my Yorkie. And I want my friends/family to experience this, too. I think every Yorkie is perfect....so I am not concerned who the daddy would be (except that he is a Yorkie) or how the puppies would turn out. I appreciate any advice anyone can provide to help me make an informed decision. Last edited by KC Cutie; 06-11-2005 at 08:16 AM. |
06-11-2005, 08:15 AM | #6 |
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| Another question comes to mind. Since I am not certain as to whether I will breed her, and I don't get her "fixed," what are the issues to having a female dog that is not "fixed" ... and possibly does not ever become pregnant? If she is not spayed, does this affect her temperment? I've never had a female dog before, and all of our male dogs have been neutered, when they are in heat, what is needed to care for them? If I decide not to breed her, when is the latest I can have her spayed? |
06-11-2005, 08:16 AM | #7 |
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| breeding KC here are some good websites for to you read while you have at least a year to wait before your little gal can be bred you wait for second heat... http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/breeding/breeder3.html http://www.yorkiebaby.com/health.html http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/Breeding.htm#beforebr http://members.aol.com/CYorkie/SuperMom.html http://www.petbitsforyou.com/ http://showdogsupersite.com/kenlclub...t/feeding.html http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:e...+terrier&hl=en http://www.debbiejensen.com/heat_cycle.html these are all very good sites to read and read again and read again before you decide. hope this helps and educates you at to what is best for your baby.
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06-11-2005, 08:18 AM | #8 |
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| OMG, femnvstr, that is perfect! Thanks for much for the links. |
06-11-2005, 08:20 AM | #9 |
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| well our pippa is a runt, and is really small, she is about as big as she is gonna get. So I think it depends on how big she gets. If we want to breed pippa, we are gonna have to get a boy smaller then her, lol. I think it just depends on whether or not you want her to breed.
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06-11-2005, 08:29 AM | #10 |
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| How big is your female?
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06-11-2005, 08:34 AM | #11 |
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| Don't know how big she will get. She was 2lbs at 8 weeks. Her mother is 5lbs; father 4lbs. What is the preferred minimum weight? I know they can be too small. |
06-11-2005, 08:42 AM | #12 |
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06-11-2005, 08:43 AM | #13 |
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| There is a lot of good advice above, and here is another angle to look at it from.....If you do decide to breed her after doing TONS of research, always know that something can go wrong as with people (even death). It isn't all fun just because adorable little puppies are invoved. As far as giving them all away, know that after stud service and vet bills (if everything goes perfectly), and depending on the number of puppies, you probably will have invested a minimum of $750.00 (just an estimate depending on what you have to pay for stud service). You will probably not sleep very much the first week. You will be even more sensitive to the mother's needs (the puppies will pull so much from her). One little piece of poop goes as far as a tinly little piece of chocolate cake for a baby ... funny but true ... you wouldn't think something so tiny could go soooo far. You will become a second mother to the litter, they will be as dependent on you for health and cleanliness as from her. I don't want to scare you, just help prepare you. |
06-11-2005, 08:45 AM | #14 |
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| Thanks Julz. That is the type of input I am looking for. The good and the bad. I'm afraid I may come to the conclusion that my friends/family will have to fork out the cost of buying a puppy! I would love to give this "preciousness" to them, though, but not at the cost of doing any damage to my Soph. Maybe I'll help them buy their puppy...or buy one for them as a gift! I better start saving!!! ha Last edited by KC Cutie; 06-11-2005 at 08:51 AM. |
06-11-2005, 08:55 AM | #15 |
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| Hey guys... Been there! I decided to breed Chloe for several reasons: 1)she is a big girl (3 kg or almost 10 pounds) 2) selling her puppies will cover some (most) of the expenses that I have incured feeding and caring for her, which no matter how you look at it, helps. 3) i wanted to experience the thrill of having little puppies ( I bought Chloe at 11 mos. and missed so much!) 4) I wanted another yorkie and what better than the daughter of my beloved Chloe? 5) there is a great demand in Israel. But I have gotten so much great advice and help from yorkietalk from breeders and just mothers like me...and they are 14 days old and I really haven't slept very well since...so good luck in whatever you decide, but you have alot of time to think about it, (if Chloe was a real 'mini'-under 5 lbs, I don't think I would have bred her, too dangerous and things can go wrong-we had a vet on call 24 hours when Chloe started labour) and we bred her at 3 years old.
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