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10-24-2007, 12:15 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nor Cal
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| Spaying vs. Pregnancy! Hey there all! Daisy will be six months in November, and I know that's around the time I wanted to get her spayed..BUT I'm having an issue...I wanted to breed her with my best friend's Yorkie..he's quite a stud! about 4 pounds..daisy in 5. anyways, I'm a full time student and I work five days a week! I know that dogs are pregnant for 60 days then give birth and you have to tale care of them (shots etc.) until they are healthy and old enough to be purchased. I could do it in the summer since I'll be home more, and I'll have my mom to help me out, as well as my best friend.My question is, should I wait to spay her and have her mate in the summer and THEn spay her??? I want Daisy to experience being a mommy..its only natural. PLEASE HELP!
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10-24-2007, 12:21 PM | #2 |
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| I would spay her now. There is so much to think about with raising puppies. What if mom needs a c-section? That could be $500-$1000 or more. What if her heat doesn't come when you want it (during the summer)? Have the male and female been tested for liver problems? Luxating patella? Are their lines clear of liver disease? What would you do if you lose your female? Are you able to feed puppies throughout the night if needed? That is why I would spay now.
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10-24-2007, 12:26 PM | #3 | |
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10-24-2007, 12:31 PM | #4 |
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| breeding Animals who breed in the wild is a natural thing..to keep the species alive and well...in domestic animals like the dog, there is no need. Dogs do not lay around thinking about what they are missing or not missing...they eat for today, they do not worry if there is food for tomorrow...same with having a litter...spay her and she will never miss it...and if she does have a litter, once they are gone, she will not spend much time caring..dogs do not reminisce about the good old days. We over estimate the joy of our pets experiencing the joys of motherhood. |
10-24-2007, 01:35 PM | #5 |
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| Im not a breeder and understand the work involved so I never will be. I wonder if youve thought over just how much work and possible heart break is involved with breeding yorkies. They are not as easy as bigger dogs and there are so many variables you cant control. I would adore a house full of cute babies but I just cant risk my pup or the possible babies life for that puppy fix. Id think and research long and hard before you make that kind of decision. |
10-24-2007, 01:50 PM | #6 |
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| I want Daisy to experience being a mommy..its only natural. Wrong reason to want to risk your yorkies life. Please get her spayed. |
10-24-2007, 07:29 PM | #7 |
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| Have her spayed. First of all, how do you know she'll even go into heat at the right time so that you'd be able to raise a litter this summer. From the time of breeding, it's about two months until they give birth and then 12 weeks of raising the puppies. That is a 5 month committment! Also, I think you're saying she'd only be one year old around this summer. That is too young to breed. She needs to be about two years old before you breed her, as does the male. There is so much involved in breeding - genetic testing needs to be done on male and female to make sure they are healthy and sound (knees, liver, eyes, ears, etc.) - you don't want to produce a litter of puppies that end up having genetic defects. You also have to make sure both the male and female are even of quality to breed (ie. they need to be evaluated by someone knowledgable of the yorkie standard such as a show breeder, judge, etc.) You also have to test the male and female to make sure they have no STDs prior to breeding. Then...what if there are complications? What if a C-section is needed, mom develops an infection, puppies die, mom dies? Are you willing to risk possibly losing your girl? Then you have to raise puppies for 12 weeks. Eventually they eat, pee, and poop all the time....it takes a LOT of work. You have to get them vaccinations and check-ups and make sure they are healthy before placing them in homes. And you have to spend a lot of time making sure you find the perfect home for the puppies. It's so much work and if you are as busy with school as you say, you don't need to do it. Also, breeding just because you want to make cute puppies is NOT a reason to breed - the reason to breed is to produce puppies that are an excellent speciman of the breed.
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