Hello and welcome, although I am new also. I found the site while researching a genetic disease my female has. We did not know she was a carrier, she is a purebred AKC registered yorkie, until we bred her with our male. Also a purebred Yorkie. Her puppies were born with the disease hypotrichosis, which simply means their heads, ears and abdomens are bald and hair will never grow. We now have 5 dogs and have no idea what we are going to do. No one wants Yorkies with this disease even though we are giving them away. My point is, I would really think hard about breeding your baby. Breeding is something that should be left to trained and knowledgeable people. It is much more difficult than the average person knows. Believe me, I learned the hard way. We planned on only doing it once and then only because we wanted one more puppy and could not really afford the big price for another. Unfortunately, once was all it took for heartbreak.
In all this, I did learn enough to answer your question regarding the tails being docked. They should be done by a VET when they are 2-4 days old. I know that knowledgeable breeders do them themselves, but again, people who really do not know what they are doing should not dock the tails. I wish you good luck, but sincerely hope you will rethink the breeding process. |