I think it is very hard to work and to breed yorkies. I own my grooming shop so my girls get to come to work with me all the time. An when one is expecting I never leave their side. And any other breed of dog may be just fine to whelp themselves and raise their litters but a yorkie puppy can go down fast.
Just the other night Glimmer, who was not due for a few days was sitting on my lap and we were watching TV I was listening to the hart beats of the puppies and no contractions that I could detect. I got up and put her into her pen for about a half an hour that is in my computer room and I hear a funny noise and she was pushing!! To my surprise with in a half an hour there was her first girl.
The second puppy did get stuck and needed a lot of help getting out. I hate to think what would have happened if I had not been there for her.
So that is the whelping part but it can get worse, if you have a fading puppy that you need to feed around the clock every two hours it can take a toll on you even if you do not have another job. Breeding dogs and raising puppies is a full time job, I just happen to have two full time jobs but when the choice has to be made the dogs come first.
If I have to take them to work with me, that to is a chore , first to get the car warm and then to make sure the shop is warm enough, but I have had to do this a few times.
My biggest job was YoYo who tried to die on me every time I turned around, I devoted 4 months to this boy and he is living a happy life because of my commitment to him.
How committed are you? Can you afford to be off work for days or months at a time?
Just a few things to think about...... |