I usually don't respond to these because the first response that comes to my mind is what Pat (YorkieRose) said. BUT that's because of my own personal experience. I was SO inexperienced and naive about the studding procedure when I decided to go that route with my toy poodle, Daxton. I advertised his stud service and the rest is something I'd rather forget. Yes, I had to put up with the female in my house for a week - causing Dax to be a total basket case (he even tore up carpet trying to get to her). Then, we found out that a couple of the puppies had luxating patella (not sure to which degree) but I felt pretty bad because I knew that Dax had a very mild case of it in one leg. THEN I had to deal with him marking everywhere after that! Just that ordeal alone has turned me off of not only having a male again but I would never have a stud in the house again.
Please..... if you want your baby to remain a "pet" and not have to keep belly bands on him 24/7, think about this decision really, really hard. Good luck with whatever you decide. I wish I would have had a support group like this when I was making that decision with Dax.
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