Since I'm one of the people that posted in the thread, I'll apologize. But my apology is not for the suggestions I made, but for the fact that it came across and you took it personally rather than the way the suggestions were intended. You are correct: we all start somewhere, all make mistakes and all learn valuable lessons from them.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...52#post1480352
When you posted about your breeding, you described several rookie mistakes that you are not the first to stumble across, but that are very serious issues and potentially harmful and life threatening to both your male and female. As with ANY female carrying a litter, regardless of breeder experience, there are lots of risks, including that of her life, that have to be considered. When you go into breeding blindly as you described, you increase those risks. That is just a fact.
To suggest that she be spayed, aborting the possible litter was not meant as an insult to you and I am sorry if that is how you perceived it. It is a common piece of advice given
to many,
by many that all but ensures that the female will not experience complications and suffer during whelping. For some who find they are in over their heads, spay is a better option that they were unaware of and one they are more willing to take when compared to all the "what ifs" that could come with a litter of pups. That was all that was intended when the suggestion was made.
I'm sure at this point you realize things that could have and should have been done differently, as we
all do discover from time to time. I am very happy for you, the female and the pups that luck was on your side and this story had a happy ending. I am sure that you will have fun watching them grow and spoiling them in the meantime. It's a good way to end the year!
