[lisatodd]

ok....i am going to try and do this now but bare with me. there is so much information that i will try and keep short and sweet.

first....medical ck for brucellosis, joint problems, heart problems, seizures, temperament ( this is done by showing or going through akc good citizen test if you do not show)

a dog should never be breed if they are aggressive to people, excitable, fear biter, shy or submissive. this is also done by showing

both dam and sire should be utd on all vaccinations

pedigree research.... (this took me two years as well) see breeding is not just getting two dogs together, you really need to do all the reasearch)

find out how frequency they bred, how many champions did they produce, (remember, not all dogs will become champions but that is not a reason not to breed them, you are looking at health and temperament as well)

RECESSIVE GENES NEVER GO AWAY......
what reputable breeders do is research the pedigree, find out if there have been any genetic defects. What you are trying to do is to contain and lower the risk of the recessive gene coming up in your litter. THIS IS NEVER A GUARENTEE!!!!
BAD RECESSIVE GENES WILL MOST LIKELY NEVER SHOW ITS UGLY HEAD UNTIL LATER IN LIFE.......so the year guarentee is good but most health problems that are prone to certain dogs don't normally show up until later in life. but i will say if you have a sickly puppy and after the year warrenty is up, i can say, you probably have a genetic health issue. if you have a healthy puppy for a year, and later developes something, it was recessive and not known to the breeder no matter how many test, research was done.

bile acid test only states if the dog being tested has it, the dog can still be a carrier and it will never show up in the test. another reason for the pedigree research.

SHORT AND SWEET..... THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE,

BLOOD TEST
BILE ACID TEST FOR ME because they can still be a carrier but i will never know unless someone contact me down the line to advise me
JOINTS AND HIPS no ofa cert b/c this is bogus...they charge so much money just for the certificate and yorkies are not known to have hip problems.
UPT ON SHOTS
AKC GOOD CITIZEN TEST
PEDIGREE RESEARCH (like i said previously, two years)

so when you see these people come to yt and want to breed their dog.....this is why most of us get so upset because people just don'e realise if you do not do this correctly, you possible could cause a poor little dog pain and their parents and family.

i wanted to do this with my thoughts all together but i just said it off the top of my head. i am sure i have missed some points but i think you get the drift of my breeding program.