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myjordash · 08-08-2005, 06:35 AM

I have posted here in the past. I am not sure if any of you remember, but I had bought a Yorkie Puppy from a BAD BREEDER! She sold me a Yorkie puppy that was sick with Giardia, and the puppy ended up dying in the hands of her Vet within the first week. I took the Breeder to Small Claims Court and won, but she still hasn't paid me, so we are going to go back to court.

Now here is my new problem...

I since have bought two beautiful Yorkies from 2 different breeders. One Female and One Male. I did not have them fixed, because I wanted the option to some day breed when my house hold was a little more calm. The Female lives with my Mom in Separate In Law Quarters, and the Male lives with me and my cat and 2 other dogs. My parents went away for 2 weeks and I had the female periodically at my house playing with my Yorkie and the other dogs. Well, she was in Heat, apparently and I didn't know. She never bled or had any visible signs that I saw that she was in Heat. Is there any way to know for sure when they are in Heat??? When my parents came home from their trip, they commented on how big and heavy she looked/felt and that if they didn't know better they would think that she was pregnant. We laughed it off, and thought she was just eating better with them gone. Then her my Mom commented on how when rubbing her belly, her nipples seemed to be sticking up. Again we didn't give it much thought. Then on Saturday, we had all the dogs outside in the yard playing. When I called them inside after about 30 minutes, the Yorkies didn't come back. I went out to look for them, and they were "STUCK" together. I had never seen anything like that. They were butt to butt, and stuck. Since I had never seen it done that way, I had no clue what they were doing, or what was wrong. I tried to pick them up and separate them, but when the male wimpered I put them down, and called the Vet. He told me what they were doing and to leave them alone. He said "Congratulations, you are going to have puppies!" I have very mixed emotions. I am very happy, excited, anxious, nervous, stressed, and SCARED!!! The timing couldn't be worse as I am 7 months pregnant, and I would have loved to really be able to be involved with the babies and not be pre-occupied with my baby, and vice versa. It is stressful enough to have a baby and to have puppies, but all at the same time is VERY CRAZY!!! I feel horrible that I didn't know that she was in Heat, but on the other hand, I have always wanted to breed and have puppies.

Can anyone PLEASE give me any and all advice that you can think of? I already bought a book and have downloaded information from websites. I am planning to have a Mobile Vet on call. What else do I need, or can you recommend a good book or website with information on what I am going to need. Any advice at all is very much appreciated!!! I just want to be prepared, and since I really don't know when she got pregnant, I don't know when to expect the puppies. I am not sure if she got pregnant when my parents were away 3 weeks ago, or if it happened on Saturday. Do you think with my parents commenting on her nipples and how heavy she felt, that she got pg while they were out of town? Are those all signs of being pg?

Also I want to say, that the female is about 6.5 lbs, and the male is about 4.5 lbs, so I think they are a good size to be breeding together. I am happy that the female is bigger so it maybe easier for her to deliver the puppies.

Thanks Again!

Audrey

08-08-2005, 06:35 AM	#1
myjordash YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 288	I need help... I have posted here in the past. I am not sure if any of you remember, but I had bought a Yorkie Puppy from a BAD BREEDER! She sold me a Yorkie puppy that was sick with Giardia, and the puppy ended up dying in the hands of her Vet within the first week. I took the Breeder to Small Claims Court and won, but she still hasn't paid me, so we are going to go back to court. Now here is my new problem... I since have bought two beautiful Yorkies from 2 different breeders. One Female and One Male. I did not have them fixed, because I wanted the option to some day breed when my house hold was a little more calm. The Female lives with my Mom in Separate In Law Quarters, and the Male lives with me and my cat and 2 other dogs. My parents went away for 2 weeks and I had the female periodically at my house playing with my Yorkie and the other dogs. Well, she was in Heat, apparently and I didn't know. She never bled or had any visible signs that I saw that she was in Heat. Is there any way to know for sure when they are in Heat??? When my parents came home from their trip, they commented on how big and heavy she looked/felt and that if they didn't know better they would think that she was pregnant. We laughed it off, and thought she was just eating better with them gone. Then her my Mom commented on how when rubbing her belly, her nipples seemed to be sticking up. Again we didn't give it much thought. Then on Saturday, we had all the dogs outside in the yard playing. When I called them inside after about 30 minutes, the Yorkies didn't come back. I went out to look for them, and they were "STUCK" together. I had never seen anything like that. They were butt to butt, and stuck. Since I had never seen it done that way, I had no clue what they were doing, or what was wrong. I tried to pick them up and separate them, but when the male wimpered I put them down, and called the Vet. He told me what they were doing and to leave them alone. He said "Congratulations, you are going to have puppies!" I have very mixed emotions. I am very happy, excited, anxious, nervous, stressed, and SCARED!!! The timing couldn't be worse as I am 7 months pregnant, and I would have loved to really be able to be involved with the babies and not be pre-occupied with my baby, and vice versa. It is stressful enough to have a baby and to have puppies, but all at the same time is VERY CRAZY!!! I feel horrible that I didn't know that she was in Heat, but on the other hand, I have always wanted to breed and have puppies. Can anyone PLEASE give me any and all advice that you can think of? I already bought a book and have downloaded information from websites. I am planning to have a Mobile Vet on call. What else do I need, or can you recommend a good book or website with information on what I am going to need. Any advice at all is very much appreciated!!! I just want to be prepared, and since I really don't know when she got pregnant, I don't know when to expect the puppies. I am not sure if she got pregnant when my parents were away 3 weeks ago, or if it happened on Saturday. Do you think with my parents commenting on her nipples and how heavy she felt, that she got pg while they were out of town? Are those all signs of being pg? Also I want to say, that the female is about 6.5 lbs, and the male is about 4.5 lbs, so I think they are a good size to be breeding together. I am happy that the female is bigger so it maybe easier for her to deliver the puppies. Thanks Again! Audrey