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Originally Posted by christy2bz  Hi yorkie lovers, I am new to this site and I have been doing my research on the yorkie breed for about two years and I purchased my female a year ago. I still have a lot more to learn with help of another breeder. We had her mate with this breeders male that was not a year old yet, but the breeder assured me that she had males in the past that were capable at 11 months old. We paid a stud fee and signed a contract that stated if the dam was pregnant that there would be another breeding available her next heat. Well they did tie, ( February 23),but I was not present. The breeder told me that sometimes they don't mate in front of the owner. Is that common? She took a picture for me and showed it to me for proof and they were in fact tied. She said they tied another 3 or 4 times that week. I left her at her house for a week. My female isn't showing any signs and her due date was yesterday. I have been checking her every single day and reading more and more information that I can get my hands on. Her tummy and nipples aren't swollen she still looks the same in weight and I have been weighing her. She does lay around, but I am looking for more signs and I came across dogbreedinfo.com and it said that female dogs lose a mucous plug. Does that happen or has that ever happened with yorkies? I know I am just beginning and there may be a lot of criticism but I am open to all and any suggestions.  |
It sounds like a missed breeding to me. My contract requires that the owner of the female contact me by the day after her due date if she doesn't end up pregnant. You may want to contact the stud owner and let her know. Even if she was only carrying one pup there should be movement, teats that are preparing to nurse and a mucus plug. I would be tempted to try another breeder next time and use a proven stud. Make sure your gal is tested for brucellosis before she is bred again.