OMG...what a heartache to lose a whole litter. I can only imagine. My heart was broken 2 days after Christmas last year when we lost a pup to a hypoglycemic episode. I thought I had her stabilized after being up with her all night. She was back to her usual self and running around. I took a 3 hour nap and woke to find her dead. She was the most beautiful precious little girl and I will forever feel guilty about it. I wasn't a member here at the time but feel if I was, we might have had a different outcome. Also, now I'm dealing with a little girl that we kept due to her being born with a twisted leg. We thought that was her only problem ( she's 21 months old and has always been very active) and she has given us much joy. In the last few weeks, however, she has started showing outward signs of a heart arrhythmia so I have no idea what is ahead for us with her. The point is, breeding Yorkies can be a wonderful thing but oh, the heartaches that come with it. Hope you all don't mind if I post a picture of Dani, the little one we lost just after Christmas. She was so precious and to think that she is gone still tears me up. She is a great example of what you have to gain, and also to lose, when breeding these little angels. |