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Originally Posted by YorkieLover26  Hi Ya'll. Im from Central NY, Around the Utica/Albany area. I have a year old Male yorkie that weighs between 7-8 pounds. Both the Dam and Sire of my boy weighed not even 5 pounds, and My boy is a little large, but hey that happens. He will be turning a Year on June 9th, and Im really debating rather or not I should use him as a stud, and how i go about doing that? Does anyone know of some good advertising on the net that will allow me to advertise him as a stud. I have had him tested for everythign just to make sure he would be a good stud, and the vet said he would be perfect. Being that most of his relatives are small, then i really dont have much to worry about him producing larger dogs. Well the more information I have the better it is, so im willing to learn and take advice from anyone and everyone..
Proud Owner of Max Age 1 June 9th, 2008 ( |
I'm sure you have a very nice boy and that you love him very much. He's not breeding age yet so you have a few months to evaluate him while you wait. Why not attend a few shows in your area and see how he compares to the males that are being shown? While your vets opinion of good health is important, it's not sufficient. Your male should be evaluated by someone who has a well refined understanding of structure, movement, and the breed standard. With all due respect this evaluation should be completely independent, your breeder will have a hard time being impartial. I know I would with one of my own.
In the meantime you might consider that each fertile male is capable of producing hundreds of puppies. It just stands to reason that those who best represent the breed would be the best stud dog candidates. Specifically those that have been bred in such a way as to concentrate favorable dominant genetic traits, which can be reliably passed on to their litters and offer an improvement to a given breeding program.
I haven't seen your dog and wouldn't presume to pass judgement on him if I had. Having said that, there is no shortage of males out there that someone who wants to breed a pet can use, often at no charge.