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Originally Posted by ringoandmommy  Well, the breeder I got him from, like I said, is a VERY trustworthy one. She has lots of land in Dade City here in FL, and the puppies are bred at her house. She has an air-conditioned, completely flea free kennel on her property where she keeps the puppies, and they have lots of human interaction.
She also gets puppies from breeders in other states, and is VERY against puppy mills (as am I) so I know he has a good pedigree.
His daddy was 3.4lbs and his mommy was only 2.9. He was the smallest in the litter, and the vet told me maybe 3lbs if he eats alot, which he doesn't.
I wanted to keep one of the puppies he breeds, which is one of the reasons, but at the same time, I've always wanted to get into dog breeding, so I guess this would be a good way to start instead of jumping right into it.
I have a friend, Alex whose parents breed Blue Heelers (Australian cattle dogs) and they told me that after they studded their male the first time, he became very agressive to female dogs, which I'm worried about, because I have a female corgi. I also take him when I visit my mother, and she has two female chihuahuas and a male and a femal black lab, and my little guy doesn't know he's little. He likes to pick on other dogs that are bigger than him. 
I'm afraid of doing it on my own, I definately want to go through someone who knows what they're doing, and I didn't even think of going through my breeder. She told me that she breeds them for pets, not shows and breeding, but she doesn't mind if you decide to breed them once or twice, so maybe I'll give her a call. |
1st of all Welcome to Yorkie Talk! You came to a great place for your questions.
I'm glad your breeder is keeping her dogs clean, cool, and socialized. Although those things are very, very important, there is so much more to breeding! As a breeder, I would like to list a few reasons why I personally would not purchase from this breeder:
1. Puppies she has purchased from other States, does not, in any way prove pedigree. If he had a pedigree, she would have proudly given you a copy of his pedigree when you purchased him.
2. Mixing her breeds. A responsible breeder would never mix breeds. We are trying to get the very best qualities in our Yorkies according to the Breed Standard as set forth by the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America.
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3. "Breeding for just pets" makes me feel like a pet has to be substandard. Pets should be healthy, and as high quality as possible too. I want my Yorkie families to be proud of their babies, their qualities, and their health.
4. Breeding to tiny females is a big risk for the female. Almost guaranteeing C-Sections, Eclampsia (Low Calcium), Hypoglycemia, and Possible Death.
5. Anyone buying a whole litter is a, for lack of a better word.... a broker, although not admitting that this is what it really is. They purchase cheaper puppies and resell them at a much higher price. Brokers, or anyone purchasing several puppies, eventually purchase a diseased puppy that spreads the disease throughout their dogs and to unknowing families. It is inevitable!
6. A responsible breeder DOES care if you breed a couple of litters or not. We don't sell puppies with breeding rights, unless we have cleared the new owner for responsible breeding themselves.
These are all red flags to me personally. If you decide to breed your male, please have him genetically tested. Get your male's pedigree from AKC and research his ancestors for health issues. Use him responsibly. Check out the females you breed him to. If you stud, you are 1/2 responsible for creating the babies, make sure the other 1/2 is breeding for the right reasons.
You came to the right place for questions. We'll try to help in any way we can. If you want to breed, research, research, research.. and breed for the best! And Again, Welcome to Yorkie Talk!