I understand wanting to give a Yorkie to family and friends, but honestly it is more important to consider the dogs - both your baby and any future puppies. Breeding requires skill and committment for any size dog to ensure the health of the puppies, but particularly for a small dog like a yorkie you really need to know what you are doing because pregnancy is so hard on such a small dog. Also responsible breeders test for genetic defects and prevent the spreading of defects in a population of dogs by spading. You really do your family and friends more justice to help them find a good breeder so that they stand a better chance of getting a healthy dog and you protect your baby from any possible complications of pregnancy. Plus when a dog is in heat, she is not selective of who she mates with... you don't want to risk any "accidents!!" I have had a maltipoo and now a Yorkie and I don't regret having either one spade, also they don't miss not giving birth to puppies, that is a "human" emotion. |