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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk  He's got at least an other 4 months so you have plenty of time to get his health testing done and an evaluation by an experienced breeder, exhibitor, or judge. You'll need to study his pedigree and get ahold of the breeder's of his ancesters so that you can learn as much about his line as possible to make sure that you won't be passing on any genetic, hereditary problems.He may not even be breed quality. Breeding is serious business, with the market already flooded and all of the health issues popping up for this breed caution is called for. |
I was under the impression that posting this in the Breeder Talk section was the best thing to do, however, what I now realise, is that it has resuslted in premature opinions and decidedly condescending responses.
Neither myself nor my friends have any intentions whatsoever of continually breeding our dogs, nor do we desire to show them. We are not and have no desire to become "breeders", we are simply people who have 2 VERY HEALTHY dogs, and would like 1, yes I said 1, litter of pups.
Both our dogs have gotten clean bills of health are have no signs of genetic problems.
You know, there are some of us regular civilian yorkie owners, that are capable of reproducing our dogs in a responsible manner, and don't consider ourselves irresponsible for wanting puppies from our beautiful, healthy dogs. Our dogs may not have some great lineage, or be of "show quality" in the eyes of some, and we are not contamination the yorkie population as some would like to judge.
The woman I got my puppy from was not a professional breeder, she was a private owner, who in a responsible, and carefully monitored manner, bred her dogs once, so that her niece could acquire a puppy as beautiful as her's. Her dog gave birth to 2 puppies, one of which I now have. My puppy, like his parents, is in great physical condition. He is now 8 months old, and has never had ANY health issued. Vaccinations have passed without incident, no episode of hypoglycemia, his liver is 100%, and he has superb knees.
When I asked this question of my vet, she had said to wait until at least 14 months, pending another health check. I posted the question here on YT, merely for some constructive feedback, not for assumptions to be made, and judgements to be passed.