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YorkieRose · 09-18-2005, 12:09 PM

I perfer to retire my girls at 5 yrs. I do not keep my Yorkies until they go to Rainbow Bridge, so I want them to go to a good home before they are old.
If Yorkies live an average of 12 to 13 yrs I want them placed long before aging problems set in. Most of mine are free of problems until 9 or 10..and by that I mean, tooth loss, cateracts, hearing loss..etc. I want the person who is gracious enough to dote on my girls and boys to have at least 5 years of no vet bills...because there will be vet bills in the end for 90% of them.

A healthy girl can be bred to 6 or 7 IMO
I retired Charlotte at 6 and her mother at 6..Katherine was my champion and I still did not want to breed her past 6..both my male champions were retired at 5 and 7 yrs. I feel these Yorkies have given me their all..they have produced quality pups with no complaints, been wonderful companions to me..so I owe them the best retirement possible. My champion, Chopper will be 15 at Christmas time..he retired at 7 and it killed me..but his mother has made him a king. He goes for a much loved walk each day..I could not do that for him. When Chop saw the lead he got so excited, he thought it was
"show time" and he loved it. He has had expensive dental surgery to save his teeth as long as possible...few breeders can or would put 1000's in a 12 yr old dogs mouth.

These are hard decisions to make..but I hate seeing ads for a 10 yr old retiree. The new owner is taking on a big responsiblity and there is so little time left in the Yorkies life to enjoy being an "only"..JMO

09-18-2005, 12:09 PM	#6
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	retirees I perfer to retire my girls at 5 yrs. I do not keep my Yorkies until they go to Rainbow Bridge, so I want them to go to a good home before they are old. If Yorkies live an average of 12 to 13 yrs I want them placed long before aging problems set in. Most of mine are free of problems until 9 or 10..and by that I mean, tooth loss, cateracts, hearing loss..etc. I want the person who is gracious enough to dote on my girls and boys to have at least 5 years of no vet bills...because there will be vet bills in the end for 90% of them. A healthy girl can be bred to 6 or 7 IMO I retired Charlotte at 6 and her mother at 6..Katherine was my champion and I still did not want to breed her past 6..both my male champions were retired at 5 and 7 yrs. I feel these Yorkies have given me their all..they have produced quality pups with no complaints, been wonderful companions to me..so I owe them the best retirement possible. My champion, Chopper will be 15 at Christmas time..he retired at 7 and it killed me..but his mother has made him a king. He goes for a much loved walk each day..I could not do that for him. When Chop saw the lead he got so excited, he thought it was "show time" and he loved it. He has had expensive dental surgery to save his teeth as long as possible...few breeders can or would put 1000's in a 12 yr old dogs mouth. These are hard decisions to make..but I hate seeing ads for a 10 yr old retiree. The new owner is taking on a big responsiblity and there is so little time left in the Yorkies life to enjoy being an "only"..JMO Last edited by YorkieRose; 09-18-2005 at 12:14 PM.