[gatteaux]

Hi everybody,

I am new here and somewhat new to breeding (although I've talked to two vets and read up quite a bit) and have a some questions from experienced members here. My yorkie baby is 3 years old and his weight fluctuates between 4 to 4.5 lbs. I have never bred him before as I felt I was not prepared for the responsibilities last year. This year however, my friend's yorkie girl turned 2 and got her second heat and we'd really like to breed her. We've followed all of the vets' advice as well as advice online and reading materials. According to my friend, the dam started her heat cycle 8 days ago. Her vulva is pretty swollen, but I cannot really see any discharge except slight urine perhaps.
The problem is that neither one seems to really care about mating. From all that I have seen, read and heard---males are uncontrollable around females in heat. However my boy just seems to lick her nether regions and smell it every now and then (she reciprocates in the same manner). He has not even as much as try to mount her and she doesnt seem to care.

This is just really odd because our vets found them to be perfectly healthy, fertile and at the right age maturity to breed.

Please advise as to what can be done. TIA !