There are tests that can be done to see if he has certain traits, but think of what you're asking...for his DNA to be tested for a recessive genetic trait, not for something that will eventually show up in him,that's money right there. There are some things that can be tested for, and some that cannot. I think that it depends on why you want to stud him out. It seems to me that it's probably just a money thing, which is the wrong reason anyway, but if you do stud him out you just need to be aware that Spike is a very little Yorkie without a pedigree. You don't know where he came from or what his parents were like. He is far under the breed standard, and thus he and any substandard puppies he produces have a much higher risk of health difficulties. It's not very fair to the puppies produced, or the breeder you stud him to if you just get CKC papers and go for it. As long as you let the breeder know his background ahead of time, then you're not indebted to them later, but anyone willing to mate their female with him, without knowing anything, probably isn't a very knowledgable breeder. I don't think anyone meant to offend saying that Spike wasn't fit to breed. If you were going to keep all the puppies it's a totally different story, they're just for love and cuddling in the family, but otherwise it's basically the same principal as mating mutts (though that's a bit harsh, but I'm just trying to draw a bit of a parallel). |