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Originally Posted by Ldmv98  Hello everybody,
I'm a new Yorkie owner. I honestly got my Yorkie to have strictly as a pet. But she is gorgeous. (we all think so, right??) No. Seriously. A lot of people have expressed interest and have suggested that I should breed her.
My question is.. is it worth the reward to breed my Yorkie?? Or is it too much trouble? I'm sure it's a lot of trouble. But is it worth it? I'm just afraid I will fall inlove with all the puppies. I don't know what I'm getting myself into. I need advice.
I don't want to breed just for the money. I think that's cruel. But I would love to maybe keep them.. or give them to close family members. I don't know. I haven't had her fixed yet. She is 7 months.. I'm thinking IF I decide to breed, I will wait until she's older. She is just a puppy.
Tell me about your experiences. I need advice.
Thanks,
Ldmv98 |
Oh def. wait till she is AT LEAST 18 months. She is very small.... I would take her to the vet for a full workup close to her 18 month mark, (with her size, 2 years is actually safer in my opinion), and consult the vet on your questions. Keep in mind that if you do decide to breed her, do a lot of research into AKC standards, (the YTCA website also has a lot of info on this) and AKC website has the details of what you'd need to know if you do want to breed. Get your vet's opinion on her conformation and temperment, as well as maybe a 2nd or 3rd opinion.
Then, if you are going to breed her, find a high quality stud. So do some research into pedigrees and bloodlines. Breeding quality yorkies takes a lot of research if you want to do it right and not decrease the quality of the species. I started looking for a stud 1 year before I even knew my first yorkie would be ready to go into heat.
Oh, one more thing to determine her quality for breeding is determining her bloodline quality. Get ahold of her breeder, see if her grandparents or greats had genetic issues that may not show up until this litter.... because those recessive genes are sneaky.
Good luck!!!