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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Are both she and the stud line bred. Do they meet the standard
Does she come from a line of free whelpers
Have all the necessary tests been performed on her and the stud. Bile Acids, hips and knees x-rayed, eyes and ears tested.
Are you willing to lose her and the litter? Why do you want to breed her?
Have you studied everything you can about breeding, genetics, whelping?
The yorkie is not a breed you can breed pheno type to pheno type and know what you're going to get. |
I answered this but it didn't post...essentially I had stated:
I wasn't familiar with the term "free whelpers", but assuming it referred to one who breds indiscriminately, my yorkie came from someone who had bred her yorkie twice. I consider a dog a lifetime committment with the good, the bad, & the ugly, thus I visited her, her puppies and both of the dog's parents several times prior to purchasing my dog. I also visited several other breeders before deciding on her.
Both of my yorkie's parents have been tested for diseases/adverse health conditions prior to the breeder allowing her dog to have puppies. Since I am only at the considering point of allowing my dog to have puppies I would get that info should the time come. I was considering breeding her as I would like another yorkie and would like to know better what I was getting and this would be one way to come closer to achieving that.
Clearly, I would not want to lose her or the puppies that's why I am only at the consideration point. I have read as much as I can about the process, and now felt I was ready to dicuss with someone (such as yourself) knowledgable about breeding yorkies to extend my knowledge before breeding.
Thanks for trying to answer my questions. I appreciate your time.