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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  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. |
No, free whelpers, means dams that whelp their pups naturally without C-section.....
As far as breeding your yorkie a knowing what you were getting, I'm not sure that is possible. You can breed the same 2 yorkies on 2 or 3 different occassions and never repeat the same litter.
I'm glad that you are doing your homework upfront. And since you are, you've discovered that there is more than comes into play than just weight and size. I'm sure that you are taking everything into consideration. I'm in no way against anyone breeding their dogs, as long as the do it correctly and for the right reasons. Mainly to improve the breed.
read this thread
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/bre...-breeding.html