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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  Thanks for answering...and explaining "free whelpers". The mother did not have a C-sect. Her owner did mention that she had the puppies very easily both times.
I was told that it was important whenever possible to make sure the stud was small...though not guaranteeing, just helping to possibly produce small puppies and making it easier on the mother.
I truly believe she was a responsible breeder. She wouldn't allow the puppies to leave before they were 12 weeks...she was out of town and I was starting my vacation and wanted to bring the puppy home the first day of my vacation (to get her used to the house/family with me home), however the puppy was 11 weeks, 6 days and she made me come back the next day to pick her up, because she wasn't exactly 12 weeks until the following day. She cried when we left.
At any rate, I've been so pleased with my Yorkie (Gracie) & impressed with how intelligent she is. She went to the potty pad and learned her name on day one. She has eight different toys and will bring you whatever one you tell her to on one command. She's a delight and makes us laugh everyday. Funny, smart, and beautiful...we should all be so lucky.
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Having a smaller stud is a misnomer. That's where I said knowing the line and line breeding. Studing genetics and how to breed. Learn your pedigrees.
You're not knowing what a free whelper was, says you have a lot of learning to do.
Yorkies are an intelligent breed and a wonderful. All my pups go home knowing how to pee on pottie pad. Know their toys, and a couple of tricks.
As stated by Sugar's Mom, problems arise for experienced breeders, buy a pup. The lifes of these little guys are precious and one should know what they're doing. I know I didn't wake up one day and decide my lil girl was cute and bred her. I had a mentor, studied with her for 3 years, learned genetics, championed 3 dogs, studied the standard, pedigrees, whelping before I even went near a whelping box. I don't breed to sell puppies, I breed for myself, for my next Champion to add to my breeding program.