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Originally Posted by Ryan Herrod

I possibly have a deaf female yorkie. i purchased her about 5 1/2 months ago at 8 weeks. she is gorgeous and fits the standard in everyway except with her soft silk coat and slightly uneven topline. i would love to breed her. she has gorgeous red and steelblue coloring coming through her coat already at 7 months. she only hears certain tones, unable to housebreak because of it. my vet says it is not hereditary. is it my breeders fault? What should i do? She has outstanding lines. Please email me at usnavyboy@hotmail.com with any and al advice that any of you shall have. Daisy May means alot to me and my line. She is really beneficial to my program. Her pedigree is outstanding. My breeder has never had this problem before. She is devestated over this. She is even considering redoing her lines if this turns out to be genetics. Any advice?

What is the cause of the deafness? Just doesn't make sense that the breeder would consider redoing if the vet said it wasnt genetic.

Personally, I wouldn't breed her because of the topline issue and the dog being deaf. I'd hate to find out the hard way that the hearing issue is genetic. Possibly you could do some genetic testing before hand, but I dont know how she'd do with pups if she cant hear them...