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Originally Posted by Leroy Dennis  Today 11:14 AM - permalink Leroy Dennis
Hello all you Yorkie Fans.
My wife, Maureen and I have had Yorkies (as pets) for the past 12 years. We have a bitch that we are considering breeding (4 years old). I have asked a potential breeder some questions concerning the process and have gotten some suspect answers. The breeder told me, when asked, that the stud can rejuvinate in 24 hours to breed again and that only one session is enough for a good breeding. I have been told you should wait at least three days between couplings and at least two couplings were needed to ensure more than one or two puppies. Can someone give me the correct information? In the back of my mind the stud is being overused.
Thanks LeRoy Dennis |
Have you thought about the things that could happen as a result of this breeding?
You could end up with a section -Planned or Emergency. We just went through the emergency and the cost was just over 1,500
You could loose your female, her pups, or all of the above Or, you could end up bottle feeding a week or tiny puppy or the whole litter every hour and a half round the clock..
so, lets say all went well and your all ok.. Newborns are blind,deaf and can not moderate their own body temperature.. You must keep them from drafts etc.. They grow and all is well at 4 weeks they start to walk and poooo and poo and poo and pee LOL you get the idea.
Now you go to sell your angels, do you have any plan to ask questions of the people that buy them? How will you keep tabs on how they are?
Do you have a plan to offer a health guarantee? What testing does your female have? At the least she should have a basic blood panel.. Have you tested both male and female for Brucellosis?
Breeding is not easy money and with each litter it is possible to spend thousands and not make a dime of it back...
Also, breeding a 4 year old for the first time is asking for trouble. In my opinion.
This is the short list.
I am not trying to be mean, these things truly do happen.
All that said. I bred one of my girls one time on day 12 and no more. She had a litter of 5. Another girl tied on day 11 - 13 and 14 she had ONE pup.
I would not breed to many days from first breeding to last keep you run the risk of puppies being too large or too small.