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Originally Posted by SET Yorkies  What about working with rescues rather than breeding... This way, you would teach grooming skills / tech skills and also really make an impact on the growing number of yorkies in need of foster care. My three sons have always been a very important part of our small rescue program and I specifically give the boys responsiblities with my fosters. This way, they are not only learning skills, but also gaining an appreciation for how living beings should be treated. I believe these activies not only give my boys a love of animals, but also they realize how much these sometimes very needy dogs rely on them. It is just made for a very positive situation. The boys are charged with grooming, feeding, playing, ect.... |
Wow, what a great idea, I love that show on the animal planet that finds dogs in the pound , takes care of them , trains them, grooms them and finds them wonderful home... Its awesome and always brings a tear to my eye!!
As far as teaching them breeding , I am thinking you could be setting them up for failure
, If these people are in foster care, how in the world could they come up with the THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of dollars to even begin to breed... a yorkie with breeding rights is so expensive... I know you have free vetting but the students wouldnt..My puppy is 1, I have already spent well over 1000.00 on vetting, including her spay, puppy shots, ear infection and last week a bout with pancreatitis 480.00... They would need money to purchase two pups, vetting for two pups , blood tests for two pups... a safe place for them to live.. have to know how to help mom whelp.. pay 2K for a c section if needed, then have to spay the dog after spending thousands on her...
Contact a rescue, find some puppies that were abandoned , groom them, potty train them, make them feel loved and then find them wonderful forever homes... that would be rewarding expecially for children in foster homes... I dont see how teaching them something they probally wont be able to afford to do would be rewarding.....
If you just got 2 yorkies out of the paper and starting breeding and selling them , that would teach them how to make a quick buck, produce sickly puppies, and become a back yard breeder... and I have read some dont even let thier bitches have a litter but 1 every 2 years. , therefore you program would be on hold for a LONG time in between...
