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Originally Posted by ctsweety I am currently a foster mother to an adorable 8 month old female yorkie. She is the sweetest dog I've ever known and I wish I could keep her. I am currently taking care of her for someone for a few months. She is currently in heat and when the owner took her to the vet yesterday, the vet recommended spaying her. The owner does not want to spay her because she wants to breed her in the future. The problem is that this person is not very responsible (kinda the reason I am taking care of her for now) and I am afraid she will breed her without doing any research. I think this dog has roach back. Is there any way of getting a professional to evaluate her and tell the owner she is not suitable for breeding?  I want what is best for the dog and I know if she doesn't get spayed she may have a miserable life with an irresponsible, uninformed breeder. |
ctsweety~ You can do a lot to help educate this person and make them think very carefully before breeding this little girl that you care so much for...in fact you are in the best position to influence them. There are many many threads here on the dangers of breeding and the things to be aware of as well as the ways to become educated before making the decision to breed or to learn what to do if you do decide to consider breeding. Is the breeder she got the dog from a reputable one and is she local?
If so you could have her talk to them as well but I would print out as much of the info on here and elsewhere that you can find and appraoch the owner in a caring and compassionate manner about your concerns.
I would hope that she only wants the best for her little girl and she will not make this decision irresponsibly or lightly.
There are also books you can buy which make it clear how difficult breeding yorkies is and you could buy her one as a gift.
If you could keep her away from this thread or get admin to delete it you could invite her to come on here and read all the horror stories that have been posted here about breeding. That would make anyone second guess a decision to breed.
Good luck and I was just wondering if you own yorkies of your own?