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Originally Posted by yorkiejunkie  You are right about the males, and even as a novice I knew that. It is written in EVERY book! But no one told me, and I had never seen it written before it happened. Of course, AFTER THE FACT.... lots of people I spoke to say, "oh, I've heard of that... never happened to me..."
I am glad you are doing your research well before.
I will say though it is hard to pick a female, that will be perfect for your breeding program, as a puppy. |
You are so right. Whether female or male; they should not be obtained prior to the age of 7 months of age and have all the attributes of a show dog...in other words be as close to standard as possible.
I never allow my pups run with males until they are well over 5 months of age and only when closely supervised. Males just tend to be a bit more aggressive and you don't want a pups self confidence messed with.