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Originally Posted by AHicks99  Any breeders comments and opinions are appreciated and welcomed. Please no judging.
Ok so Ive bred yorkies for awhile now and just want to brush up on my skills and knowledge. I havent had a litter in over 1 1/2 years and Im sure I can learn quite a bit from this site and the help of other breeders.
In my past Ive had two breeding females total in my program. I am not a commercial breeder or breed more then one dog at a time. I have been selective in choosing my new female based on so many things.
My current female has had her first and second heat. I chose to wait until her third heat due to her size and wanted to make sure she was big enough to breed. She is almost 5 lbs and compared to my other females she is tiny. My other females were 7 and 8 lbs. She was recently bred with a tiny male and tied several times over the time she spent with him. It was a monitored breeding to make sure things went the way they should. And at this time all is well. We are hoping things were successful and will wait to confirm.
I just have some questions are
1) Will the dam stand for a male if she is not ready?
2) When whelping do you allow the dam to whelp freely or do you intervene and help her cut cords and so on?
3) Do you allow your dam to consume the afterbirth or placentas?
In the past my females have been free whelpers but would like to know other breeders opinions on this. The pros and cons of why or why not to. In my experience these questions may depend on the dam and how she is taking to her litter.
Like I said I am looking to refresh my mind with other breeder stories and experiences. I am not perfect but looking to be better. I breed occasional and choose my yorkies according to AKC standards. I am not a back yard breeder nor do I do this for money. I enjoy my dogs, they are a big part of my family. And by far one of the most important things in my life.
Looking forward to any comments and suggestions.
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No problem with answering your questions, but I will interject a couple of things to some of your explanation.
She was recently bred with a tiny male and tied several times over the time she spent with him. It was a monitored breeding to make sure things went the way they should. And at this time all is well. We are hoping things were successful and will wait to confirm.
I'm assuming that you feel breeding a smaller male to your female in hopes to achieve smaller pups (your concern with your girl's size). Breeding a smaller male to a larger female for this purpose is a misnomer. All is very dependent on each of their lines as to the size of the pups.....The female controls the size while the pups are in utero, very dependent on her nutrition, health and the number of pups she concieves. Which is another thing to consider, she may concieve more pups that she is able to carry to term.
Monitoring a breeding and allowing them to breed several times...is not recommened, actually frowned upon by AKC. Breeding should be done with assistance....holding the male and female...
1) Will the dam stand for a male if she is not ready?
No, usually a girl when in Season will not stand unless she is ready to receive the male....a good reason as not to put them together until she's ready, she can hurt the male. Although, I've had hussy's attempt to entice males when they aren't in Season.
2) When whelping do you allow the dam to whelp freely or do you intervene and help her cut cords and so on?
Allowing a girl to free whelp and intervining to assist are not one in the same. I do cut the cords, as in those times when your girl is whelping fast and in pain, she can chew the cord too close and/or pull to hard and pull out intestines, I use a nasal aspirator to remove fluids from the mouth and nose, rub the pup until it does cry, administer NutriDrops, use a warm blow drier to dry it and then place it to mother.
3) Do you allow your dam to consume the afterbirth or placentas?
I don't....there are those the recommend it and others that don't. I prefer not to......diarreah is usually the outcome....so I don't want to tip anything in that direction.