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Originally Posted by kenw

Can't get any help in my home town, just want to breed 2 or 3 females the best i can for pet only

Hi!

I'm curious as to what made you decide to get into breeding Yorkies? Did you have one prior to buying these to breed? Have you had a toy breed before? Have you bred any dogs before?

We bought our first one because we had a blk Lab for almost 15 yrs and after having to put him down we decided that because of our age and where we live that we couldn't care for a "big dog" again. We got our Lab when we lived in Iowa - we had a huge backyard - 2 kids - we were younger - and he fit into our lifestyle.

We chose the Yorkie because of it's size and spirit. But even after "looking into" the Yorkie breed - we still had no idea of what all it was going to take to care for them properly. We didn't have to brush our Lab's teeth. We didn't have to bathe him every week. We do our Yorkies.

We just took our girl in to have her teeth cleaned and it cost us $400. That was the week after having both of them (our girl and boy) in for their shots, fecal tests and bloodwork that ran approximately $300! Now our boy needs to go in for his teeth in a couple of months and that will be another $400.

Have you ever seen an excellent example of a Yorkie? If you have, then you would understand why most people on this site want to preserve the breed. They are absolutely beautiful - with a dynamic spirit and personality.

Have you been to your local animal shelter/humane society lately? You should take the time to visit one. Some of the dogs there came from people who decided to let their dogs breed because they were so cute. Or maybe it was because they just didn't take the time to have them neutered/spayed or just didn't think about it. Maybe it was because they thought everyone should have an affordable dog.

People are not entitled to an affordable dog - they're entitled to have a well bred dog that they can afford to take care of. To me it's like the people who say that they're entitled to have as many kids as they want - while they're on welfare!

If they want an affordable dog - they can go to the animal shelter/humane society and get one that is already neutered/spayed and is already on this earth. We really don't need to add to the overpopulation of careless breeding. Select breeding is done for a reason.

I think what most people don't realize is that show dogs are pets - first. So when people say that they just want a pet - it should be what a show dog looks like because that is what they are supposed to look like - whatever the breed is. The only difference should be minor - something an average person wouldn't necessarily notice.

I really hope you don't breed your dogs until they have been tested and evaluated. I noticed that you gave the first 2 dogs to your son because they were large - not what you expected. So if you didn't want them because they're large - do you think someone else will want your pups if they're not what they expect? Where do you think they'll end up?