 size of breeding male
I hope I didn't make a mistake in telling a fellow Yorkie owner who is planning on breeding (her 5 and half/three quarter ?? pound female) that of her choice of studs she should choose the smaller of the two. Both studs (from different breeders) have championship backgrounds, one is 5 pounds and the other 2 1/2 pounds (I think it was 2 1/2 she said -- seems pretty tiny to me- which makes me think...is he really healthy?? are the little ones???). Apparently, the five pound stud has "more" championships in background and is a "perfect" specimen in looks and health, the smaller stud has championships but not has many and "perfect" is conformation, health, etc. (as perfect as that can be obviously) Anyway, everything seems to be pretty close to equal other than the size...and I've heard over and over again (on YT and elsewhere) that the male should be smaller (like 2/3 smaller) than the female. So is that correct? Or is equal sizes okay, all things else being fairly equal. Just when I think I have the answer to tell someone something I start doubting myself...maybe I shouldn't advise anyone on matters such as this, trust others to figure out things themselves.
~KC |