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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie  before i spayed milu, i had considered breeding her once (and keep every single one of her babies). i had a few breeders approach me when they saw milu and ask if i was going to show her and breed her. so i thought that if i think she is perfect, that's normal, everyone thinks their babies are perfect, but if breeders and my vet tells me she is perfect, then i should definitely consider it. i didn't know anything about breeding, so i posted here in breeder section for help, i also contacted other breeders asking them for their advice.
i was told about the 5lb rule, but my vet didn't think it was a deal breaker, he told me that milu is a healthy beautiful dog with a great temperament and if you don't breed dogs like this, then what dogs do you breed. but he did tell me that he cannot make the decision for me and that with small dogs there are more risks of course.
i really think milu is perfect, so i even thought that maybe an experienced breeder can breed her and help me with everything. but then the deal breaker for me is when i was told that she can die from this. so as soon as that possibility was mentioned to me, i made up my mind easily at that point. |
Good for you.
Although, what your vet told you was incorrect. But, other factors do figure in. You have enough to worry about when you breed yorkies, so why buy trouble with breeding a smaller girl.
And you can show a smaller boy and Champion it very easily. Smaller girls not so easy. One must keep in mind the whole purpose of showing is to gain approval of one's breeding stock.