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Originally Posted by francis53  Why not get your girl fixed if you are not planning on breeding her? That would make things much easier. also, as I found out, even a neutered male can still tie with a female in heat. |
I am planning too.....I wanted to geive her at least until her first year to give her time to grow....but she is 11 months old and not hitting the 4 lb mark yet so I dont think she is going to get to a breeding size. On the other hand Ace gained his last pound righ around his first birthday and that brought him to 5 lbs. Yay! But on Sookie...I dont get that feeling that she will make it to 5lbs and even at 5 lbs im not so sure I would be ok breeding her. For breeding Id prefer 5.5lbs.
I have been studying, reading, researching, forum lurking about breeding yorkies for 18 months and still have much to learn.
for example another poster said I couldnt even take them out for potty breaks together even supervised.
I thought just keeping them seperated in the house was enough!
Im learning though and dont plan on breeding until Im confident enough that I know what im doing, regardless if my dogs are ready or not. I also plan on working with a mentor before I decide to start a breeding program. I think it would be much more beneficial to my yorkies and I if I experience the whole thing with someone else who is experienced with conception, whelping, after care, etc.
Its just this is Sookies first heat ( and mine as well in regards to yorkies, was that gross? Sorry. Just saying Im a newbie.) so its a learning experience for me as far as how all my yorkies act.
Sorry if this was long!