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Yorkies just do not do the whelping themself. You always have to help them. You should have had her spayed already and not have accidents. Health tested mom and dad?? This should have been done and you should still do the normal helath testings on them. YOu have a long road ahead with care of pups and mom now. The pups will need to be tested before they go to the new owners. You also need tail dockings and dewclaws and their vaccines and regular health check ups as they grow. This all cost money. You will also need to check on the pups, especially now while young since mom can sit on them wrong or other problems can arise. So I always have the mom and pups next to my bed all through the night, this way I can wake up if they cry. Then keep them warm, not too hot and not too cool. Then you have the cleaning - keep bedding alwyas clean and when they start to eat food (weaning them) the mom will no longer clean them. There is a lot to raising pups. Then you have interviews and references to do on the new owners and the time spent talking to people and them coming to you home. It really is a lot of work. Most of the time, yorkies have c-sections and they can run quite high - 800 - 2,000. depending on your area and the vet as well as what time the c-section is needed (after hours or not). Plus the time spent with mom and pups after the c-section - often hand feeding mom and more trips to the vet for after care of mom.

It is best to have her spayed now after the pups are older. And once your dog has a litter, you are consisdered a breeder now, accident or not. I do not believe in accidents, only carelessness and lesss concern.