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Originally Posted by FlDebra  Since she is only 6 months old it is too early to tell how big she will be. Weighing in at 4 pounds when she was 4 months old is not really small. In fact it puts her off the weight chart ( Yorkshire Terrier - Yorkie Puppy Growth/Weight Chart - watch us grow) and gives a guesstimate of well over 6 pounds as adult. If you did not want to breed dogs that are 6-7 lbs because you thught they were too small, how large of female Yorkies were you breeding? You should breed females between 5-7 pounds. Of course bottom line is still a vet check for bone structure, and TESTING. You mentioned not doing that in another thread. I want to encourage you to change your mind. It is really not that expensive. You can get everything you need for probably less than the price of one puppy and then you are doing right by your girl. In addition to the vet check, getting a seasoned expert that shows yorkies to evaluate both dam and sire for conformation is the thing to do. They all look so cute in our eyes and sometimes it takes an unbiased person to really decide if the dog is breeding material. See what the litters have been like in the past 2 generations. What kind of problems have been incurred during delivery? What sorts of health problems have pups shown?
Others have already explained, you can't fatten them up to make weight, but I am guessing that weight is not going to be a problem for you. The mother having a C-section after a few unassisted whelps, is probably not a problem, but best to get the details from the breeder.
Your girl has a cute face in your profile pic. You might want to get some good pics of your dogs stacked and post them for the pros to look at. They will give you some good advice. Even at 6 months they can sometimes tell potential, better at a year though. You won't want to breed her until she has at least her second heat -- usually 18-24 months -- anyway. So you have time for evaluations. |
i have reread your post and wanted to thank you for being so kind.
im a bit raw from the last one and this one from you was nice and really full of good info and suggestions..im little emotional..sorry
i really would like to work on putting more into it..and maybe im some peoples views i should not do it at all until i have all the test and so forth..i actually would like to have them tested whem breed my AKC pair..i believe his parents were and i would like to track that info back down
the female i dont think she has any testing in her back ground..i WILL speak to my vet in the future for pricing and info..i have the best vet..couldnt ask for better.
so you test the parents and then you dont have to test their line if they are "clear" to breed? do the puppies need to be tested before they leave?
i will try n get some pics of bella...her hair is cut short and a ittle funky =) from when her leg was broken...another reason im thinking she shouldnt be bred??? she is 100% healed but i wouldnt want to add any stress to it...not sure if that is an issue or not..i had planned on asking the vet when i take her in at 12 month for his evaluation. im very proud of her...she is such a pretty girl
"fattening" up her is wishful thinking =) she is so hyper she would just run it off..
the male that i have now has been producing NICE pups..occasionally i will have the larger size like the mama..but the ones like him are beautiful they all are but the ones like mama are just thicker..the weights vary from 4.5-8.5lbs...he was bred with another pretty female that is 6lbs very stunning little girl i only got to see puppy pics but they were some NICE looking pups..they were a nice match
i was hoping to bred him to bella because they make a good match for each other..but she is skinnier then him same height tho