[FlDebra]

Just reread what I wrote and I made it sound like all the testing is done 2 years in advance -- not so. Once she is an adult you can do some, but the STD tesitng has to be done just before mating -- about 2 weeks before. Also after mating, you will want a visit to confirm pregnancy and see how it is going, another about day 51 to get xrays to see how many puppies to expect. You should bring her and the puppies in after pups are born to make sure they are all well and make sure mom doesn't need anything. So you are doing things well in advance, just before mating, after mating, just before whelping, just after whelping.......lots of vet visits! You can see what I mean when I said it is expensive if you do it right.

Also you wrote: "By the way -- I NEED to mention bird is a yorkie and the dad is a yorkie poo and only 1 maybe 2 of the babies look yorkie in color (I won't know more till they grow of course) but isn't that weird huh. " No -- not really weird at all. When you are breeding a yorkie with a mixed breed, the outcome is hard to predict. None may look like a yorkie, some or all. I hope you ensure all of those puppies are also neutered or spayed so the mixed breeds are not continued.