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Originally Posted by ein  Hey everyone... yet again I need some advice.
I know this sounds crazy, but my wife and I (to a lesser degree) are a bit concerned that our 10 month old female yorkie may have gotten pregnant by a basset hound. We have a 6 year old male basset hound, and I didnt think it was possible for him to mate with our yorkie because of the huge size difference. He never really showed much interest and we never saw them try to "connect" but after our yorkie's first heat we noticed that her nipples seemed to be getting quite big. She looks like she may have gained a little weight, but her belly really isnt bulging too much and she is still very active. But it still worries us that her nipples seem to be getting bigger and bigger.
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but this is our first female dog and I'm not sure what to look for. The basset hound is the only male dog shes been around. Maybe we are just being paranoid... what do you guys think? |
Well in terms of mating now you know better. Bring your bitch into spay her. A basset hound head is huge compared to a Yorkies body. I'm not sure why you've waited to spay her, given you have a 6yr old un neutered male living in your home. The most fool proof way to insure no indiscriminate breeding doesn't happen is to spay your pets. Other than that, you have to be alert to female dog heats, and when this happens, all dogs are crated, fed separately, and exercised separately. Literally it only takes a few seconds for a mating to occur.
I hope that all goes well with the spay. And IMO there is no option here. Your Yorkie will NOT be able to successfully free whelp a Basset hound x Yorkie mix.