There was a time that I wanted to breed my little Remy -- well breed a puppy before I feel so in love with Remy!!
I had a little Shih tuz that I purchased from a "back yard breeder" The sad part is I thought I was being "smart" I checked out the house-- the mother and father and to my untrained eye and with my lack of knowledge it seamed fine.
I got two dogs - brother and sister (Bailey for my daughter and my precious little Zoey). Sad to say Zoey died by about 8 months -- thousands of dollars spent at the vet trying to save her -- the vet did an autopsy and Zoey had a congenial kidney defect. The vet said her kidney was like an old dog who had cancer. It was heart breaking. I now have her brother (almost 3 years old) and watch him like a hawk!! When I wanted another pup I asked my vet to recommend a shih tuz breeder, he is the one who talked me into a Yorkie
He also told storied of bad breeding and scams -- really scary stuff. One of the things I remember most..... NEVER BREED A FEMALE UNDER 5 POUNDS!!! (Remy's mom was 5lbs but she is 3.5 lbs) I have had many people stop me and ask if I want to breed her..... hmmmmm NO!!
Yes, at one time I though breeding was the "easy" way to get another puppy. When you love your baby you think you may want "more" of them.
But I now understand I don't know enough nor do I want any chance of loosing another dog. Maybe when I retire from teaching I will breed dogs.. if I am lucky to have a mentor. Or maybe I will run or work in a rescue... a yorkie and shih tuz rescue
