A good start would be to research your boy's pedigree. Find out what kind of lines he is from and if there were any genetic defects produced in those lines. How many Champions are behind him and what bloodlines they were produced from? I'm sure you know that you cannot take a dog from one line and mate it to an altogether different line without having some very strange and troublesome results. The genetics involved in raising quality Yorkies is totally different than other breeds and takes a lot of study and experience to become familiar with. It would be helpful if you could find someone who is already experienced and successful in the field and learn from them. There are already way too many people doing indiscriminate breeding of Yorkies and producing very big problems in the breed. I'm sure that is not your intention. The AKC registration indicates nothing about the quality of the dog or it's bloodlines. |