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Originally Posted by hanifduncan  No thats harsh. Its not that serious |
How is anything I said in that post HARSH?
Seriously! I shared what I found out about my pet store baby so maybe you could have your baby's lineage traced. If you got her from a pet store, then she IS from a puppymill, no matter what the store says. Some of them say they get them from local breeders, but no reputable breeder would sell to a pet store. They place their puppies individually, after careful screening and consideration.
You may find the following harsh, but I don't mean it to be, AND it's the truth. I've seen and learned so much from all the experienced Yorkie owners and breeders since joining in 2006.
There's no telling what congenital problems she might pass on to any offspring, anything from heart problems to legg-perthes disease (they have to surgically remove the hip bone for that one!) Quite a few of these conditions don't even show themselves for a few years, so just because your baby is the picture of health now, does not mean it will always be so (and I sincerely hope that she remains perfect)
The members here care about your girl and the breed itself. We all hate the tragic stories of unexperienced folks losing their bitch and the puppies (or having to hand raise surviving pups because Mommy didn't make it, forget sleep!). There have been a few times when a very experienced breeder has had bad things happen with a whelp, and having some knowledge and experience helped them keep things from getting worse. These same issues arising mid-whelp, with an inexperienced breeder, could end very badly
Toy breeds seem to need intervention regularly with the whelp, as they are small and so domesticated that they don't all have the natural instinct. Puppies also can grow too large and need to be birthed surgically.
Hey, I thought I wanted to show and breed at one time, too, until I joined here and got an eyeful of all the testing, money, time, work, and sometimes tragedy that comes along with breeding. Not to mention the work and costs involved in the show ring! I changed my mind REAL quick
I don't have the stomach or the resources for it, so I leave it to those who dedicate their lives to this wonderful breed
Your little girl is absolutely precious
Please look deep into those little eyes and really think about this, okay? If after you read the whole breeding section, you still want to breed, and do it properly, then you'll know where to begin.
Good luck
