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Originally Posted by mimimomo  1. Is your girl & stud DNA & health tested?
2. Is she & he free from all genetic defects that they can pass along to their pups?
3. Do you know her lines as well as the studs?
4. Do they both come from @ least 7 CH bloodlines?
5. Do you know what to do when an emergency happens during birthing?
6. What if you have to tube feed a pup(s)?
7. Will you be responsible for the placement, well being of the pups, pick the right family so they won't be dumped in a shelter?
8. Do you have a clean conscience that for every pup YOU produce, a homeless pup DIES in the shelter?
If you can answer YES to all the above, wish you all the Best & have a safe & happy whelp...strive to be the best & well respected breeder, not another back yard breeder. |
Great questions.
Samama - I'm not sure what you do or don't know about whelping. But, if you're not familiar, there is some GREAT information here - look in the Breeders section, as well as the Breeder Library here:
Breeding and Breed-Specific Library - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community.
If you're not experienced, please please please consider your decision as you would any other life and death situation...bc a Mum and her pups can and do die during whelping; especially if/when there is an inexperienced pet owner. I'm not saying that's you, but I'm saying if it might be you - oh my gosh, protect that little furbaby for the precious thing she is. You don't want to lose her. Breeding is SO unfathomably complicated - I could never, ever do it. It's a huge, complex, risky endeavor that for me, warrants a ton of thought and consideration.
Keep us posted and I hope if you have questions, you'll ask them
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