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Originally Posted by PrincessSophie1  KimInMD, I did want you to know that I did not come to this forum to inquire of basic details after breeding. My intentions were to get MORE information on top of what I have already learned. I do appreciate your concern for Sophie. |
Although you may have felt otherwise, my post was not to "scold" nor "intimidate" you. You ask for information, and I gave you information. I suggested a mentor. Nowhere in your original post did you say that you had assisted and/or witnessed a whelp, and already had a mentor. That is why I mentioned it. I assumed, wrongly, that you did not have a mentor, because you ask about whelping supplies, and I thought surely your mentor would have given you all the information and a list of the things you'll be needing. Nor did you state in your OP that your dam and sire had already been genetically tested for CERF, Leggs Perthe, HD, LP, Thyroid etc. I think I read in a subsequent post that you had all this genetic testing done, so that's really good. Nowhere in the OP did you say that you were aware that many Yorkies require c-sections and that wisely, you had already put aside several thousand dollars for an emergency fund. You did not mention that you already knew your puppies would be receiving recessive b genes from off standard coloring. After I answer your post, you say you don't want "basic details". I assumed, (wrongly again) that you did need basics based on your original post. How was anyone to know you were attempting humor when you wondered if Sophie was acting odd due to losing her virginity? To me, nothing there suggested any kind of humor, so I guess I failed, wrongly, to see that. You appeared to not know that dogs do not long to become mothers. You bred your dog 4 times in two days (not great for sperm count). You counted your dam's pregnancy from the last breeding and not the first. All of these little things (and more) made me think, again wrongly, that maybe you didn't have all the basics. I did not personally attack your character, nor call you names, and according to the link you kindly provided for the YT guidelines, I do have a right to reply to your post, even if we were to agree to disagree, and therefore I chose not to delete it. Having said all of this, I want you to know that I really, honestly, do wish you all the best. I pray that your Sophie has an easy labor and safe delivery, and that all of the puppies are perfect and healthy in every way. I hope they bring you many years of joy and companionship. I'm sure they will be adorable, and that is something we can both agree on.