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Originally Posted by yorluvr You have puppy avatars. Where did they come from????? Either you or someone you know bred those puppies. None of us would have yorkies is someone did not breed them.
The fact of the matter is, whether you are breeding for show or for pets, the risk is there. But your responsible breeders are not going to breed [B]for tiny yorkies, or breed [B]their tiny yorkies. There are people who are not breeders but just want to have "one litter". They are usually clueless how to take care of the dam, let alone how to whelp a litter of puppies. And if they don't know the signs of when the dam is in trouble, chances are the pups and possibly the dam will die. I am an RN with 30 years experience in perioperative nursing. Yet, I still want help in whelping pups. Having an xtra set of hands can be invaluable and may mean the life or death in a difficult delivery.
You must know when the bitch is in trouble and a c-section is indicated. Even then, you are risking the bitch and pups with anesthesia, infection, and in first time moms, refusal of the pups since she has not gone through the delivery process.
That is why I do not allow the pets I place to be bred. That, along with if the yorkie is not good enough for me to breed, then no one else should breed her either.
Julie
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Well said Julie. With experience we knock down the possibility of problems. As Julie said she still gets help from friends when whelping that know what they are doing also so she doubles her good chances. Plus big difference, we don't keep real small ones AND we look at other things. For instance, the structure we require for a show dog is important in whelping, as they need a proper rear to have a proper pelvis, etc.