[gemy]

You are young and are blessed with many years ahead of you. You are just getting married ( I think from what you have posted). There is a whole life and world ahead of you, don't rush into breeding. Take the time to really study the breed and the lines. Go to the shows - haunt them even.

Learn all you can about the health concerns of Yorkies. Learn all you can about structure, coat and temperament - not necessarily in that order. There are many web based instructional tools available to you. I can give you a few if you would like.

Learn to navigate your way around all the health databases. Cultivate relationships with breeders.

Many have heard my story here before. But before I was honored with a show Yorkie, I already had a relationship with my breeder. She was my trainer for my other breed. I fell in love with the Yorkies as they were part of our obedience group, every week twice a week I saw them work in the obedience ring. I began to love the breed, and then finally want one special Yorkie for our own.

There is simply no subsititute for a mentor, for a reputable breeder who believes in you - trusts you. And that trust needs to go both ways.

I think you need to earn that trust with at least one breeder. I say this is so, because in two different breeds I have earned that trust. That is priceless. It allows you to have the option to negotiate with other top breeders. You become known and have at least one reputable breeder behind you.

To breed great quality Yorkies is a difficult task. And I would hope that your goal is to at the minimum to keep to the breed standard, and all of us want to improve the breed. But think about this; improve how, where, and why? In order to know these answers you need a very in depth understanding of the breed. History, current and future concerns.

For example; how would you "off-set" color or texture of coat, versus structure. How will temperament of the breed come into play in your decision making process? If you have a dog with LP1 but in all otherways is a great example of the breed, do you breed that dog? If so, to what dog?
And why would you?

These are the questions that many great breeders go through. And each have formulated through research, experience, and an un-wavering vision of the breed to answer these questions.