Quote:
Originally Posted by dawn27  This topic has been on debate on so many other threads, too too many to mention and people/new members have left this group do to things getting out of hand. This is not what I want, I will not be getting into a debate with anyone. I will not reply to anyone who insist on taking my discission and making in into something that it is not. I am open to any ones opinion and will gladly read any informational links that are given. But I have made my decision and unless we run into health issues during their next vet visit I am keeping with my decision. I thank you for your concern.
Just to clarify: Ruby is not the one who is taking care of the pups, I am. She no longer cleans there butts, I do. They have been weened for more than two weeks now. Ruby has no interest in them other than to eat their food while they try to dry nurse. I am the one who follows them around cleaning up pee and poo. Im the one that corrects them when they get out of hand biting and growling, not Ruby, she runs from them. I have started the training process, teaching them to sit and fetch and play nice and no bite, not Ruby, but me. So none of you can tell me that they need their mother until 12 weeks of age when she has had no interest in them. I am doing everything for them. I feed them, cleaned them, keep them in a clean safe place, I discipline them and correct them all in order to prepare them to their new lives away form their mother and litter mates and I will continue to do so until the very last moment when I hand them over to their new families.
That is what a good, caring breeder who cares about and loves her puppies does. I am doing everything possible to prepare them to leave my home as a single pup who is no longer part of our family or a litter or who has a mother. Its going to happen regardless if it happens at 8 wks or 12 wks or somewhere in between. Its going to happen and its going to be hard on them as much as it will be on me and my family to see them go. But I am doing everything that I can to get them to the point of being an independent, happy self soothing pup. That is why I do things my way. |
These are a couple of the behaviors on the mommas part, that reinforces me pulling a female off the breeding program. This is behavior that females present when they are no longer interested in raising and nuturing their babies, and is classic in bitches that are getting too old to have an interest in raising kids! They will
tolerate them for 4-5 weeks, but then, "hey, I didnt ask for this, this was YOUR idea of a good time, so now YOU take care of it!" This is a clear indicator this particular female is no longer suitable for breeding....if she was a $5000.00 Ch. show dog that was still actively winning in rings all over the USA, then you may have a little bit of an argument to continue to impose this on her, but no, not Ruby....she has told you as best she can, she wants no part of this. Hoping you are listening to her.... that is what good breeders do with their females.....mutual respect, love, care, and loyality between both the breeder and her ladies. I was curious if you sold those babies limited registration? That is really the only way we reputable breeders have to assure that people with no knowledge about breeding, can not take a pet quality dog and breed it for any kind of profit they can squeeze out of the babies, to anything they can find running down the street. I would check into getting an AKC female that falls within the breed standard for Yorkies, and one that you can dual register with a respected honored registry, such as CKC (Canadian Kennel Club) or UKC (United Kennel Club). Dual registration or even triple registration with these three registeries, projects a more favorable, more respected attitude from prospective buyers.