[gemy]

The Yorkie breeders have been conspicuously absent from this post. In part maybe not to create waves, and to give another fellow breeder space to respond as she saw fit.

As most of you know on this thread, I am not a Yorkie Breeder although I do have one intact male who will be bred (by my breeder) when and with whom she has selected for him and always with my permission. How-ever I do breed another breed.

Dawn - I do hope you re-consider letting small Yorkies go at eight weeks, and try to bring your breeding practices more in line with the National Club. The fact that you said you did not know what YTCA was, was quite surprising given the length of time you have been on here. It is also very sad that you don't know enough of the breed you are breeding to learn about all the reputable registeries and all the not so reputable ones, to find out a whole lot of facts about all. Do you for example even have the illustrated standard for the Yorkshire Terrier?

I do reluctantly have to agree with some posters, who pointed out the fact that it can only be assumed you knowingly posted about letting go at eight weeks your recent litter. And in doing so you would have to have thought that it would be a contentious issue.

You should keep front and center that your puppy buyers are quite capable even now of doing a google search, and for example finding this thread.

What you are doing is in contravention of the National Club's policy. And I do believe you know that.

Falling back upon a vet's recommendation that it is okay to let go at eight weeks is no justification; although you obviously think it is.
Vets as we all well know, do not know enough about all breeds to give experienced enough opinions, about each individual breed of dog.

I can tell you that the good breeders of Yorkies that I know personally do not let go at 8wks but 11-12wks old. And as they are for the main part Canadian and our National club sadly doesn't hold forth on when to let a puppy go, yet still it seems they are more in line with the USA National club then you are.

Finally I would like to point out that in an earlier message of yours to this thread you had clearly indicated your bitch wanted nothing more to do with the puppies, that you were the one doing everything. Quite a different story you now tell as a response to some very valid concerns posted, about the fitness of your bitch to be bred again. You now say you interferred with the natural process of things. Seem to indicate you forced your bitch to leave the puppies, to follow "your" schedule.

Only you actually know the truth. There are at times with some bitches who are very delayed in weaning the puppies might warrant action on the breeders part. But why would you do this? In my understanding of Yorkie maturation and breeders that I know, and btw even large breed breeders, for the most part we let the mother lead the way on the weaning process.

In summation Dawn, I do hope you take the time to review your actions, and the postings here with an open mind. An inquiring mind, that asks oneself how can I do better? Criticism is often times the prod that starts us on a wonderfull journey of self inquiry, of learning, and of research.