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auntielaurie · 04-23-2013, 01:48 PM

Honest answers please...
I would like to know how many breeders have lost puppies? I really wanted to be a breeder. My husband and I talked about it for years before we decided to move to an area that would allow people to have more than 3 animals. We had a kennel built with an outside covered area for the comfort of our yorkies. It is real nice. the inside is all heated. The yorkies go out side when it's nice and also have access to a fully fenced play area in the grass. We have never skimped on our yorkies. We take them to the vet for even a broken nail.
We have had a mentor for at least 5 years and I have read books on breeding as well as watched you tube on how to do tail docking, dew claws, really you tube is great.
I learned how to tube feed for my little runt.
I am so upset though I slowly introduced my little runt to another nursing mama that had to puppies, one of which died earlier in the week (see earlier post). My little runt wasn't gaining much weight so I tried to see if the other mama would nurse her. The first few times she acted scared so I would try again in a few days. On the third time my little runt was able to nurse on her. I was so beyond happy. I watched them for a long time making sure all was going well. She took the little runt and treated it like her own. Then when I checked on them yesterday morning she picked up the runt in her mouth and it was dead.I feel so bad for my little puppy. I was so in love with her. I have no idea why she died. She was fine a couple hours earlier when mu husband checked on her. So to make a long post a little shorter..is it normal to loose puppies when you breed? It's not like we havn't done everything to make sure we have healthy breeding stock and we also have spent thousands of dollars trying to save a puppy. We are just wanting to know do we go forward with our dream or if it just isn't meant to be.Like I said truthful answers please. BTW we are still fairly new to this. We have had only 5 breedings in the last 4 years. We have 5 females and 2 studs..one of which is not old enough to use..he has alot of champion blood lines and was excited to get him but now I don't know what to do.

04-23-2013, 01:48 PM	#1
auntielaurie No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Onalaska Wa. Posts: 107	Loosing puppies Honest answers please... I would like to know how many breeders have lost puppies? I really wanted to be a breeder. My husband and I talked about it for years before we decided to move to an area that would allow people to have more than 3 animals. We had a kennel built with an outside covered area for the comfort of our yorkies. It is real nice. the inside is all heated. The yorkies go out side when it's nice and also have access to a fully fenced play area in the grass. We have never skimped on our yorkies. We take them to the vet for even a broken nail. We have had a mentor for at least 5 years and I have read books on breeding as well as watched you tube on how to do tail docking, dew claws, really you tube is great. I learned how to tube feed for my little runt. I am so upset though I slowly introduced my little runt to another nursing mama that had to puppies, one of which died earlier in the week (see earlier post). My little runt wasn't gaining much weight so I tried to see if the other mama would nurse her. The first few times she acted scared so I would try again in a few days. On the third time my little runt was able to nurse on her. I was so beyond happy. I watched them for a long time making sure all was going well. She took the little runt and treated it like her own. Then when I checked on them yesterday morning she picked up the runt in her mouth and it was dead.I feel so bad for my little puppy. I was so in love with her. I have no idea why she died. She was fine a couple hours earlier when mu husband checked on her. So to make a long post a little shorter..is it normal to loose puppies when you breed? It's not like we havn't done everything to make sure we have healthy breeding stock and we also have spent thousands of dollars trying to save a puppy. We are just wanting to know do we go forward with our dream or if it just isn't meant to be.Like I said truthful answers please. BTW we are still fairly new to this. We have had only 5 breedings in the last 4 years. We have 5 females and 2 studs..one of which is not old enough to use..he has alot of champion blood lines and was excited to get him but now I don't know what to do.