The maximum age for breeding a female and registering the litter with AKC is 12 years old. Considering a responsible, ethical breeder, especially a show breeder, takes excellent care of these atheletes, which your breeding dogs really are, and knowing that Yorkies can easily live to 14-17 years old, a healthy, well kept, well cared for 12 year old female can easily whelp a healthy litter. THAT being said, unless this is a show breeder, or a breeder that has provided the necessary care/diet/etc for this female, I would be very cautious. BYB will breed anything that can be bred, for as long as they can stand upright, with no thought of health checks or required nutrition for breeding dogs. Responsible breeders know full well how long they can breed their ladies and register their litters, and a responsible breeder would not have bred a female whose litter could not be registered, nor would a responsible breeder have allowed two intact breeders to "accidentally" get in that situation. Legit breeders are well aware of the research that has been done in the area of breeding and they know the health issues and concerns that arise when an intact female is allowed to come into heat and remain unbred, so as soon as we retire a breeding female, we spay her to prevent the ravages of hormones on the females. ....I would be most leery of this pup and the circumstances around its conception. I have a real issue with dogs this age not having been spayed and neutered....it seems to me they are just pimping their sweet lady until she can absolutely no longer survive and reproduce for them. |