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swan · 06-28-2013, 07:36 PM

You make a good point, it would probably help a lot if I told people a little about myself and my goals.

I work in Florida as a High School Baseball coach, I am also a teacher. My wife and I live on a 10 acre property which is next to a 600 acre cattle ranch. I have coached athletes who have special needs to athletes that are currently playing in the major leagues. I have been blessed to teach students from first graders to high school seniors.

I have loved dogs my entire life, my mother used to breed and show Shih-Tzu's when I was young. We lived all over the world because of my dads job and we brought the dogs too, we lived in Venezuela, Korea, Thailand, The Phillipines and New England. My mother was really an amazing woman and a masterful breeder, but she was an even better mom. Sadly, when my mom was 47 she was diagnosed with terminal cancer and passed away just four months later. I took her dogs after she passed, but they too have passed on. My mom would have been a great mentor, I miss her terribly.

I currently have three dogs and they are all great, two are rescues and one is a Yorkie. Once my yorkie stepped into my house my life has never been the same. She is just an incredible "dawg". She is absolutely my best friend, she goes with me everywhere, when I work in the yard she likes to help. She is an excellent hunter and her favorite prey are skinks and lizards. I want to try and get her involved with earthdog trials. She has great drive and loves to hunt.

I have been studying everything I can about the Yorkshire Terrier. Learning the breed standard, common health problems, history of the breed.

This is not a spur of the moment decision I have made. This is something I have carefully thought about since 2001. I have been waiting the perfect dog and the right situation.

I want to breed a line that is first and foremost healthy. I would like to create a pedigree with an inbreeding coefficient of 0 or close to it.

I want to breed for temperament and I would really like to keep the TERRIER in Yorkshire Terrier.

I also want to breed for conformation. So I want to breed healthy dogs, with great temperament, that conform to the breed standard as set forth by the American Kennel Club.

I have zero interest in making money. I have put aside a substantial amount of money to cover all my costs.

My veterinarian says my yorkie is a good candidate for a breeding. He even called in his staff to feel her knee's and throat so they could "feel what a healthy Yorkie feels like". I have his blessing. Still, I don't want to rush.

I hope that helps people get to know me a little better. I hope if anything comes through its that I genuinely want to do things the right way.

06-28-2013, 07:36 PM	#4
swan Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 98	You make a good point, it would probably help a lot if I told people a little about myself and my goals. I work in Florida as a High School Baseball coach, I am also a teacher. My wife and I live on a 10 acre property which is next to a 600 acre cattle ranch. I have coached athletes who have special needs to athletes that are currently playing in the major leagues. I have been blessed to teach students from first graders to high school seniors. I have loved dogs my entire life, my mother used to breed and show Shih-Tzu's when I was young. We lived all over the world because of my dads job and we brought the dogs too, we lived in Venezuela, Korea, Thailand, The Phillipines and New England. My mother was really an amazing woman and a masterful breeder, but she was an even better mom. Sadly, when my mom was 47 she was diagnosed with terminal cancer and passed away just four months later. I took her dogs after she passed, but they too have passed on. My mom would have been a great mentor, I miss her terribly. I currently have three dogs and they are all great, two are rescues and one is a Yorkie. Once my yorkie stepped into my house my life has never been the same. She is just an incredible "dawg". She is absolutely my best friend, she goes with me everywhere, when I work in the yard she likes to help. She is an excellent hunter and her favorite prey are skinks and lizards. I want to try and get her involved with earthdog trials. She has great drive and loves to hunt. I have been studying everything I can about the Yorkshire Terrier. Learning the breed standard, common health problems, history of the breed. This is not a spur of the moment decision I have made. This is something I have carefully thought about since 2001. I have been waiting the perfect dog and the right situation. I want to breed a line that is first and foremost healthy. I would like to create a pedigree with an inbreeding coefficient of 0 or close to it. I want to breed for temperament and I would really like to keep the TERRIER in Yorkshire Terrier. I also want to breed for conformation. So I want to breed healthy dogs, with great temperament, that conform to the breed standard as set forth by the American Kennel Club. I have zero interest in making money. I have put aside a substantial amount of money to cover all my costs. My veterinarian says my yorkie is a good candidate for a breeding. He even called in his staff to feel her knee's and throat so they could "feel what a healthy Yorkie feels like". I have his blessing. Still, I don't want to rush. I hope that helps people get to know me a little better. I hope if anything comes through its that I genuinely want to do things the right way.