[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I took a peek at your older posts and in one of them you said Shy was 4 mo in Feb 2012. So wouldn't that make her only 1.5 yrs now? A LOT of too young females have troubles whelping, some even freak out and kill their pups. Not all make good moms either, and esp you say she is/was scared of everything, this would probably make her scared as well. If I had a fearful dog I would never think of breeding her bc temperament gets passed along as well, not to mention, just keep her happy and spoiled as a pet only.

As for your other questions, I agree with the others. Having a litter is very expensive and adds up quickly. You cannot skimp on things like ultrasounds and vet visits. Some other people want the pups gone as soon as they can as well to not incur more expenses, but that does a huge disservice to the pups' learning to leave their mom before 12 weeks of age, esp for small breed dogs.

If she is a fearful dog I would be worried about her being terrified while whelping it just doesn't seem like a kind thing to do to a fearful dog.