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Originally Posted by wenlay  Our Molly is a little over 2 years old and we have yet to have her spayed (don't judge, lol!) because we still kick around breeding her. We fear the risks involved either way and I just want some outside opinions not just veterinarians. We would probably end up keeping all the pups as we are very attached to our Molly and can't imagine giving away a part of her. Is it to be expected she would probably only have 2-3 pups? Also, how should we expect her to act once the pups are born and they never leave? Will she be maternal and play with them or will she be jealous? I know you can't be sure how to answer some of these questions, but of your experiences out there how would you best answer? TIA |
Breeders
must ask themselves a very critical question
first and foremost, before any other question is asked or answered or justified.....
1) Is the life of my female worth the risk of her dying, in order to have this litter?
If you decide you are willing to risk her life to produce a litter of puppies, as a breeder it is YOUR responsibility to assure her YOU have done everything YOU can do to make sure you do not sacrifice her life and/or the life of innocent puppies in order to produce a litter. Clearly, that FIRST starts with knowledge of the pedigrees you are dealing with, in both the sire as well as the dam of that intended litter. Personalities of the dogs in those lines, looks of the dogs in those lines, HEALTH of the dogs in those lines....all these things are passed down generation to generation.....snappy, yappy dogs that are bred because they are available "in the hood" to be bred, will throw the same personalities down thru generations.....genetic issues and health challenges will be passed down thru the generations, and Yorkies that have breed standard faults in conformation and color will also go down from generation to generation, until those puppies do not even LOOK like what a Yorkie is supposed to look like! Blue borns, cleft palates, hydrocephalus, liver shunts, kidney diseases, heart and vascular issues....all genetic/congenital issues.
All the questions you have asked, are genetic. Look behind your dog and the sire of any litter you are intending to produce....look back AT LEAST 9 generations, preferably 12-14 generations, to answer your questions.
As far as risks in spaying versus not spaying.....every single cycle your intact, unbred female has, increases her chances of multiple health concerns considerably....it is the bombardment of hormones on the system of an unbred, intact female that instigates the development of multiple types of life threatening cancers, among other preventable health issues. If your female is not a thuthful, wonderful representation of what a Yorkie is supposed to be, as outlined by the breed standard, if you are not working with solid, strong, unquestionably legitimate pedigrees and lines, then you have a pet quality female and she should NOT be bred.
I have given you FACTS, not opinions, in response to your questions. Your own questions can only be guesstimated by you, from your knowledge of your own dogs pedigree. Her pedigree is the foundation and the building blocks all future litters produced by this female and others she produces.....all cracks, all weaknesses, all failures and faults are directly tied to her pedigree.