[gemy]

This is the life of a breeder. Not easy. And yes in my experience females in heat can be very touchey indeed. Judy might have a different opinion but I would be interested to hear how she treats the intact male. This is her first so all is brand new to her and probably off putting.

I had a female who went very vicious with my males when she was in heat. It was very nasty. She definitely could not be bred freely. AI would have been my only choice. I elected not to breed her for a whole host of reasons but top of the list was her temperament. I would advise to watch this gal closely and honestly assess her temperament over the next 6 or more months to see if she should even be bred.

Also try to talk with a very experienced 15_+ year breeder of Yorkies and have her evaluate your gal for breed worthiness. It is no fun trying to raise a litter of puppies should the Mom refuse to nurse or worse still begin killing her babies!

In my Black Russian Breed we watch our females very closely indeed. And we separate the in heat females from other females and of course the males. All but one dog fight I have witnessed has been between two females. They are not called Bitches without good reason.

Keep your intact female who is in heat ALWAYS SEPARATED from your male. At six months old this boy could reproduce.

Best of luck.