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I have a 20 lb Maine Coon Cat who was the only animal we had. Although I did get him in the divorce, he had been the only furkid we had for 6 years and spoiled rotten! When we got Sadie we put her in a playpen when we weren't playing with her. The cat would just walk around the playpen staring at her (probably wondering "what the heck is this thing?") I did not put them together until Sadie was around 6 months old. I was afraid he would hurt her. He is going to be 13 so he doesn't pay much attention to her now. Occasionally they will play but he gets board quickly. He has alot of patience with Sadie as she is on 2 1/2 and likes to play....McKenzi will just walk away. I have another furbaby on order. I will be getting her by the end of summer...Now,,,,,I am not so worried about the cat....it's Sadie I am worried about...she is spoiled beyond the word. I think the transition from a 1 to 2 dog house is going to be more traumatic for Sadie than McKenzi.
As for the breeder selling a "not for breeding"..alot of breeders do this. It helps to cut down on backyard breeders. Yorkies are very small dogs. If you do research on this breed you will read that they don't always have easy births. You could end up losing your babies as well as your furbaby. And if they are not show quality and you do breed then the breeders name is on those puppies and it doesn't look good for them. I gave ALOT of thought to breeding Sadie, only because I didn't want to pay for another pup. When i thought about it....It would cost $1000.00 for stud fee. If she had to have a section you are looking at AT LEAST $2000.00. They don't have alot of puppies because they are so small. You could be spending more money than it would cost for you to buy another one. And then the worst!!! you could end up losing Mom, babies or both...That is a chance I didn't want to take. I will leave that to the pros.
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