In the pics yours looks more like a chocolate yorkie than a blue born. Even though the color doesn't meet the standards, the health outlook is better.
I think it would take a geneticist to be able to tell you which dogs to remove from a breeding program. Of course, if you wanted to be 100% sure you would never contribute to a blue born being born again then all should be neutered or spayed. I know I would never breed the parents again, but don't know what I would do if I was a "business" breeder. I consider myself a hobby breeder who has the occasional litter so it wouldn't be any problem for me to sterilize both since they still have value to me as pets. Just reading my own sentence, I think I would sterilize them both and find pet homes for them to improve the your breeding stock since they will be putting out a lot of puppies and those puppies will have puppies. If you're a serious breeder then I think that is probably the right thing to do, but I wouldn't judge you if you didn't.
I breed a lot more birds than dogs. If I have a problem with a pair then I don't breed them. Since birds mate for life, it's not like I could put them with a different mate even if I wanted to. I also like the fact that if you put two species of birds together like a Pacific Parrotlet and a Green Rump Parrotlet - they will mate and produce babies; however, all the babies will be sterile, so I guess this is nature's way of saying don't mess with perfection! I'm getting off subject, I think this would belong in "do you like designer dogs"!
Anyway, I hope your pup doesn't have any of the negative health problems that I've heard about. Please, keep us posted and let us watch her grow up. |