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Are you really sure you want to do this??? And I would wait till he is an adult yorkie. At 9 months they are still a puppy. I am not even sure you can breed at this age yet.

First of all before you breed - make sure your dog is to the yorkshire standard and know a lot about his background and pedigree.

Then if his past history and he looks great - have your vet check him out. Is is free of laxtaiting petellas and not a Liver shunt carrier, etc.... Have him thoroughly checked out, so he won't pass on any negative genes to the pups. Female you would be breeding to - needs to be checked out too! Also the burcellosis test, etc...

Then you have to have a willing female. Do you have a contract? It needs to be all written down.

Then when you do the matting - you have the female come to your house. Females can have a tendency not to cooperate if at their own home. Depends on the female. Then once they mate you need to protect the male by sitting there holding them during the time of the tie (normal time - 30 -45 min.). It is also a little messy. I usually breed when my vet tells me, after the ovar. test (tells when the female will be ready) and then skip a day and breed again. You just can't let them do their thing on their own - males can get hurt and if you breed too much - the result is not good for the pups - you can also not get as many pups.

There is alot to it and does cost to do it right. I hope this helps some. I highly recommend "The Joy of Breeding Your Own Show Dog" by Seranne (Ann Seranne of Mayfair Yorkies).

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