Welcome and good luck on your goals. I do hope you plan these goals for the future though and not too soon. Since you are going to school and working at McDonald's, that does not leave a lot of time to tend to a prospective mother and the resulting litter.
Because people see other breeds easily multiply, they can get the wrong impression about toys. Yorkshire Terriers might whelp their litter without aid, but more often than not, they need a hand. Quite often they need a C-section and that is expensive. What if the litter is born with health problems. Do you have several thousand set aside for their emergencies?
If you really want to be a breeder, read all you can over the next few years. Only breed registered dogs. It is not all that easy to get breedable dogs as so many reputable breeders only sell with limited registration. But some of them will change a limited to a full registration if you show over time that you will know how to care for them, breed responsibly and not embarass their line names.
Being registered is not a guarantee but it is a step closer to knowing the background of the dogs. Their family line is important because you do not want to breed a line that is prone to have health problems. A perfectly fine looking dog can pass on some dire genetic conditions. Seeing the pedigree and knowing that for several generations there were no health problems can help prevent much of that.
Do not be discouraged that your male is not really a candidate for breeding. The first Yorkie I had was AKC registered and still was not a good candidate. I had her spayed. Although she was cute as a button, she was not up to the standards and not a good representative of the breed. I hate to speak of her like this because she was an angel and we all loved her -- but she was not destined to be a mother.
Have patience. You will be well rewarded over the years if you do this right! |