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02-15-2008, 10:49 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana
Posts: 1,384
| To Spay or Not To Spay..To Rehome or Not To Rehome... When we have to make choices in getting a female spayed or not it's hard to explain to others the why of it....Well I made that choice for Tiffanie, as a "Responsible breeder" I wanted to get our breeding line toward the AKC Standards and in moving toward that goal it took Spading Tiffanie to do it...She threw out beautiful, beautiful babies, but always had that one "BIG" one and that one "Big" one wouldn't allow us to be able to place our babies in the homes they needed to be in! And with Tiffanie being big herself (Around 11 lbs) then that drove others away from almost all her babies when asked how much do the parents weigh? Even tho Teddy was 6 & 1/2 lbs. and she only had 2 big baby and all the others stayed right around 6 lbs. that still didn't matter, when it came to finding good homes for them. And then I had to make another hard, hard choice to keep Tiffanie or to find her a good loving home...Well at that time I had 7 yorkies and it was just to hard for me to give them the care they needed. Tiffanie was so aggravated here with all the babies running around and with us bringing Sage into our home that she would not allow none of the other babies to play without snapping at them, Teddy who is 3 NEVER played with any of our Yorkies, he just laid around. She run the show and they all knew it, they'd bow down to her when she snapped at them, she even got hateful with our girls and granddaughter. So I had to do what was best and that was find her and Bonnie a home, well my cousins in Ohio was my answer! They are Sister and Brother, no children at home, no other dogs. Matter of fact my cousin Roger had to have his Jack Russell put to sleep in Nov. So I told him I have Big Bonnie (7 Months old) and U can have her if U want her, he said let me think about it, well he said Yes! And then he told his Sister Gail Lee said she's gonna send Tiffanie (3 Years old) to U, well to my suprise she said she might take her! I could belive it...I talked to her and she took her so on Jan 30th they both went to Ohio. Tiffanie was our 1st female Yorkie we got and I bawled like a baby...But now she is in a home getting their full 100% attention like she needed, never hateful, goes in the car without getting sick (Only did that for me when her babies was 1st born! LOL!) Never gets into anything and she is loved! Bonnie is loving her new home too and she is loved so much, she is already finding treats when told to "Find It". My older girls was so mad at me for doing this but they didn't understand the "Why" of it. Now we have 5 and I can care for them as they should be. (I mean when U have a litter of puppies and they leave right at 12 weeks that isn't to hard but when U have those bigger babies that stay for months on top of U're regular gang it does get hard to tend to them all, that is if U take care of them right.) I can leave them out in their room and they play and play even Teddy now plays with them, Sage isn't so scared and nervous, sleeps with the other babies...They are so much calmer now since Tiffanie is in another home. So sometimes it's better to give instead of receive!! Even if it is Yorkies! I have no regrets in my choices I've made to help me here in our home and to help our Yorkies...It is hard choice but sometime we as Breeder have to make them! |
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02-15-2008, 10:52 AM | #2 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | Listen only you know what was best for you and yours so no one can judge that. Glad that everything worked out for you and your girls.
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02-15-2008, 11:00 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :)
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| I agree 100% and I really hate it when members here blindly bash someone for even the mention of rehoming their Yorkie. Sometimes those decisions have to be made in the best interest of the dog...it would be downright selfish to do otherwise. I'm glad everything worked out for your and your babies...it sounds like they're doing well in their new homes. |
02-15-2008, 11:34 AM | #4 |
Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va
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| good for you for making the right decision. keeping to the standard is the best thing to do and now you will see a big difference. i am very happy for you
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02-16-2008, 11:25 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
Posts: 7,959
| I know exactly how you feel because I am in that same position now. I am just getting started in showing and I want to revamp my breeding program. I have several girls that I have retired and I will be looking for homes for them. It is so hard. My first Yorkie, Dixie, is 12 years old and I could never part with her or a couple of others that I have. Best of luck to you. |
02-17-2008, 07:27 AM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California
Posts: 514
| I just placed one of my girls in a home yesterday. It was sooo hard and I know I picked a wonderful home for her. They worked for a week and spent over $700. just to get prepared for her. They were so happy and excited to get to meet her but it was still so extremely hard... I cried .. almost had the new owner crying too... It is even harder when others criticize you... but you have to do what is best for the dogs and your breeding program. |
02-17-2008, 11:22 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana
Posts: 1,384
| It is hard on us, but you all know how it is and how it feels as breeders. We have to do what is right to help our Yorkies and this for us was the right thing to do...I'd love to have a litter of babies this year but I am waiting till the Spring of 2009 to have one for I still want to get more done on our room and learn more about Sage (She came out of Lady Hawks Line "Tamis") and she is a doll but her line is so different then what we're use to Sages' coat is a hard one to care for, so there is learning there to be done. I'm not showing any and I don't think I can as of now but I would love how to do the training for the puppies when they go into new homes...Sage will be mated with our Sir. Galahad and I feel they will have beautiful babies and be within the weight guidelines for AKC...I wanted more time to learn more and still be able to care for the gang we have. I'm thinking that if Sage and Galahad has a male we may keep him to mate with our Sofie she has a beautiful coat and small built so we'll see. Tami has been my "God Sent" she has taught me a lot so far and she is always there to answer "ANY" questions I may have on anything to do with Yorkies...I couldn't make it without her! She has a lot of wisdom and gives it freely and thankfully passes some of it my way! I don't get out to go to the dog shows as I should but I hope I can spot a keeper or one to send to a pet home...I tell U I think I just about made a mistake on our Sofie, I just about let her go but I'm so glad I didn't she has a coat that is really easy to care for and she has such a gentle touch to her, like her Daddy Teddy lets me do what I want to her. I feel good with the choices I made in rehoming our babies. I know they are well taken care of and we as breeders sometimes have to do things that those around us just don't understand. I do have to say our Tiffanie left us a lasting memory through her Galahad, he is turning out to be just as stubbern as she is and rotten too...I don't know but he's something else to deal with. I'm going to post something later today on Grooming him in the "Grooming" Section U can look there for it...He's a case I know that! LOL! But I love the little thing! I thank all of U for being here for me and understanding as breeders. |
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