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When to mate your yorkie? Molly is nine months old and I would love for her to be a mommy, I just don't know when would be a good time to mate her. She hasn't showed any signs of being in heat and might not for awhile, but I just would like to know when is the best time. How old should they be? Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help! |
Breeding I personally would recommend waiting until she is at least 2 years old. A lot of things can go wrong if they are to young. For example if the mom is to young she might not be interested in the babies and you would have to raise them your self. She needs to be mature enough is what I guess I am getting at. Also I would recommend doing A Lot of research first. Their is a lot to learn about breeding and not just anyone can do it. I also found it helpful to watch whelping videos on youtube. I hope this helps and Good Luck! |
yes i think 9 months is probably a bit young. read as much as you can, there is so much information on this site alone. |
Too young I too am learning all I can about breeding, and I think 2 years old would be ideal. Anything less would be like a teen human having babies. Their just not mature enough. I have found a great book that was recommended to me, and you might find it helpful as well. The Complete Book of Dog Breeding by Dan Rice. :) |
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I definately was going to wait until she is older. I just wanted to hear some opinions on the whole thing and maybe hear from some people that have already mated their yorkie. I also think that she is too young right now and I don't want to do anything to harm her! I will certainly read up on breeding before mating her. Thanks so much for the advice!:) |
I used to be very interested in breeding but after having normal yorkie scares with mine it has totally turned me off and I will leave it for the professionals. But from what I gather it's better for them to have a couple heats and be very healthy. Do your research and learn as much as you can so when she is ready so are you! good luck |
I too was interested in Breeding mine, when she comes of age, my uncle has a pure bred healthy as a horse male thats 10 I think, so they made the offer, I thought about it long enough to read up on it and say, NO! I couldn't handle possible loss of a puppy or mommy, the breader thinks she may only get to be 4.5 lbs so thats WAY to small.... and now I think she has a little knee problem.... I will leave the breeding to the rest of you! It was a great idea for half a minute!!! :D |
This is going to sound really harsh and I apologize in advance, but if you have to ask that qyestion, the answer is never. SAFE breeding requires hours upon hours of research, and should always be left to the "experts." There is an astronomical surplus of backyard bred dogs, and to contribute to that right now with the way things are is completely irresponsible. JMHO. |
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I couldn't agree more. Yorkies have so many health problems these days because they are being carelessly bred. Did you know that today's Yorkies are thirty-six times more likely to have a liver shunt than all other breeds combined according to a study done at the University of Tennessee? That Yorkies are ranked #4 in cases of luxating patellas by the Orthopedic Foundation of America? Breeding should only be done by people who are very knowledgable about genetics and health test (screen for liver disease, x-ray knees, thyroid panel, eye exam, etc.). Most Yorkies are beautiful in our eyes, but too far from the standard to be breed. Breeding done right is a very expensive endeavor and often results in only one or two puppies. Emergency c-sections are common. A good breeder will offer a health guarantee and should you produce a puppy with a liver shunt or luxating patellas, you could be responsible for the vet bills which run into the thousands. |
I'm not saying that I was going to become this professional breeder overnight, I was just curious to the whole situation. Molly is my first yorkie and like I said I don't want to do anything to jeopardize her health in anyway. It wouldn't hurt for me to read up on it and if it's not the right way to go then we will stear clear of it. Thanks for the input. |
Did you know that if you spay her before she goes into heat, there is almost a zero percent chance that she will get mammary cancer. If you wait til after her second heat, there is about a twenty-six percent chance of her getting mamary cancer. Also, if you wait until she is older to spay, you may have to deal with pyometra. :( Of course there are a few risks to spaying but the benefits really do outweigh them for most dogs. Breeding is a lot of work and it takes a lot of money to do health screenings and possibly getting an emergency c-section done, so just study all you can before you decide. :) The youngest a Yorkie should be bred is second heat or 18 months and the first tme breeding shouldn't be done after three years. |
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