Studding Out!

[jenniferwelch]

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how old Yorkie's need to be when you start studding them out or is it better to just get a female and have them both and do it from your home!! I am pretty curious about it, plus I would love to get a little female as well.. I am just not real sure if the breeding part is for me or if I would rather studd him out a couple of times then get him fixed!!!! He is just too adorable to not have a couple of pups of his own, Gunther just turned 3 months on January 13th...

[bjh]

Most people recommend waiting until the male is at least a year old before using them for breeding. Since your male is only 3 months old you will have plenty of time to research all the ins and outs of breeding. You won't be able to tell if your male is suitable for breeding until he gets a little older. Keep in mind that using males for breeding does change their personality a bit. Most males will start marking a lot, especially if they are in the same house with a female in heat. You have to keep the male and female separated when the female is in heat and the barking and whining can get pretty serve racking.

Breeding can be very rewarding but it also comes with a lot of responsibility and sometimes a lot of heartache.

[jenniferwelch]

Originally Posted by bjh

Most people recommend waiting until the male is at least a year old before using them for breeding. Since your male is only 3 months old you will have plenty of time to research all the ins and outs of breeding. You won't be able to tell if your male is suitable for breeding until he gets a little older. Keep in mind that using males for breeding does change their personality a bit. Most males will start marking a lot, especially if they are in the same house with a female in heat. You have to keep the male and female separated when the female is in heat and the barking and whining can get pretty serve racking.

Breeding can be very rewarding but it also comes with a lot of responsibility and sometimes a lot of heartache.

thanks for your opion!!!! and yeah if i had both i would probably fix the female.. but we will see.. if you don't start breeding till the male is a year i have alot of time to researchthanks!!!!

[ch774]

I have a male (Jack) and he is ready for breeding we went to the vet yesterday and he got a clean bill of health. Jack is 1year and 4-months. The vet says he would make a good stud.

I have breed before so don't worry I Know all about the problems that come along with this. But How do I advertise I want to screen them first.

Do you have a suggestions?

Thanks
Cheryl

[ndyorkiemom]

First off to the original poster, just because he's so cute doesn't mean he should be bred.
To the second poster, I think I made this same point to you in another group.
I'm not saying thta either of you are bad people for wanting to breed your boys or that your boys aren't very nice dogs.
But to the second poster I believe you said your boy was 10.5 pounds and that is far from what the standard is.
I really think you should both look into what is involved in breeding Yorkies before you jump the gun ( so to speak ). There is a whole lot more to it than putting two Yorkies together and hoping for the jackpot litter.
Neither one of you say anything about your dogs bloodlines, structure, coat color or texture. Nothing about how their bite is, do thier ears stand and are they set correctly on their heads? How are they're top lines? Have you had the needed testing done to be sure that there are no silent problems going on such as liver shunts, heart problems, had their eyes and knees checked?
Have you studied their bloodlines to be sure you know what is behind them?
What is their temperment like? There are many more questions I could put before you but these are just the first ones that I would ask of anyone if I had to use an outside stud.
IMO if you can't say yes to these questions and show that your babies are good enough to improve upon the breed then they should just remain being loyal and truely loved pets.
Cuteness does not mean great puppies, you really need to know what is in the back ground and even then it isn't 100 percent. Many people are of the mind that they can make money just because the Yorkie is so popular right now... NOTHING COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THINGS THE CORRECT WAY AND NOT JUST FLY BY NIGHT.
Anyone can breed dogs, this statement is sadly far too true, it takes alot of dedication, love, expense and heart break to breed sound, healthy quality dogs. JMHO

[ndyorkiemom]

Sorry I made a mistake I meant to direct this at the OP and poster #4 not 2

Originally Posted by ndyorkiemom

First off to the original poster, just because he's so cute doesn't mean he should be bred.
To the second poster, I think I made this same point to you in another group.
I'm not saying thta either of you are bad people for wanting to breed your boys or that your boys aren't very nice dogs.
But to the second poster I believe you said your boy was 10.5 pounds and that is far from what the standard is.
I really think you should both look into what is involved in breeding Yorkies before you jump the gun ( so to speak ). There is a whole lot more to it than putting two Yorkies together and hoping for the jackpot litter.
Neither one of you say anything about your dogs bloodlines, structure, coat color or texture. Nothing about how their bite is, do thier ears stand and are they set correctly on their heads? How are they're top lines? Have you had the needed testing done to be sure that there are no silent problems going on such as liver shunts, heart problems, had their eyes and knees checked?
Have you studied their bloodlines to be sure you know what is behind them?
What is their temperment like? There are many more questions I could put before you but these are just the first ones that I would ask of anyone if I had to use an outside stud.
IMO if you can't say yes to these questions and show that your babies are good enough to improve upon the breed then they should just remain being loyal and truely loved pets.
Cuteness does not mean great puppies, you really need to know what is in the back ground and even then it isn't 100 percent. Many people are of the mind that they can make money just because the Yorkie is so popular right now... NOTHING COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THINGS THE CORRECT WAY AND NOT JUST FLY BY NIGHT.
Anyone can breed dogs, this statement is sadly far too true, it takes alot of dedication, love, expense and heart break to breed sound, healthy quality dogs. JMHO

[troubletb]

I use my boy for studding and yes you can make some money. But trust me it isn't all that is cracked up to be. My boy was the perfect stud as far as personality. He never lifted his leg, never whined. He was great. Now remember I said WAS great. He whines all the time now, has started to lift his leg and when my girls go into heat and I don't want a litter, it is pure HELL! And by the way advertising is very costly.

One more thing to think about, if you boy is perfect or almost perfect that is great, but he also has to be small. No one wants to mate their baby girls to a big boy. My Petey weighs in around 4 LBS.

[ndyorkiemom]

I am sorry if anyones feelings were hurt by what I have posted but, the facts are still there and nothing changes that. I never once said that anyones dog was not a wonderful pet. What I was saying and still do is that there is alot more to breeding that what seems to be coming across by people not only on this thread but several others that I have seen on these boards about people wanting to breed their dogs.
If I sound harse and uncaring by what I say then maybe I am but, I just can't see breeding any animal I don't care if its dogs, horses, pigs or anything else unless you have done your home work and made sure that what you are breeding is going to in some way better the breed you have choosen.
I am sure that I am not the only breeder out here who feels the way I do when someone says " I just want to try breeding" or " My baby is so cute I just have to have babies from her". Or the two that really tops things off for me are " I want my kids to see the miracle of birth " and the ever popular
"everyone says that they want one just like mine"
Well I'm sorry there is no guarantee that they will get one just like yours, it just doesn't work that way. Also to those people who want one just like that one I would ask do they really know anything about the breed or did they just see a cute puppy and think it would be like that forever?
So as I said in my other posts these are just my opinions as a breeder myself. I didn't just jump into breeding thinking my dogs were cute or that I was going to make a few extra dollars. I studied the breed for three long and hard years before ever getting my first one. When I thought I wanted to get into breeding and showing I studied some more and I spent a great deal of time working with my veterinary learning all I could about whelping and all of the things that could possibly go wrong. Then after much thought and a lot of searching for the bloodlines that I wanted I stepped up to the plate.
Even today I still learn something new every day, WHY? Because I still ask questions and listen to what others have to say. I compare notes with other breeders and I put a great deal of thought into each breeding that I do.
With all of this being said I will repeat myself and say that all of this is just MY OPINION!!! NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS...
It just bothers me when people go into breeding not caring if they are helpping the breed to better itself or not.