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Help!! First time breeder!!!! I am looking into becoming a breeder. i would really like to breed smaller yorkies. I am looking trying to buy a female but have alot of questions. 1) i want to have smaller dogs, what would be the ideal weight i need to look for in my female? I want to make sure she has small dogs but i don't want her to have trouble having puppies. 2) What is the most popular coat? Black or steel blue? 3) What size male do i need to breed my female too? Remeber i want small dogs. 4) do the smaller dogs have more health issues? I need all the input i can get!!!! |
First thing you need to do is study the yorkie standard, go to AKC & YTCA to read about the standard. A breeding female needs to be at least 5lbs. Find yourself a mentor. The size of the dam & sire doesn't always matter on size of pups, you need to know the history of the lines you are breeding as well as the different generations in your breeding stock. Not sure how tiny you want, but remember that tinies can have more health issues. Please visit the websites I listed above, this will help you identify what color, coat, ear set, top line and so on needs to be.:) |
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Please read the above. There is much more to breeding than meets the eye. Finding a reputable mentor should be your number one priority. Attending canine genetic classes, studying pedigrees, attending breeding and whelping classes. Learning the Yorkshire Terrier Standard inside and out (this will tell you the correct color to to be breeding for. Study health issues that plague the yorkshire terrier, it has nothing to do with size, but with knowing where your dogs come from. Learn about line breeding Go to the YTCA.org pages read about breeding smaller females (absolute no, no). A reputable breeder never breeds anything smaller than 5 pounds. Breeding a smaller male to a larger female is a misnomer. Buy your dogs from the best lines possible It takes years and years of studying before breeding is even attempted. These are breathing little creatures. If you aren't setting out to improve the breed then you shouldn't even begin to breed. |
Here are a few quick links to do some quick reading/learning: Yorkshire Terrier Club of America (Awards) - About Size Yorkshire Terrier Club of America (Awards) - A Responsible Breeder Yorkshire Terrier Club of America (Awards) - About Color Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Official Breed Standard - the Standard Nows start reading some great books about breeding and yorkies - here are the first to start with. The Complete Yorkshire Terrier by Gordon and Bennett How to Raise Your Own Show Dog by Ann Seranne (She is Mayfair Yorkies and great information on genetics) P.S. Hope you have a lot of extra money! This is expensive to do right. |
Not much I can add. You have already received great advice from reputable sources. I hope you take the time to read and learn about all the topics mentioned, and you search out a great mentor. If you do a quick search on Yorkietalk, you will see how many people encounter problems when trying to breed yorkies. This isn't the place to go to when a pup is stuck during the birthing process, (for example) that is something you and your mentor should handle together among other problems that may arise. It's not just about "I have a female, you have a male. Let's put them together and make puppies!" Good luck! and Welcome to YT. :) |
If your goal is strictly to get smaller dogs, then you are already starting off on the wrong foot. :thumbdown That is a practice that only shady BYBs and millers tend to practice, not reputable breeders. Reputable breeders strive for healthy dogs, free from genetic issues that are quality representations of the breed. Anything else and you would just be striving to become BYBer #73,853. First off, before you actively try to acquire your dog, you need to find a breeding mentor who will help guide you and even select your breeding stock. (Think about it, how are you going to go about selecting quality stock if you don't have the basics down first and have no idea what you should *ultimately* be breeding?) |
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