Originally Posted by Elle (Post 3255549)

I can't read through this. This is not an accident, it's intentionally being cruel to a helpless innocent tiny little girl. They are not stuffed animals!

Have any of them died? Where did the parents come from?

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3255734)

I am so glad that you were able to clear up any confusion about the proper methods of docking tails. I'm still shocked that rubber bands were even suggested as a method to dock.

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3255734)

I am so glad that you were able to clear up any confusion about the proper methods of docking tails. I'm still shocked that rubber bands were even suggested as a method to dock.

Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 3255744)

That as an extremely old fashioned barbaric way of doing it. As well as unsanitary, infection can set in, leading to complications. Geez, it amazes me what people will recommend on here.

Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 3255722)

I agree. Although, there are vets that have docked tails on older dogs. But, it's performed with a laser, with no damage to vertebrae.

Also, what hasn't been mentioned here is that pups shouldn't have their tails/dew claws removed unless the pup is close to 7 ounces. This has to do with their ability to adequantely maintain their blood sugar levels.

Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 3255737)

3 to 5 days, depending on the weight of the pups. That's the deciding factor. However, if there is a premature litter, it can be done up to 7 days.

Originally Posted by MadDeDo (Post 3253237)

I am confused? On May 30th of this year you said she was only 9 months:




Wouldn't that make her 11.5 to 12 months old currently?


2.4 lbs is awfully small, I'm sure you're rolling your eyes at the computer screen right now and ignoring what everyone is saying, but seriously you could have lost your little girl very easily. 2.4 lbs is really too small EVEN for a pet, let alone a breeding female. I also have a spayed 3 lber and she is so fragile and just tiny overall. I would have never considered breeding her, I love her too much to risk losing her over a couple of puppies. It was not worth it to me. :(

Also if she is that upset about being a mother she is better off being spayed anyways. There's a good chance she will be the same way if you bred her again, and next time she may need a c-section and you will be out even more money for vet bills and probably lose one or more pups as well. I finally bred one of my 5 lb girls on her 2nd heat at 2 years old this spring. She had one surviving pup and she was scared to death of him at first and I finally got her to calm down enough to let him nurse, and she cleaned him and went to sleep. I was laying on the couch beside her and I closed my eyes for a few minutes. I was startled awake by her shaking him in her mouth. I quickly got him out and worked on him, but it was too late. It wasn't her fault, it was mine. As soon as mom's milk dried up I had her spayed. She is now in a pet home and doing absolutely wonderful. I did not want to put her through that experience again. Some females, even those who are the right age and size, are just not cut out to be mothers.

I hope you will really think about all this and not just ignore what is being said. Please listen to your little girl and look at how much stress she is under. Is it worth it for her to have to go through it again?

Originally Posted by JeanieK (Post 3255738)

You should have read through it, we're beyond the whippings.

Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama (Post 3252264)

My God, she is small. No wonder she had to have a c-section. What on earth possessed you to breed such a small baby? And I do say baby because 15 months is too young, even in a normal sized girl.

Sorry, but everything about this is animal cruelty in my book. :mad:

Originally Posted by kjcmsw (Post 3255955)

Just out of curiosity, what is the best age for a Yorkie to be bred (first time)? I thought I read somewhere here that if they haven't been bred by age 3 (first time) then one shouldn't breed them, if they shouldn't be bred by 15 months then it seems like a very narrow time span to "catch" a heat during that time frame...but the age 3 I may have misread or imagined it!!!

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3255698)

This seems barbaric to me and it is beyond me why you would even bring something like this up :eek: Do you really think that she needed to be told this after having a 2.4 lb 11 month old puppy having puppies? OMG! She might decided to go this route now! :facepalm:

Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 3255744)

That as an extremely old fashioned barbaric way of doing it. As well as unsanitary, infection can set in, leading to complications. Geez, it amazes me what people will recommend on here.

Originally Posted by smartpuppiepets (Post 3256916)

Well, It is clear by what i posted that i do not agree with it... I think more barbaric than saying and letting the OP know it is barbaric is pretend that we do not know it is largely practiced among many unscrupulous people and let the OP think it is ok ... Goat breeders do it all the time , and i know it is still largelly practiced among many dog millers , just as well as most breeders here knows.
So before judging , just read it through .
I am trying to help, not to get in the middle of any judgment here , which has lately been the route of some members. But i do not appreciate the bad comment anyways.
If nobody tells her it can be done, but should not be done this way ... how could she know? Huh?
XOXO

Originally Posted by JeanieK (Post 3255865)

Do you wait until they are 7 ounces??? Not being critical, just asking? My vet would never wait that long. he wants them at 3 or 4 days, no sooner, no later.

Originally Posted by Elle (Post 3256929)

I don't agree that it is largely still practiced, even in mills. I've seen a video of what was very clearly a miller her was not doing this. I've never seen or heard of anyone doing this. NEVER. Nobody has ever brought it up to me. Never!They still pull teeth without numbing too, but not in modern medicine.