beginner here

[lovespandp]

I think you should just spay your female- What would happen if you did breed her and you lost her during birth?

Is it worth it to you to take that chance?

[chachi]

Originally Posted by geo78

i have seen lots of videos on youtube and most of them are either silent movies with music dubbed over and floaty bits on or ones with sound with loads of people in the room screaming omg blood what do we do. i also saw one scary one where the cord was cut too soon i thought the dog was going to bleed out

Thats why the dog shouldnt be cutting the cords the breeder should. I have heard of alot on here from losing the mom,losing the pups, losing both, pup born with intestines on the outside (nothing can be done for them), Mom killing pups and on and on. I will tell you from my situation with cats My cat had a litter of 4 kittens and one by one they all died except one dispite my attempts to hand feed them and save them. The one that did remain I had to hand feed at the time of weaning with a tiny doll spoon to keep her going because the mother wouldnt nurse her and she wouldnt eat food. I also had her at the vet at the ASAP when she had diahrea and also an eye not opening by the developmental age it should open.

[Yorkiemom1]

My dear.....the VERY first thing you ask yourself is, "Am I willing to sacrifice the life of my female to get a litter of puppies"? If you think it is worth maybe loosing your female, (and you must have a VERY fabulous female that you paid in excess of $3000.00!) go to the next question. "Am I completely knowledgable of the pedigrees behind both my females dam and sire?"...That includes a working knowledge of the different lines, their strengths and weaknesses, and what these individual lines go best with. I personally have been involved with Yorkies since 1978, and I began to do all my research on the breed and pedigrees, etc, and did not start breeding until 2002. I am still in awe of what has eluded me! I have a mentor that is so knowledgable of these pedigrees as far back as 30 generations, and I thank God for her invaluable assistance and expertise! You NEVER know it all, but you must have a clear understanding of what you are combining and what you are expecting to get from the combination. That comes from knowledge of those lines as far as, at the VERY least, 15-20 generations back. Otherwise, you are setting yourself up, plus the little innocent babies YOU will be responsible for bringing into the world, as well as future owners YOU have sold puppies to..(...people that are depending on YOU to know what you are doing, so their baby, that has completely stolen their heart, does not die from a lousy genetic condition that could have been avoided if the breeder had know what they were doing)...to tremendous heartache, suffering and pain, and tons of expense. Breeding these precious angels is a HUGE responsibility and requires a steadfast commitment to the breed. I am thrilled you are not doing it for the money.....I can promise you, you will be doing very well to break even. If your whelping female gets into trouble in the middle of the night, you are looking at a minimum of $1000.00 at an ER clinic.....you may end up with a c-section (ka-ching, ka-ching), and you may loose the entire litter..... and you may loose your female in the deal....ask yourself, is it REALLY worth it? If you are truly NOT doing it "for the money", unless you have a show quality female, and a show quality stud, why in the world ARE you doing it? All questions you must ask yourself.......

[geo78]

hi thanks for the replies i paid 300 not 3000.
i'll take note of all comments
besides tilly might not like the man i choose for her....
is it true that sometimes the petsonality changes after puppies?

[jerseyhairball]

Anything can happen in breeding. I have never lost a bitch, but it does happen. I have lost pups in past litters and I have just had a litter of 2 females and one just only lived for 6 hours. I have had many trips to the ER costing hundreds and even thousands for a c-sect. I dont breed champions. but i have 2 generations back on mine or more. I still had a pup turn up with LP, a heart murmur. things just happen that no one can explain. Unless you have numerous generations back and still things happen. Heard it all. There is NO profit in breeding. I personally give my pups away for the cost of what is cost me to friends and good aquantances. But i do keep some too. It takes a lot of work to care for mom and pups. You cannot work nor go on holiday when whelping and caring for pups. Thats exactly why I am done for a while.

[geo78]

i dont go on holiday very often.......in the last 3 years i have been out once so tilly would never be alone during the time from mating to finding good homes.

[Beamers Mom]

I suggest you read this:

The Kennel Club | Responsible Dog Breeding

If your dog is not registered you cannot register her puppies.
The main reason for breeding is to improve the breed, not just have cute little puppies.
Breeding Yorkies is definitely not for the amateur.
I bred Lhasa's in England years ago. I had a couple of Yorkies at the time and no way would I breed Yorkies, they are more delicate than other breeds. I had my Yorkies spayed, as it was the responsible thing to do. I leave Yorkie breeding to the experts.

[horsesnyorkies]

If you are truly determined, it will be okay.

[Yorkiemom1]

Omg.................

[gemy]

Ditto............ fallacies abound!

[gemy]

You asked for what can go wrong? here is a link to an article in our breeding library
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/bre...t-breeder.html