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05-20-2014, 06:38 AM | #1 |
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| Puppies of a 'misalliance' Hi A few days after I got my year old Yorkie, she got away from me in the park. I didn't know she was on heat and she had a 'misalliance' with a German Spitz. She is a fairly large Yorkie (4.6kg) but he was a bit bigger than her. I was planning to get an emergency spay but pulled out after a scan confirmed she is definitely carrying 3 or 4 puppies. I just didn't have the heart to kill them. I am now giving her proper antenatal care, but have a few questions. What do I actually need for whelping? The products available are overwhelming me! Any clue what the puppies will be like? The vet has no idea. I am not worried about finding homes as I'm in London, England and unusual hybrids are quite popular. The father is a pedigree stud dog and the breed is supposedly valuable. Wish Lola's puppies were going to be pure Yorkies (she now has a Yorkie boyfriend called Bombi), but I'm sure they'll be beautiful anyway. Any advice gratefully received. |
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05-20-2014, 07:52 AM | #2 |
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| Before "professional breeders" devote years and years of studying pedigrees and lines of dogs, and learning what lines will work well with each other to produce puppies that exemplfy the breed of dog they are devoted to preserving, as well as all the genetic issues that can be brought into play when such careful and thoughtful planning goes into breeding two dogs, the last thing we ask ourselves is, "Will this litter that is PLANNED so carefully and lovingly, be worth the life of my bitch?", because it could easily cost her that. An emergency spay to terminate this unplanned litter, would have certainly been the best choice for your Yorkie, but I can see from your post your feelings definately are with the puppies and not the best interest or safety of the momma....."unusual hybrids are quite popular.....the breed is supposedly valuable.....". I will pray for your unfortunate little Yorkie, that she survives this "misalliance", and that the babies that are being produced will at the very least, be healthy and survive the whelp. "Yorkies for Dummies" is an excellent book that is required reading for Yorkie owners. Far above the excitment of all the cute and wonderful goodies available for puppies, you should be preparing YOURSELF with a solid, working knowledge base about what is about to happen to your momma, her babies, and what YOUR responsibilities are going to be in this misadventure. The very first thing you need to know, is when a female is in heat. That happens about every 6 months, starting at age 6-8 months. Please educate yourself, as I suspect you have planned to become a "breeder", and because you got your intact female before you educated yourself in the minimum required principles and ethics of breeding, and she quickly got ahead of your learning curve, you and she and a litter of unplanned babies are now actually facing a very risky and unknown future. Learning very hard lessons, often heartbreaking lessons, is part of building a solid foundation for any person's development in their choice of adventures. For ethical breeders, breeders with integrity and accountability, and responsibility for what they are producing, we MUST remember to do NO harm first, and that it all about the puppies we are choosing to produce, puppies that should be representative of the breed we are breeding. Mother Nature will take care of producing all the unfortunate "misalliances", and they will hopefully end up with loving families and not in pounds and rescues or dying on the highways, starving in ditches in the cold and rain.....THAT is Mother Nature's way.....professional breeders have to possess the direction, the CONTROL, the love and devotion to their breed of choice, to make certain that every puppy they produce has a future, and is a template for the breed standard of the breed they are. As a responsible, ethical breeder, knowing the consequences of unplanned breedings on the bitch as well as the litter, is the guiding force that makes decisions about what we must do with our breeders.....terminating unplanned and unresearched hook ups with strange dogs of different breeds or pedigrees, is not something that is done lightheartedly, but must be an option for the safety and well being of the bitch that outsmarted her human that is supposed to be in charge and responsible for her well being. Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 05-20-2014 at 07:56 AM. |
05-20-2014, 07:57 AM | #3 | |
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There is no better response, thanks for this Judy, great post.
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05-20-2014, 08:06 AM | #4 |
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| You have made a lot of assumptions about me and I dislike your attitude. I do not intend to be a breeder. You have no idea how this dog came into my possession. As Buddhists we do not kill so stop imposing your values on me. By supplies I meant medical not cute accessories. I don't want to be part of this forum |
05-20-2014, 08:19 AM | #5 | |
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You were a negligent owner, now you are a breeder. You've been given good advice and I suspect you will need more before long. I'm not sure you want to give up just like that?
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05-20-2014, 08:29 AM | #6 |
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| I am glad member David did not come here looking for advice when he found out his new dog was pregnant. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...rkie-pups.html for those not aware 4.6kg is close to 10.25 lbs. While breeding is not for me or to be taken lightly, I also feel that unless the vet thinks the mom is too unhealthy to carry a litter than aborting several puppies because they have not bred to better the breed is cruel.
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05-20-2014, 08:30 AM | #7 |
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05-20-2014, 08:33 AM | #8 | |
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__________________ Lola my amazing little yorkie-pom Donna Last edited by DBlain; 05-20-2014 at 08:35 AM. | |
05-20-2014, 09:04 AM | #9 | |
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05-20-2014, 09:07 AM | #10 | |
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| this is often true-- Quote:
In the OP's case, being inexperienced and with a rather unpredictable cross-breeding situation, I think planning in advance to have the pups born in a hospital with a veterinarian available to assist is particularly important. The OP has my best wishes. Personally, I would have had the pregnancy aborted and my precious pet spayed, but let's do what we can to get everyone safely through the actual circumatances. Best to all!
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05-20-2014, 09:25 AM | #11 | |
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05-20-2014, 09:34 AM | #12 | |
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05-20-2014, 10:32 AM | #13 | |
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LOL what difference does that make how the dog got pregnant, the current situation is what we are addressing and the potential outcome which is an unplanned pregnancy with a dog of another breed. I know this is a yorkie site so it is understandable that most want to breed yorkies with only yorkies but at times when that does not happen it can wind up being an wonderful outcome. Pet owners often think with their heart like David did not like a pro breeder who would abort a mixed puppy even though they would make good pets. As long as the pregnant dog is large enough and healthy with the proper care and vet advice she should be able to deliver her puppies as well as any other pregnant female does.
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05-20-2014, 12:00 PM | #14 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | You know Donna it is a crap shoot , breeding mismatched if you will, you have no blinking idea what is behind the two dogs involved. You for sure have not done the breed specific heatlh tests before breeding. So what are you actually bringing into this world, on the backs of future puppy owners, and mayhap the life of your bitch. Are you or she going to be financially responsible for any future health genetic defects?
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05-20-2014, 12:06 PM | #15 | |
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As a Buddhist I understand that you adhere to the principal of do no Harm. Did you actually do NO Harm? Doing no Harm is not easy, but for certain it encompasses keeping safe an intact female dog. Did you do that? Oh I suppose it is okay to risk and perhaps lose the life of your female, and any live puppies that just might be borne? Does do no harm encompass passing onto future puppy owners debiliatiting genetic defects that could be present in this Mis-Match? There is much to consider if indeed you are a Buddhist, including your total responsibility in this situation.
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