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09-24-2006, 09:45 PM | #31 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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| Well, I'm kinda new to YT but am intrested in breeding. I think these are good questions to consider and the answers are very informative to people like me who are trying to learn about what makes a good breeder. Thanks to those of you who answered the questions. As for me, I am interested in breeding because I love my little guys so much! He is a great companion and he brings me so much joy! When I was first looking for a dog we searched shelters for a while and none of the dogs fit with my family. Then my friend suggested a yorkie and at first I thought she was crazy because I knew it was going to be a lot of money for one. But I remembered a friend in high school who had one and I really liked the characteristics of the breed. I thought about it more and found out my husband to be's aunt breeds Yorkies. I talked to her about the dogs and went to see some of the puppies she had. I prayed about it for a while and God provided the funds to pay for our puppy Charlie. I feel really lucky to have such a great little guy. People stop us all the time and just love him. I would love to be able to breed Charlie and be able to share with someone esle the love and joy the right dog can bring to a family. Wow, that was a long winded answer. I'm interested in size because that is one of Charlie's qualities. He is really small and it makes it easy for us to take him with us a lot of places. Temperment is also really important to me and then you want them to be cute looking too (but arn't they all). And this is all based in that the dogs that are being breed are healthy. Registration doesn't really mean much to me. Charlie is CKC and thats fine by me. I still need to learn a lot so I can't answer the other questions that right now but I have learned a lot from others answers. Thanks, Jackie |
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09-24-2006, 10:20 PM | #32 | |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TN
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| You can guestimate by the parents, grandparents, etc.. but the best way is to look for signs as the dog is maturing. If at say 12 weeks, the dog has already broken "silvery" on the black, chances are you are going to have a VERY light dog..the longer it takes the black to start changing color, the better deeper color the dog will have, first change usually happens on the chest. My best indicator is that the dog "bleeds" into blue, versus breaks it. As for the gold, typically dogs who hold a "thumbprint" (black or grayish streak up the forehead) will hold better color than dogs who break a cream color uniformly and it grows off completely leaving no thumbprint. Also for golds, around the nose and the color of the legs are good indicators, if dark, then the gold will typically be darker, if light, then typically lighter, but golds deepen for up to 2 years or more. Quote:
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