Help first time stud advice!!!!

[HighlandYorkies]

I am laughing ! I will probably do the same, ha ha ha

[melmel84]

I am horrible when it comes to those little faces. I have been good so far, I only have one but am constantly looking. I actually want to adopt a older one that may have had a rough start and try to make their life a happy one comparitively to the way it got started. It always breaks my heart to pieces when I read some of the stories and I want to do what I can to give them a forever home that they would be just spoiled rotten in~

Back to the studding issue. I should have clarified that I just want to hear stories of how people who stud have gone about it. I knwo what all the text books say and what the internet says and what different articles in breed specific magazines say, also what my grandfather does when he does it with his Saint Bernards (which are completely different by the way haha) I just wanted to know if there were any tricks or techniques that worked for different people. I felt a little attacked for just asking for a little knowledge. Just becuase I am 23 (tomorrow actually) doesnt mean I am irresponsible....fill me with knowledge but please dont attack me, thats a little unfair. But please let me hear your stories, I love reading about the different situations that may or may not happen so that I can better prepare myself, thank you all.

Trust me regardless of age I know we are all very protective of these little guys...I had a really hard time even leaving my dog with his groomer so I understand your concerns~

[HighlandYorkies]

Well look at these three !
Tara, I bought as a pup.
Casper I bought at 19 months and gave him a forever home full of love, and....
Tammy I bought at 3years after a terrible life - I think she was in a shed all her life, she was pungenlty stinking, and had terrible untreated mite infested skin with a yeast infection on top of that. She wasn't toilet trained, and was all timid, had never seen a TV, or a carpet, etc. She had been shaved, with red raw skin on top, and black skin underneath. Her ears were in tatters after she had to fight other dogs for food - the hair is coming in well now, and covers them mostly, though you can still see one ear is kinked as there is nothing left ! She spent weeks nibbling her skin. She had never been to a vet, as told to me by her owner. Yet this is a dog with a top pedigree full of Ozmillion Champions ! She was 3lbs when I brought her home, and her normal weight is 4lbs....we spent hundreds at the vet, and got her into tip top condition before Christmas - she is a different dog, and soooo greatful !
I would always do a rescue if I could !

1. Tara, Casper, Tammy
2. Tara
3. Casper - Look at this wee mannie - who could resist !
4. Tammy - 6 months later - I bought her last Oct....look at her now !

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by HighlandYorkies

Well look at these three !
Tara, I bought as a pup.
Casper I bought at 19 months and gave him a forever home full of love, and....
Tammy I bought at 3years after a terrible life - I think she was in a shed all her life, she was pungenlty stinking, and had terrible untreated mite infested skin with a yeast infection on top of that. She wasn't toilet trained, and was all timid, had never seen a TV, or a carpet, etc. She had been shaved, with red raw skin on top, and black skin underneath. Her ears were in tatters after she had to fight other dogs for food - the hair is coming in well now, and covers them mostly, though you can still see one ear is kinked as there is nothing left ! She spent weeks nibbling her skin. She had never been to a vet, as told to me by her owner. Yet this is a dog with a top pedigree full of Ozmillion Champions ! She was 3lbs when I brought her home, and her normal weight is 4lbs....we spent hundreds at the vet, and got her into tip top condition before Christmas - she is a different dog, and soooo greatful !
I would always do a rescue if I could !

1. Tara, Casper, Tammy
2. Tara
3. Casper - Look at this wee mannie - who could resist !
4. Tammy - 6 months later - I bought her last Oct....look at her now !

Glad you got them and giving them the life they deserve.
What you've shared with us about the condition you found these babies from Champion Lines only reinforces why a breeder must take care in placing their dogs.....

[lisatodd]

Originally Posted by HighlandYorkies

Well look at these three !
Tara, I bought as a pup.
Casper I bought at 19 months and gave him a forever home full of love, and....
Tammy I bought at 3years after a terrible life - I think she was in a shed all her life, she was pungenlty stinking, and had terrible untreated mite infested skin with a yeast infection on top of that. She wasn't toilet trained, and was all timid, had never seen a TV, or a carpet, etc. She had been shaved, with red raw skin on top, and black skin underneath. Her ears were in tatters after she had to fight other dogs for food - the hair is coming in well now, and covers them mostly, though you can still see one ear is kinked as there is nothing left ! She spent weeks nibbling her skin. She had never been to a vet, as told to me by her owner. Yet this is a dog with a top pedigree full of Ozmillion Champions ! She was 3lbs when I brought her home, and her normal weight is 4lbs....we spent hundreds at the vet, and got her into tip top condition before Christmas - she is a different dog, and soooo greatful !
I would always do a rescue if I could !

1. Tara, Casper, Tammy
2. Tara
3. Casper - Look at this wee mannie - who could resist !
4. Tammy - 6 months later - I bought her last Oct....look at her now !

WOW... THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL

[HighlandYorkies]

Thanks ! Just shows you a rescue is as good as a puppy ! Tara is the only one I have had since she was a puppy, and everyone comments on her, but now I have two more - Casper was lovely with long hair, but he kept peeing on his curtains, and it stank, and he hated getting washed all the time, lol.
Now as well as Tara the Queen, we have Tammy the little princess, and her coat is coming in well now - can't wait to see it at it's full length !
Tara(left)
Casper with long hair
Tammy with half grown coat I must look out some pics of what she was like when we first rescued her - you will be shocked - not the same dog !

[melmel84]

I actually have been trying to adopt a little one from a rescue but they are so difficult. I dont know why I get rejected becuase I am very regular at the vet and I have the space for the little one but I think it is becuase I have both a dog and three cats and not all rescues are compatible with both. I dont know but I will continue to try and offer until a little one that needs a forever home is placed with me. Your babies are beautiful!!!! And you are sooooooo lucky~

[HighlandYorkies]

I found both of mine in ads - one on the internet(Casper) after days of trawling through ads, and the other(Tammy) in the Nothern edition of our main advertser paper. Just phone ads and ask lots of questions. I travelled 200 miles for one, and 300 for the other. There is no harm in going for a look, and I have ALWAYS come home with them, lol
Too many people go to rescue centres and there are not enough Yorkies to go around, but you WILL get one from an advertiser or the internet. Just don't hand over any money until you have see them !
You could phone up the all Yorkie Rescue Centres or also phone breeders as they often have an older dog needing rehomed
Good Luck !
Debra x x x