MEET JAMESON!!! Pics and SHOULD HE BREED?
 

Hi there Everyone! I have been a viewer of Yorkietalk for months now, this forum has helped me so so much on taking care of my little jameson! So in advance, thank you all so much! Im in need of your advice. I am possibly thinking of breding jameson. I just bought like 6 books on breeding (gonna be doing alot of reading), and im also working on opening up a salon and spa, so im at home full time and jameson is with me anywhere i go! I will list more pictures of him as well.

BUT FOR NOW, im wondering does the female have to be smaller than the male? Someone had told me this and i cannot find it in any of my books. Jameson weighs 5.5 lbs and he is 8 months old. He has weighed this weight for the past 2 months now. He is completly free of any medical problems, as we had him at the hosiptal for a stomach virus, and had every test done to him possible! haha. We had bought him from a farm in lancaster, and at first i was worried, im very skeptical and i thought that because i didnt pay over 1,500 like alot of other breeders ask, that i wouldnt get a great dog. Well i was wrong. His temperment and personality are amazing! His hair is so nice, he has this little white patch on his chest and its adorable.

His hair is steel blue and pretty gold, his only flaw is his huge ears! Although to me it makes him that much cuter! Now with him weighing 5.5 lbs how much should the female weigh? Any advice on where to buy the female as well. Im also obtaining a predigree for jameson, to see his bloodlines.

In all honesty, im looking to breed him because he is just such a magnificent dog. I have never had a pet growing up, my mother didnt like animals, well after jameson, she babysits him bi-weekly, hahaha. I want her to have a little piece of him, as well as myself! I want a female yorkie 4lbs or under to breed with him, is this going to be okay? Any other advice you can give me would be wonderful! Thanks you!

Truth is pups rarely take after their parents usually their grandparents. You need to find out as much as you can about his background. Take him to a show and ask a judge or a handler to evaluate him for you. The ears could be a concern as wide ear leathers, low set ears, and big ears are all dominant traits and are hard to breed out. If your not going to breed to improve the breed than you should probably just enjoy him as a pet and possibly buy a sibling of his. Read the books, learn as much as you can, attend shows and develop an eye for what a good quality yorkie should look like. If you still decide to breed the gal should be at least as large as the male and should come from free whelping lines.

I definitely know where you're coming from. There is not one of us here who would not want to keep a little piece of our dogs for eternity. Everyone I've talked to here believes their Yorkie's personality is the best ever. And we're ALL right!

But I think you're going to find that many of us here feel exactly the way Ladyhawk does. The only reason to breed is to improve the breed. If you don't have a Yorkie that is nearing perfection, you're best to leave breeding to the professionals.

Believe me, the next dog you get, whether it's a rescue or a champion, will have a personality you will want to preserve forever too.

But follow Ladyhawk's advice. Ask professionals. Read more. You may find out you are right to go ahead and try it.

Good luck.

Edit: How rude of me! Jameson is adorable!

What good answers !! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Welcome Jameson79 :) ....

I'm not a breeder either but have been here long enough to know you just got some great advise. I know just what you mean about wanting a little extension of him.... but the sad thing is there's so many people breeding these days for the wrong reasons and that happens to be one of them cute as he is.

He sounds like a great little yorkie and he's got a very expressive face...and good for you asking opinions before jumping in. I do know this - IF you decide to breed him - you'll have a 'marker' ....Neutering really helps with that problem...As far as his ears ...you can trim them a bit with a little trimmer - just the top 3rd and they won't look as big - but if you love them :) then just leave them be.

red98vett, I just wanted to say how beautiful I think your dog is or dogs are (not sure if you have more than one?). But anyway, i hope my puppy grows up to look like yours. Any tips or advice?

awwww you're sweet ! I reallyl don't do anything special...good shampoo and quality food and always keep their hair clean....Seems easy to me but I know lots of people use Missing Link for the Coat. I've never used it cept for a few weeks - I think I accidentally threw mine out lol - thank you for the nice comment though !!

added - Oh and I groom them myself UNLESS they need a full cut down - then I'd leave that to a professional

MEET JAMESON!!! Pics and SHOULD HE BREED?

Welcome to yt! and to answer your question simply...no, he shouldn't be bred. He is a nice pet, neuter and enjoy him and find a reputable breeder if you want another.

sylvan.......why what is wrong with him?

breed quality
 

By his photo's he is a sweet pet, but not breed quality..never ask an experinced breeder their opinion unless you can stand to hear the answer.

im fine that he isnt breeding quality, by asking what is wrong with him means, what traits can you tell by the pictures, because im not a breeder, i dont know what you see that is wrong, please explain, thanks :0)

I think that my Doobie is a very good representative of the breed and so did many judges so we can look at his picture and describe a good breeding dog.

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Okay Doobie has small ears that are set high on the top of his head.
He has a very cute little face with beautiful shades of gold
His body coat is a dark steel blue
His top line is very straight , no roach in it
He is balanced in his leg height as to the length of his body. compact
His tail set is high at the end of his back
These things you can tell from a picture, but there are even more important things to check , like soundness and movement.

The things your dog has are very important also like his great disposition, but for a breeding male he needs a lot of things in one package.

As far as you wanting to find a 4 pound female to breed , well most responsible breeders will not breed anything under 5 pounds for a female and then it is always a risk.

YT is a very good place to learn, your boy looks very sweet.

I was too hasty..please post his pedigree and stacked photo's back and front for a fair evaluation, sorry about that...

I agree with the others. Jameson is absolutely ADORABLE but a dog of any breed should not be bred unless it is darn near a perfect representation of the breed standard. Breeding should be left to professionals.

you all are great! no one has to apologize for saying he shouldnt breed. See i love him no matter what, and to me if he is brreeding quality isnt a huge problem. I agree yorkies should be bread to better improve them. :0) i realy appreciate everyones honest opinions, it means alot, i am here to learn, so thank you all very much! Jamesons pics are on the older side. Ill have new pics of him ina day or 2. One problem he was taken to get his hair trimmed they scalped him! Poor jameson! He looks soooo sooo funny. But atleast you get to see his back and legs more clearly right haha

he is definately pet quality but i personally would not breed him.
he is very very cute and i love the big ears.

What a great attitude and thoughtful post. Thanks for listening to our opinions.

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Great they scalped him. You can see the cake alot better without the icing. The coat can hide a multitude of flaws.

As stated before, we all think are pups are adorable. But, even those of us who show/breed may have a wonderful representation of the breed that my throw some awful looking puppies.

I have been following this thread for awhile. I'm no expert on whether a dog should be shown or breed but have been thinking about showing my little Zoe. She is only 4.5 months old so not even old enough but I'm trying to learn about what makes show quality and while I've read a lot of descriptions, sometimes it's hard for me to translate that without actual photo's. So I'm wondering why everyone thinks that the dog in this thread is pet quality and not show quality? I could guess for myself but wondering what the experts say. Several have posted that they think he's pet quality but I'm wondering exactly why? :)

You're already got some awesome advice. :thumbup: I just want to say your boy is sweet and adorable. :D

PS - Wow, Doobie is amazing!

Please share with us how you can tell by a phote of an 8 month old puppy that he is show or pet quality. This thread is very interesting. Thanks!!

sorry guys for such a late delay, im going to my mothers tuesday so i can scan more pics of jameson then. I have a roblem though, he was scooting his butt on the floor yesterday and today. Today he had some poop stuck to his butt (sorry) haha. But it made a mess of me trying to clean t all off! He was trying to go poop, but it seemed hard for him, and there was a tiny bit of blodd in it, ive never seen this before in him.

About 2 months ago we had to take him to the vet because he was sick, it ended up 500 dollars later that he was lactose intolorant. Well he had every test done, worms coccidia, parvo, x-rays, bloodwork, and everything was negative.

Well i felt his butt and it seems like its swollen...Is this his anal glands? He is playing and acting normal. Any advice on this?

Thanks so much!

It does sound like his anal glands need a little help being evacuated. Ive never been able to do it myself but luckily my groomer knows how. This seems to be a helpful website, you can also have your vet show you how if you have trouble. Good Luck.
Jameson looks like a little doll:D
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_anal_sacs.html

Although on second thought if he did just have poo stuck recently, this might be why he's scooting. Have you trimmed the hair down there a little so the poo doesnt get stuck?

I was wondering if I were to venture into showing if She would be show quality?

Have her assessed by a judge, better yet by a reputable breeder exhibitor.....

Adventure/journey would be better way of describing getting into the show world.....Not an easy road, but well worth it. Great way to have your breeding stocked assessed and approved of.