I think I'm gald I missed it.:rolleyes:

Those names are hilarious!

Those were so funny! Thanks for the laugh. :)

ditto!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

I know for me, it's not the mixes I have a problem with. I love mixes (although don't agree with purposely breeding them). But I do have a problem with the stupid "designer" dog names that breeders give them. Just call them what they are - such as golden/poodle mix not goldendoodle

Ok everyone calm down! I'm not breeding them just wanted to know when we had to start thinking about getting them spayed. Didnt want so start a big up roar about cross breeding. My 1 year old yorkie is fine thank you he is my sisters and doesnt live here anymore he lives with her and is very happy being the only dog there. Thank u everyone for your replys!! love Lucy

Lucy, I always get my females spayed around 5 mos. and same for the males..you want to get the males fixed before they mature and start lifting their legs..

i do agree that overpopulation of pups is a problem and dont agree with uneducated people breeding just to make money, but to play devil's advocate i just wanted to note that i spent months looking for a new pup in shelters and rescue groups to join our family. the problem is that i can only have a small dog and they are very few and far between in shelters. there were many times that i found one that i thought would be perfect, only to wait in a long line and have him adopted by someone in front of me. i also have a cat that i love dearly and was wary about not knowing the animal's background at the shelter. they did do a "cat test" on a few of the dogs that i was going to adopt...and the dogs failed the tests and could not go to homes with a cat. you never know how an animal was raised before you get them at a shelter and they usually need an experienced handler to rehabilitate them into a family environment properly. a first time dog owner may not have the experience and ive seen many a pup returned to the shelter which is even harder on them!

i originally started looking for a morkie after seeing a cute picture and not knowing anything about them, but with that being said, i did decide to buy a pure yorkie in the end and now would not change my desision for the world! once i have a house and educate myself more in animal behaviour i will likely adopt, it just wasnt the right choice for me in my situation right now.

enough rambling! off to look at more of YT's cute yorkie pics!! lol

I am so glad to hear that!

This is true. It's extremely hard to find a smaller dog in many areas. Rescue groups are great, but generally the dogs are also expensive and there are many waiting lists and regulations involved - I was ineligible because I don't have a fenced in yard but my babies do fine without one, I would never leave any of them unattended even in a fenced in yard. When I lost my Sophie, it broke my heart and I ended up in the hospital. Needless to say I had very little money and a big empty spot in my soul. Luckily I found Lida Rose through YT and she has been my love ever since. But the months in between were agonizing, and lonely. I'm not advocating mixed breeds, but when accidents happen (and one did to me!) it can be beneficial for someone with a broken heart who may have had a financial set back. Lida has 2 little chorkie pups by accident. I have already found great homes for them and only asking what they are costing me. The boy is going to a middle aged, childless couple who recently lost their little guy of 14 years and the girl is going to a cousin. It didn't take me long to 'get back on my feet' financially, and now I have 3 yorkies, 2 chi's and a rescue!

You are absolutely correct, in the event of an accident, it can be very beneficial to some. And accidents do happen, as ou found out. (True accidents are one thing, accidents due to the owner's negligence are quite another, but that's a different subject altogether...)

But here is the difference--the Yorkie/Chis you ended up with were not the result of a purposeful breeding, you didn't do it because there is a current market for the fad that these "designer dogs" have become, and you didn't try to profit off of it. You had an accidental litter, gave them the care they needed, charged just what it costs you and placed them in loving homes. BIG difference.

To those who planning to breed tiny, mixed breeds welcome to back yard breeders club :thumbdown :thumbdown :thumbdown

Personally, I am against anyone who breeds for money! :D

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To be honest, I would seriously rethink breeding them at all. I recently bred my 2 Yorkies, both pure bred and had a litter of 3. My male was 2 years and my female a year and a half. I knew nothing other than we wanted another baby. Joy had a great pregnancy although you could see it was hard on her at the end to carry the weight of the puppies. She weighed 6 pounds. The delivery went well, but was a very traumatic experience for both my husband and myself. It is hard on these dogs to deliver. While for the most part they know exactly what to do, it is still an emotional experience. Like human beings, the contractions HURT the mom. While we have our human babies in hospitals with doctors and nurses to assist, you are on your own with only the information available on line and from your vet. We were trying to watch and make sure all was well while constantly checking our papers to see what to expect next. We had had an x-ray to know for sure how many puppies, but the process was slow. Our puppies came approximately an hour and a half to 2 hours apart so it is a LONG process. Forget about sleep that night, and it will probably be at night. The bottom line also is that it is a VERY messy business. We had a whelping box, lots of pads, etc and knew about the mess, but it is still not a fun process to clean up. Then after all that emotion, remember, the mom usually eats the afterbirth and it has to go somewhere, so be prepared the next day for vomiting it all back up or diahreah. Then, the heart break really started. Our 3 puppies were born with a rare genetic disease called hypotrichosis. We now have 5 dogs, and it will be impossible for us to keep them all. We are in the process of deciding what we can do. In my opinion, for what it is worth, breeding should be left in the hands of the truly knowlegable and experienced. I wish you good luck if you do decide to go ahead.

What you have described are the hardships of breeding that ALL breeders have to face. Some can handle it emotionally, some cannot.
In regards to just having internet and vet guidance, I have to strongly disagree with you there. I would NEVER recommend anyone attempt to bring a litter into this world with that information alone to serve as their guide. Personally speaking, our vet was a great help in regards to advising regarding the related medical issues, but that is where her guidance stopped. Aside from that, I studied up on the breed in general and worked for a few years getting advice, information and first hand experience on breeding and whelping litters with a few well seasoned breeders—this type of preparation is not even remotely comparable to anything read on the internet. And learning from more experienced breeders is something I continue to do still.