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Breeding a female yorkie I am new to this site, but have found out some wonderful information on here. I have a female yorkie and want to breed her in the future. (Trying to find someone in Virginia to breed her with). She is only suppose to be about 5 lbs. By reading all the info on this site, I am realizing that the male yorkie has to be at least 1lb smaller. Can anyone tell me why. Also, alot of people tell me that if I do not have experience with breeding, than I should definately not breed my yorkie. Do they have a hard time when they are delivering? I do not want to sell any of these puppies, I want another one for myself, my sister-in-law and other family members want one as well, as they love my little princess. What is a good age for a female to start mateing |
I would read alot about breeding.Talk to reputable Yorkie breeders. Make sure your girl is a good representation of the breed and make sure she doesnt have any health issues(patellas, hips, liver shunts, collapsing trachea,etc) before you ever breed her. I would check out her background to see what size of dogs are there and what health issues they might have had. then you will have to do the same with the stud dog. The stud does not always have to be smaller than the bitch. You just need to know what is behind the dogs you are wanting to breed together.Of course, I would never breed a 10 lb dog to a 4 lbs girl. But a 6 lb boy to a 5 lb girl is fine. Also, I would never breed a bitch that is under 5 lbs. Its too risky and puts her life in jepardy. Also, a bitch should be at least 18 months old to be bred. Then you have to ask yourself the question: Do I want to put my girls life on the line just so I can give puppies to my relatives? Lots of things to think about!! |
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The stud doesn't always have to be smaller than the female. What is most important is knowing the lines. A 3lb stud can come from parents that were 7 pounds and will produce puppies that get to be just as big. So knowing the size of the parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc is very important. You should also know the health of the line, any health problems in the parents, off spring, etc. And furthermore you should make sure your female is healthy as well such as checking patellas, liver shunts, heart, eyes, hips, etc. Then after you know all that, then you have the process of learning everything about whelping. Breeding is not something to be taken lightly. I suggest reading up on the breeding process. Here is a great website that will give you a good idea of what the whelping process entails. http://www.debbiejensen.com |
The bitch should never be bred until her 2nd heat. Yorkies are small, you can lose your bitch when she delivers(just so you know this ahead of time)..You want to make sure your dog(nor the male) has LS or LP, and they would need checked out very well from a vet. A lot of problems with yorkies that don't show up for awhile..I don't breed, I've had dogs all my life..I bred a shih tzu one time back in 1991, and that was it for me..she lost one puppy and that about killed me..Now, any dog I bring home is fixed by 6 mos. |
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