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11-08-2005, 10:54 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | Speaking of teacups... Check out this ad that I found in the Houston Chronicle... http://www.marketplacelocal.com/port...ousPage=search
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11-08-2005, 10:56 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Wow under 2.5 lbs way too small to be breeding
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11-08-2005, 10:56 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | Parents under 2.5 lbs!?!? What the heck are they trying to do to those poor babies. The pups must be soo small and fragile when they're born.
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11-08-2005, 11:01 AM | #4 |
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| That is just aweful. I got my Laila from a breeder who had kept her for show/breeding -but when they realized she would only grow to be around 3 lbs they put her up for adoption. I can't imagine 2.5 lbs breeding. That is so aweful! I was so thankful the breeder I got Laila from was so respectful of the pups and their welbeing.
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11-08-2005, 11:05 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | Personally, I'd take a puppy scale with me. Some breeders say a lot of things and people that don't know better just take their word for it.
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11-08-2005, 11:19 AM | #6 | |
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11-08-2005, 11:39 AM | #7 |
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| I called the ad and they were all sold. The lady was very nice. She had two litters with this little momma and she had two "perfect" babies in each litter she said. No open fontenelles or anything. She had her spayed after the second litter. She sais her vet told her that as long as the male is smaller than the female the it is okay to breed that small. She kept one from each litter but she is not sure she is going to breed the little girl she kept because she has too much trouble giving up the pups. She falls in love with them and she says she's too old to keep any more. LOL If I were breeding I would want to make sure there was "no chance of a throw back" from somewhere down the pedigree line but the theriogenologists (reproduction specialists) don't seem to think it is a problem either. |
11-08-2005, 11:48 AM | #8 |
My Yorkie is my life Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston, Texas
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| wow...what a deal.
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11-08-2005, 11:48 AM | #9 | |
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No one can guarantee, however, that they will not have a throwback somewhere along the way. Even with a reproduction specialist. There is no way to guarantee 100% that it won't happen. That's why they call them throwbacks and there's no telling when it will happen. I had mentioned in another thread that Gracie's smallest puppy was 3 ounces at birth and I remember the length and size of her. I could not imagine something weighing just 2.5 lbs giving birth to a 3 ounce puppy (being it the largest). To me, it's just too risky. It's not like their giving birth to pinkies. These are puppies that are larger than that.
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11-08-2005, 11:55 AM | #10 |
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| Well, I am glad someone found out something. That is just very small.
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11-08-2005, 12:05 PM | #11 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
All I can say is thru phone calls - people LIE. I'm sure she lost a few if she is breeding that tiny - do you really think she's going to share ALL the information on those puppies with you on the phone ? and as far as problems with the puppies - I doubt someone is going to tell the whole truth that will take a dog that small and intentionally breed her - And so what if she SAID her vet encouraged her to breed tinies - If that's true then THAT VET IS JUST LOOKING FOR MORE BUSINESS Remember - HE is the one she would be running to for the C sections and problems with the babies - To me - Encouraging the Breeding of Tinies in any form is just wrong. Sorry - but that is JUST my opinion and 2.5 lbs is just TOO TINY | |
11-08-2005, 12:08 PM | #12 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
Ask the REAL Ethical breeders out there what they think about there not being a problem breeding for tinies....I doubt you will find one good breeder out there agreeing with these people. | |
11-08-2005, 12:09 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | Just talked to another vet about the breeding of yorkies under 4 lbs. They say that they do A LOT of c-sections not only on tiny yorkies but chihuahuas as well. The vet tech said that there are so many complications in breeding dogs that small. She told me a lady in town bred her two tinies and the pup was too large. C-section later and that pup ended up being 7 lbs. She said 2 tinies don't guarantee tiny pups.
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11-08-2005, 12:15 PM | #14 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Awwww....Not to mention how CRAMPED and crowded the puppies are in a tiny mom - too many problems with tinies - it's just Common Sense that it would be a difficult birth and almost a Guarantee C-Section - PLUS the chance of the puppies being born with serious health issues - They have NO ROOM in a tiny mom !! it's just wrong.... I wish I never heard the word "Teacup" and really don't like the fad to go smaller. |
11-08-2005, 12:17 PM | #15 | |
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