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Wow your yorkie girl is beautiful. Love her hair. =) |
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I just have one question. If you got this girl from a breeder from such great lines and are using that breeder's stud, why aren't you asking that breeder these questions? After all they gave you the rights to breed your girl they should have atleast checked to make sure that the person who was buying her with the intention of breeding knew what they were doing. You should be asking that breeder your questions. You are going to need a mentor that is close by so that they can help you assist in the birth and mating. I find it so frustrating that a breeder would give out breeding rights with a good line without a care as to what happens to that dog. Because again if they cared you would think they would have thoroughly questioned your experience in breeding. This is the best website that has all your answers and more... Dog Breeding and Canine Reproduction by Debbie Jensen. Dog Breeding and Whelping guide for dog breeders. My concerns are as follows. 1. The day when the dam should be bred. ( what if I do not notice her being on heat for a few days?) This is very basic knowledge and it is worrying that you don't know this. 2. Best foods for pregnant dams? Inc calcium and vitamins ? A premium puppy food is best. No calcium prior to birthing as this can lead to eclampsia. 3. Birthing stage, I asked the breeder of my dam if there was a history of any of his dams from this line of any birthing problems I.e c sections that were needed. He said he never had any problem with this line. Only with a past different line. Is there anything I could do with my vet to check if she is a good candidate for producing? Check the pelvic width and whether that is atleast wide enough to pass a puppy. Even this isn't guarantee though. Always prepare for complications and a c-section. 4. As a first time breeder should I let my dam give birth at home with just me or should I get a vet to come to the house? Since you've never done it before you definetly need someone experience with you as something could go wrong very quick and left on your own you could end up with dead puppies, a dead momma or both. 5. What things will I need? Towels, thermometer, scale, heating pad, hemostats and scissor for clamping and cutting the cord, bulb syringe and nutridrops to name just a few. |
I've just read the seven pages of this post. It is amazing when someone who seems eager to learn and comes to YT for information and advice is judged so quickly and IMO extremely rudely. When are people supposed to become breeders. I don't believe anyone is born knowing everything - we all have to learn. Would it have been better for the OP to become one of the MANY backyard puppy mills. The OP obviously has a beautiful girl who is a very safe size to be bred. Being in Spain, with the language difference she/he comes here like many of us to gain information. Why should the OP give up the dream because of one or two people on YT have decided, in their pointed opinion that one should not breed? I raised Bengal cats for years without any close help but I had a phone and called my mentor who lived in a different country. I was very proud of my registered cattery, spent a fortune ensuring my cats/kittens were healthy and I did it for the love of my cats and ALWAYS found loving homes. If you spent anytime reading the original letter, the questions being asked are all good questions. The OP will have a vet close by and is asking about vitamins and food to help her female as much as possible. And I'm very sorry to hear that one is not supposed to enjoy the breeding process?? It truly is one of the most wonderful things to experience. No, I'm not suggesting this for most, but for those who have access to proper care, what give one person more rights over another. After reading the one poster that is the most negative, are you having a really bad day or is this your usual nature?? The OP will probably breed the female, so, are you really offering any help or just looking for an argument?? To the OP, I hope you learn a lot, and if you do breed your female, I wish you all of the best. You sound like you have great intentions and I hope you take the advice from the many people who truly want to help you and just ignore the rest!:) |
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Oh thank you..... I have 3 rescue dogs! |
I think the OP has a beautiful dog. Just beautiful! I think the breeding concerns were that - he doesn't seem very knowledgeble AND he has indicated that his mentor is five hours away. (And maybe speaks another language, I wasn't clear on that and in a hurry) IF he is going to breed this beautiful little girl - then she needs to be in the VERY best hands. Who would want to take chances with her life, or her pups life? He needs someone who can be RIGHT THERE. Hopefully, he will find it. |
[QUOTE=NOT EVERYONE WANTS A RESCUE DOG! RESUE DOGS ARE UNPREDICTABLE!!! " [B]WELL I have had 7 RESCUE Yorkies and they have all been WONDERFUL!!!! Not unpredictable at all. They are the most loving babies I could have hoped for. So There!![/B] |
My advise for what it is worth... You have a nice bitch from good lines..you can use a nice stud from good lines...you mentioned you can have the vet come to your home in case of a problem.. Read, learn everything you can...breed her and best wishes... You are welcome to email me with any questions... Primyork@aol.com |
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Real nice to see this thread get back on line and teach and be gentle. JL |
She is beautiful!!! Love her coloring! |
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JackBrooks: Yorkie rose is a very experienced and knowledgeable breeder; here are a few more folks that are on this list: Mardelin: WoogieMan. TopKnot... There are others here; whose names in this moment escape me. |
Mentors come in all shapes/sizes and venues I don't usually post in this manner; but this thread in my opinion, went south in a way that I feel was un-necessary. Just check out the responses on the breeders thread to this poster, versus what you find here in the General Forum. Yes it is preferable to find a hands-on mentor to help you and teach and train you that lives close to you, that epitomizes what a great breeder is. But the obvious reality for many folks due to geographical location; hey think of Siberia, or language barriers (as this poster has), or simply distance and a sad lack of great breeders in your area, it is not always possible to find what you are looking for. So then what? Where do you turn? Let's put aside for the moment the idea which is almost holy here of a "mentor", we seem to use this term here synomous with the term "guru" in yoga, or Master in other disciplines. Masters/gurus/mentors are by their very experential knowledge base rare. If you separate out the component parts of what is necessary to learn, to assimilate prior to breeding then it is possible and even practical to seek and find even on an on line forum; teachers who are willing to share what they can over the internet, to direct you to other resources to check out factual information, and to help you to develop a set of assessment tools to apply to various facets of in this case dog breeding. A birthing/whelping coach obvious needs to be physically present, but while a very important part of the breeding process, is NOT the only part of it. Some parts of the knowledge base lead themselves very well to internet coaching or teaching. For example": Anatomical Structure and analysis Evaluating movement; video tutorials Health Databases: where to check, how to read them, how to evaluate them Q&A of what you've read in book A.B, or C. Why not ask open ended questions, call off the rush to judgement, let the poster answer, see where those answers take you. |
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