Breeding yorksire terriers info wanted
 

Hi guys
im wondering if anyone can help me. i have a female yorkie about 3 years old now. i really want to breed with her, and i was hoping to breed with her maybe twice once in about 6 mths time and once in a few years. i want to do this coz i cant keep one of her puppied right now but in a few years i am hoping i can. however i have been told that once a yorkie is bred if you dont keep breeding her evey season or spay her she has a high chance of having uterine problems and infection. wat i want to know is wat are the dangers of breeding my little girl and if i want to breed her can i breed her in her next season and then give her a few seasons off and breed her again? thanks for any help anyone can provide.:)

I would post in the breeder's section.

I know a lot of people want to breed their Yorkies, but the truth of it is, Yorkies are very hard to safely breed. Once man domesticates an animal, they no longer are a wild animal that can breed and deliver on their own; they need man to help with the process. In nature, there's a rule "survival of the fittest," and only the strongest and healthiest gets to breed, weak and sickly animals don't breed. This allows for the offspring to be healthy. However, this isn’t true with domesticated pets, you can't tell by just looking at your dog, if she's carrying genetic illnesses that may show up in a couple of years. The Yorkshire Terrier has so many genetic illness because backyard breeders don't do the required health testing, and there are very specific health tests that you should do before you breed. Also, you should never breed unless you are sure you can take care of every offspring your dog produces for the life of the dogs. Remember, you might not be able to sell all the offspring, or they might be returned to you, should a genetic illness pop up and someone can't afford to pay for needed surgery. Then it would be your responsibility to pay for the surgery the dogs needed. You should never breed a dog, because you don't have the money to buy one. Breeding is a very expensive hobby and unless it's a passion, where you want to learn everything you can about it, please don't consider breeding your little girl, let her be a pet, not a money maker.

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Welcome to YT fellow South African:)

Welcome to YorkieTalk. The danger of breeding her is the possibility of her dying. To me, it's not worth losing my girl, so I had her spayed.

There are so many Yorkies out there in rescues that to me it seems like a better idea to leave the breeding to the professionals.

Although Yorkie pups are sooooo darn cute (we all have weaknesses for them) it's such a risk even if you do have experience, let alone someone winging it for the first time. Many times as well, vet costs aren't taken into consideration. A c-section, which many times toy breeds need when giving birth, can run from a minimum of $3,000, let alone if you have a complications with your Mom or pups.

While it's appreciated that you want more of the awesome breed that is the Yorkie, I honestly think it's better for you, and safer for your baby to just have her spayed.

I mean, I know I couldn't forgive myself if I chose to breed my baby and she ended up passing because of it.

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sums it up very accurately!

It is safer for you to buy a pup and spay your female. Someone should only breed if there dog is an excellent example of the breed, the female and male have both had genetic testing, both male and female need to be free of LP, and both should be AKC. You should also know pups need to stay with there mothers until 12 weeks and if you breed you probably will not make money unless you do things wrong and cut corners. Also the pups will need to have dew claws removed at a few days old as well as tails docked. You absolutely should not breed your dog if she is under 5 pounds because it is even more risky. Also take into consideration about how bad pet over population is right now and if you really want to contribute to that. You also need to find a mentor to be there with you if any problems come up during whelping. Not knowing what your doing and having someone around who does could put your dog and pups at risk of death.

yes i do see your points and i am still not 100 % decided to breed her but no one answered my question about uterine problems and if i can breed again in a few years if all goes ok. i have been told to breed her a few times in a row rather than leave a few seasons gap in between is that true. i have bred medium sized breeds before so i am not completly new to breeding although i do realise breedin g a yorkie is a lot more risky and dangerouse that iswhy i am doing a lot of research before i decide. plus i am a vet student studing to be a vet with lots of help and vets around but i just wanted to ask some people who had speciffically bred yorkies. i am just information gathering right now. so does anyone know anything about my questions......

oh and hello to the other south african !!!:D

You should not breed a dog many times in a row it's hard on them.

Welcome to YT. It is my understanding that any unaltered female can develop pyometra. A very serious, possibly fatal uterine infection at any time after a heat. My own Moka developed pyometra. She was never bred, and never even introduced to a male dog. She was only 2 at the time, and it could have been fatal. The only guarantee your dog will not get a uterine infection is spay regardless if she has puppies or not.

Who ever told you that was misinformed. The most you should breed a dog is every other heat cycle. So, once a year for most dogs. Breeding her back to back doesn't give her sufficient time to recover physically and hormonally from her last pregnancy and makes the second whelping harder than it needs to be.

Yes that is wat i though it is strange though i was told thhat by a vet. thanks so much for the help you have provided. also how often do they develop pyometra? is it common in un spade yorkies and wat are the signs to watch out for ?

I would get a new vet.........

I also wanted to add that I believe they should not be bred after 6 or 7 years.