Has to be said.

[gemy]

Originally Posted by KazzyK810

Only if you don't spay/neuter your pet! And not doing so doesn't seem like an accident to me, but rather a deliberate choice.

I do understand there are unforseen things that may happen in someone's life during the time period for fixing a dog...serious health problem with self or immediate family member, or death of a family member. But barring something as severe as an incident(s) such as those, I just don't see how people can justify not fixing their animals & wrecklessly bringing more animals into the world.

For a small percentage of dogs the surgery might be judged to be too risky for the dog. So occassionally there are valid medical reasons.

If you don't spay/neuter of course that is your decision. What I don't get are the folks that then, do NOT educate themselves about how to avoid "accidental" breedings, do NOT educate themselves on what to expect when a female goes into heat etc.

And yes even breeders can make mistakes and have accidental breedings. One of my friends has just had a litter from such a breeding. And it is a pain. All the litter should be DNA'd as well as her breeding males. It is possible that more than one male impregnated her. Hopefully they will turn out to be purebred puppies. The breeding wasn't witnessed as it was in Carmen's case.

[lynzy420]

Originally Posted by maggiesmom_2007

I know without a doubt this post will not be accepted by many. But I am just so overcome with some not so nice emotions.
It stems from seeing post after post of OMG my dog is pregnant or something to that effect.
First let me say this if you don't know what your doing, meaning if you have to come on here and ask
what your supposed to do then you don't know what your doing and therefore shouldn't be attempting to breed your dogs.
I know alot of you love your dogs and spoil them , and granted not all pregnancies and whelping have bad outcomes
but if your dog does not fit the Standard of the Yorkshire Terrier and has no papers or the papers
are not with a reputable registry. Or if you have reputable papers but you are supposed to get your dog spayed or
neutered per the breeders contract, then you shouldn't put your dog through a pregnancy or mating. Yes there are some
accidents that happen. I have heard the phrase we all have to start somewhere, That's true but the ethical way
to start is by putting in your time with a breeder that you are interested in, and following their advice,
even if your like me and stubborn still do it. They have way more experience than you or I do. Dog breeding is not
a good way to let your children experience the miracle of birth.
And Just because your neighbor or friends and family say they want a Yorkie to, let them go buy their own , you did.
There is so much more to breeding than taking 2 dogs of the opposite sex and putting them together. If you don't
know what is behind your dogs with pedigrees, past generations and yes Genetics. Then you are doing a great
disservice to the Yorkie Breed. Okay off my soapbox now.


Oh and I posted in the general section because that is where most people go first.

From my heart, great post!