It was your better judgement that told you not to breed her before your idiotic vet stepped in and said it was okay. She will need a c section and she may not survive it. Heck on here right now is a yorkie that didnt survive a spaY SUrgery just didnt wake up and she was a standard sized yorkie. I also dont think too much of your breeder. Breeding to recoup money spent on yorkies isnt a good reason to breed. Have you done any research? Have a mentor?Willing to do health tests on your dogs to make sure they arent passing on any congenital disorders? There is alot to do to prepare to be a breeder unless you want to be another back yard breeder thats just in it for the money and be damned the consecences

Hi everyone...I am new here and before everyone continues...I just want to clear something up. My baby that is expecting is NOT my 3 lb female but my standard 5 lb 1 oz baby that is 2 years old. My zoey has had numerous health checks done as well as all my other dogs. I am not a back yard breeder, as someone indicated...I have done tons of research and the last year have spent dozens of hours with another breeder who has bred for years, helping with the birth of 2 different litters and going over to the breeders home everyday for 6 weeks to watch and learn about the progress and growth patterns of the pups. I than went to her home a couple of days a week to watch and learn the progress of the pups from the 6 to 12 weeks and sat and listened to the adopted parents as she interviewed them as a potential home for the pups. I am investing 200 dollars this week on an ultrasound for my baby to confirm how many pups she is having and to make sure that everything looks good for zoey. When I was breeding my show standard shepherds we had an investment of thousands of dollars before I even had the first litter. We paid three thousand dollars for one of our shepherds for breeding rights to only have her spayed when she was 6 months old because she was not perfect according to the shepherd standards for breeding. I have made the same commitment with my yorkies. I did not breed zoey to make money.....I bred her because she is of excellent standard and personality and I want the pups future parents to have the years of joy that my animals have given my family. I don't want to get defensive but I also want people to understand that 5 minutes of reading someone's story does not fully tell you who someone is. I have spent hundreds of hours the last two years reading, researching, training and preparing myself for taking on this challenge. I will do everything and spend whatever it takes to make sure that my zoey is healthy and is safe. I have saved all of my vacation from work the last two years just so that I can be here and be a full time nanny for my zoey and stay home with her for a month once her pups come. I hope to learn a lot from all of you "experts" out there. Just remember that everyone has to start somewhere but people who "know" me will say that when I decide to do something...I will do everything within my power to make sure that it is done to the best of my ability. Thank you to all of you for your advice that I have received so far. I am hoping to receive a lot more as the next few weeks go by. Have a great evening and Happy Valentine's Day! God Bless

DianeSch- I am not a breeder, nor (to my embarrassment now) did I get my pup from a reputable breeder (pup was free from a friend). When I read your 1st post, like others I got the impression you were breeding the tiny. I'm glad I was mistaken. IMO, you are doing your homework and it sounds like you have a mentor that can help with the whelping. I understand (NOW) that breeders are in it to better the breed, not make $, and it sounds like you already understand that concept from breeding the shepards. Good luck and I hope that all goes well. Please keep us updated. Everyone on this site is all about the dogs, so I'm glad to see you didn't take anything said personally. Everyone on this site wants to better the breed and sometimes they-we-can be quite blunt in our opinions. It sounds like you are doing it right, to me. We love photos and hearing about each others trials, tribulations and joys of yorkie ownership (indebted servitude?-us to them, not the other way around). Keep us informed in the progress of the pregnancy. I am interested in how it goes for you, 1st time time little dog whelping. :D:D

Wahoo ! Glad you are doing things right. Again I say Welcome to YT. And I would love to see pics. Preg. Mommies are cute too !

Hello and welcome to YT. It is wonderful that you have done your research and have a mentor. I can not wait to see pics of your whole pack

WOW what a story and welcome.

I am sorry I misread your first post and thought you were going to breed your Kyra because the vet said it was ok. I am glad you are being diligent and doing what you can to be a good breeder. Hopefully your breeder advised you to have both dogs tested before breeding also and you have researched their lines for genetic defects. Best of luck with the babies.

First, I want to say that I'm glad you posted a follow up, because I read it as you bred your tiny, too (you said your vet thought it was ok since the male was small..this is how I read it..and how most read it, apparently).

If you bread your 5lb girl, then *whew* ;)

With that said, Welcome to YT!! Got some pics off all your pups? Would love to see them!!

Just want to say WELCOME!
I don't breed, just love my Cali.
I only got Cali because the breeder who was showing her felt she " might not make weight" , which I later learned from my YT friend meant she was not going to get to the required 5 lbs -- and she didn't so now she is the center of my life:D

Best wishes to you as you take care of your little mother and pups!

We love pictures :D

Looks like 5 pups
 

Hi again - thank you everyone for your words of encouragement and for not being clear in my first post - but with that behind us.....I told Zoey to the vey yesterday for an ultrasound we are about 95% sure there are 5 pups - My vet said 4-5 on her records but we looked together at the ultrasound for around 45 minutes or so and I would bet the farm on it - there was a 5th. The big question became - right up by her rib cage - one of the pups were lying with its side to us and when it moved - just for a second the vet and I thought we saw another sac behind it. By the time you get 5 pups in there - it was pretty full. My vet is going to come to the house when Zoey is having her pups to check her and make sure things are going alright. We don't want to move her unless there was an emergency c-section so that we don't stress the little mama. Her delivery window in that end of February/beginning of March. I witness the coupling on both the 1st and 3rd of January. I will post some pictures soon - my kids broke my camera last week so I have to get to the store and purchase another one. Thanks for all you words of advice - everyone. Have a great weekend.