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Breeding Ordeal Here is my question. I have Odie, who is 3 1/2 lbs @ 7 months and AKC. He is the cutest baby boy I have ever seen. I am getting a female in August who will AKC. Odie is marking and it is driving me crazy. I think the best thing for me would to be to neuter him and then spay the female. However, I feel like that is such a waster of papers. He would make the greatest puppies. I have never bred before but I grew up my whole life with my mom breeding. She is still breeding to this day. I know it is hard work. My dad wants a yorkie and why not add another to our family? I am a bit confused, esp. since his neuter appointment is scheduled for May 16th. Any help would be great. |
If you think he is marking everything now, Wait! If you breed him he will always mark everything!! Do as you please, but I just had to warn you. ;) |
No!!! I think that you should not nueter him. Espeacially since your parents know exactly what they are doing. They can always help you out. I know it is your choice but if it was up to me I would have another furbaby. Why take away from bringing more beautiful furbabies into this world. I know the spraying is kinda tuff but it kinda compansates if you want to mate. I believe it's worth it, but then again that's just my opinion. Goodluck on whatever you decide. Keep us posted if you can. Thanks........ |
Cancel the appointment. My little boy is a little over a year now and still is unneutered. He is really willing to please so if he marks I just spank him and tell him no - it's really gotten a lot better - not any different than housebreaking in my opinion. One good thing is that the marking doesn't soak all the way into the carpet pad and comes up easily with a product called Get Serious I got at Petsmart. Also, try belly bands. They are a band that goes around the waist and you place a feminine pad in them. I haven't bred my male, yet, so I don't know how much worse it will get, but I can always neuter later if it's unbearable. |
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and to Lacy's Mom....I have to say spanking a dog is NOT the way to handle it at all....No offense..... but I would hate for someone new to see that and think it's ok to hit a dog - it isn't.... :( you could hurt your puppy. sorry - but I just had to say that....there's other ways to make a point and hitting a dog for any reason isn't right. |
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My boy is what they call a proven stud so he really likes to mark. I buy the newborn onsies and keep those on him. I also use the clippers on his lower belly and trim real close halfway up. If he marks it goes into the onsie, you take if off (I always take wipes and wipe him up just in case) and put a clean onsie on him. They are not expensive so if you use one or two a day, they come 5 or 6 for $9. |
Punishing a dog for a natural instinct should never be considered. He is likely doing his marking making darn sure you don't know about it. If you bought your Yorkie for a pet have it spayed/neutered and enjoy it as a pet. Having it tested will not ensure the dog or bitch in question is not carrying the genetic code for genetic problems like Legge-perthes or liver shunt. If you don't know what these are or how they can occur or whether or not they could be in the background at least 5 generations of the pedigree of your dogs you are wanting to breed, then you have no business breeding them. |
I don't think the post was a question for permision to breed, just on dealing with marking. And as stated the parents have been breeders for years. If there was a question on the person ability to breed it could have been put in a nicer way. |
hitting our dogs Before you hit your dog, remember they have teeth that could easily damage the nerves and tissue in our hands, BUT they do not bite us because they love us. |
I don't spank them when they are first training, but at over a year old a little tap on the butt doesn't hurt them once they understand that pottying in the house is not allowed. I would rather have a dog that has had a few spankings then one that is never potty trained and unwelcome any people's homes or wind up at the pound. |
BTW I reread some posts on docking - many of you that are faulting me for patting a dog think it's perfectly okay to cut off the tail! |
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