i swear this is the last time i ask..

[alisonJ]

Originally Posted by tammy8833

Thank you everyone for your comments. i do love my Rems and would never get rid of him but it breaks my heart that he isnt up to snuff.

Tammy--I doubt there is a single "Perfect" Yorkie represented here on YT. My Edie (who, by the way, is gorgeous, smart, and talented) is a little long in the body and the hair on top of her head is white (er--platinum blonde). I am just happy that she is healthy.

Your Remmie looks like a Yorkie to me. I guess I don't understand your desire to breed him. I suggest that if you decide to go this route, that you get a mentor---someone who has been breeding standard Yorkies. There are so many variables that you must consider, such as life-threatening congenital defects. Size is really not one of the serious ones.

[topknot]

It is not just size that we are considering when deciding to breed or not. You really need to know the standard to know your dogs faults (they all have faults - some more than others) and know the family background to know the genetics involved as well. It is like a receipe - too much salt and your cake is not fit. There is a lot involved in breeding - is the coat wooly, cottony, is the hair silky and fairly easy to grow, does the muzzle/head hair grow, what about bone stucture - is it sound and formed correctly, gait, bite, colors, temperment, earset, size of ears, are the ears pointed, size and shape of head, muzzle, size and porportion of body, tail set (is the tail too gay - right angle) and of course health issues.

[tammy8833]

Hello
I Dont Think That Remmis Is Less Than, I Was Stating What Others Were Hinting At, That He Did Have All These Faults I Thought He Was Perfect When I Got Him. I Didnt Get Him Only To Breed But I Really Wanted To Some Day. I Have Wanted Yorkies Since I Was A Little Girl. I Noticed Some Of The Things My Husband Said But I Was In Denial About Any Faults He Has. I Love Rem To Death. I Took Time Since I Posted This Orgninally To Think....i Have Decidied Not To Even Try Breeding.. I Thought That When I "grew Up" And Out Own My Own And Married With A Family I Could Do Anything I Wanted..that Isnt So, Unless You Think Things Through..yes I Got Remmie Because I Wanted Another Pet, I Had Just Lost My Magnum And Wanted Something To Fill The Void..that Didnt Work..but I Was Also Hoping That The Next Thing I Might Do Is Breed..i Know The Standard, And I Understand Most Of The Things..but I Didnt Want To Face That I Couldnt Do Any Of That And It Doesnt Make Me Sad About Rem, Because He Is So Cute And Orgnial In So Many Ways...but I Had A Small Dream Of Staying Home Taking Care Of My Son And Becoming A Breeder..it Was A Thought
Then After Posting This Earlier And All The Responses; Good And Bad, Were Very Helpful. I Have Come To The Conclusion That Breeding Is Not Something I Will Be Doing Right Now.

Maybe Down The Road I Will Be Able To, But I Will Have To Spend More Time And More Money And Have More Time And More Money.

Im Sorry For Sounding Childish, I Was Just Disappointed That Yet Another "plan" Went Wrong..i Wouldnt Trade My Rems For Anything And I Wouldnt Change Him Because, Here At Home, He Is A Great Pet. A Little Rowdy, A Little Bit Of A Chewer, Chaser, Destroyer, But I Love Him All The Same...and I Guess The Reason I Was So Adament About It Was, It Was A Dream I Didnt Want To Let Go Of

My Husband Is Only Home On Saturdays Lately, And I Look For More Dogs All The Time. I Love Them, I Give Them All The Love And Attention In The World But My Husband Is So Tired Of The Whole "dog" Thing. He Said That I Couldnt Have Anymore Right Now And That He Doesnt Care If Someone Gives It To Me For Free ( Animal Shelter In Tn Has 7 Yorkies That Were Just Brought In $73.00 Adopting Fee, 6 Month,up) And Thats Why I Came Here And Asked What Everyone Thought Because I Thought My Husband Just Wanted To Turn Me Off Of The Dogs. He Says That Is All I Talk About. But That Is All I Have, Plus My Son So I Talk About Both Of Them Over And Over All The Time And The Plans That I Make For .

Anyways Im Sorry For The Way I Behaved...i Love My Pups And Jsut Want To Keep Finding New Ways To Spoil Them. And Collect More...= )

[doortego]

Hi Tammy,

I have to say that I am very impressed with your willingness to share your life with this group. I am happy that you have decided not to breed your darling Remmie. Probably very few of us actually have dogs that need to be bred, I know that I don't. But we do love them just the same.

I have to say that I am impressed even more with your maturity to realize and admit to a bunch of strangers that probably seemed less than supportive that you struggled with giving up a dream that wasn't to be right now. ;

It would have been much easier to just ignore all the advice that went against your wishes. I hope that your unselfishness in the good of the Yorkie breed will be an example to all of us.

I think that all of us sometimes have some self-serving motives for having our little teddy bear puppies. I'm just as guilty as the next - I paid probably twice what my puppy should have cost because she was so tiny & cute and the breeder told me she wouldn't be over two lbs. Well she is already 2 lbs at not quite 4 months. So unless I quit feeding her today, she will be over 2 lbs and actually, after I started reading these posts, I am glad. I still think she will be plenty small to travel with us.

Anyway, I digress, the intention is to say I'm proud of you for not breeding Remmie and most of all, for being mature enough to say, I was wrong. Good luck to you and Remmie.

[topknot]

Tammy, you do not have to give up your dreams. This is a learning process. You should have seen my first yorkie - cotton coat, short cobby thing with true grit. There is no way I could have shown her, let alone breed her. So what did I do - well we had plenty of money since we both worked and no kids - but we tried. I went and researched and looked at a lot of photos, studied lines, went to shows and even joined a yorkie club. Did I learn more - yes. My second yorkie was a Mayfair stud and I even showed him. He was great and what great bone structure! And yes, I continued to learn another lesson - you can't wrap all coats. I wrapped his and woke up the next day with all of the wraps laying all over the floor with all his long beautiful hair attached not to his skin, but to the wrapes. So no more show career. So I bred him to a beautiful Heskethane bitch (since at that time I loved the thicker coats). Well, we got two show quality pups from that litter. I kept one female to show and even placed her out with a handler to finish. Then I got another male (Chelsea Nimar and Mayfair) and bred my show girl to this stud and got my first WOW show dog (female) Becky. Like I said it is a learning process. Did I pay very much for my first yorkie - no. Did I pay more for my others with better lines and quality - Yes!!!

Yes, it is very expensive to do it right. But if you love it - go for it. Just make sure you educate yourself and do the breed standard justice. It is amazing how much our decisions will effect so many.