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11-26-2009, 05:59 AM | #1 |
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| neuter or not I'm a life-long dog owner and currently have two male Yorkies age 2 years and the other is 5 months. Over the years, I have had all my dogs either spayed/neutered. The male Yorkie (5 months) has some championship lines and the breeder urged me to get him registered. He has a great personality and disposition and I'm toying with the idea of mating him in the future because the wife and I want to add a female Yorkie to the mix. I no nothing about using my dog as a sire. It would be a one time thing as our motivation is to have one of his off-spring; not to be a stud. Can anybody advise ? Should we do this ? Disadvantages ? |
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11-26-2009, 07:33 AM | #2 |
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| I don't know if you plan to breed him with your female... but if this is so, you will have to accept that you might lose her and the puppies. If not... that is not a worry, but the following is: -Constant marking in the house -A dog whose mind is on mating, and nothing else. Honestly, I would leave the breeding to the professionals. They are there to improve the breed. If you want a happy, healthy, well-balanced pet- spay and neuter!
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11-26-2009, 09:17 AM | #3 |
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| My cousin had a cute little male Yorkie that she never neutered. I'm not sure why because she never intended to breed him. He was a terrible 'marker' in the house - that was her biggest peeve. He also turned out to be mean and snappy at a fairly young age. I don't know if neutering would have helped or not . . but I had a male maltese the same age at the time and he never marked inside the house and had a much sweeter disposition. He was neutered. I recommend neutering for a housepet. |
11-26-2009, 01:02 PM | #4 | |
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11-27-2009, 10:35 AM | #5 |
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| Gatsby is not neutered due to a personal belief that it causes a chemical imbalance in the brain (backed up by a animal behaviorist) he will not mark in his own home or in the home of another person BUT he will mark in pet stores and in parking lots on walks in the dog park any where he smells a unfamiliar dog i use a lot of belly bands i knew when i got him i would not have him fixed so i worked with him as a puppy to make sure he diddent mark (useing one shampoo and spray his whole life so that his things smell like him i even put his soap in his wash scolding for lifting his leg in the house even if it was for a scratch and a whole basket full of other things ) i also cannot own another male dog fixed or not it is alot of work but i felt it was the right thing to do if you dont have the time or patience get your dog fixed it will be easier for everyone and it will make him happier
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11-27-2009, 01:12 PM | #6 | |
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11-27-2009, 01:14 PM | #7 | |
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11-27-2009, 02:18 PM | #8 |
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| I know my mom is sometimes a little crazy as she is now "spayed" but I wouldn't say she is chemically imbalanced. I would also be interested in this research if you could post a link. |
11-27-2009, 02:20 PM | #9 | |
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Did you tell the person you got your dog from, "How dare you charge money for this dog. What kind of a horrible person are you?" I just went to the store and spent a small fortune on this little guy. I didn't give the manager a hard time for trying to make a profit off of my dog. He's sleeping right next to me now, and I wouldn't let anyone harm him for a million bucks. You make me sound like a terrible person and I'm not. He's not going to be shown, and the thought of breeding him just crossed my mind. That's why I'm here asking questions. I'm new to this, and breeding him may make "him" happy but make my life miserable. | |
11-27-2009, 02:38 PM | #10 | ||
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The idea that you're going to come out with a profit by breeding your own dogs... its a myth. Unless you're going to become a lard scale breeder - you're going to spend a whole lot more then you'll ever get from sales. The only difference to this would be if you didn't do this right and didn't do all the testing and health checks that you should. I can understand that you love your dog, and you think he has great characteristics... but aren't there other great champion dogs that also have those characteristics? Every dog that your two dogs will produce open up the possibility of more dogs being bred. Those dogs create more dogs. Unless you seriously hold on to your puppies until they get spayed or neutered there is no real way that you can ever prevent this. Spay/Neuter contracts only work if people follow them and that's never guaranteed (after all - you want to do it too don't you? Who is to say someone isn't going to agree and say "hey he/she is a neat dog, lets breed even if we can't register.") You have no controll over those dogs - they can go to horrible homes, become strays, be abused - create more dogs that continue the cycle. One unspayed female (and her offspring) produces around 67,000 dogs in six years. The humane society reports that Quote:
I mean no malice with this at all, so please don't misunderstand... but is it really worth it? There are a lot of awesome dogs out there - but if all of them were bred we'd have more dogs then we know what to do with. (Or rather, those 8-10 million dogs and cats are the ones we already don't know what to do with. Need we really possibly create more when that number will automatically rise each year?) | ||
11-27-2009, 02:56 PM | #11 | |
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11-27-2009, 03:07 PM | #12 | |
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11-27-2009, 03:41 PM | #13 |
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| I want what's best for the dog and I want a good pet, too. That is absoultely number one to me. I must admit, however, that if I could make a couple of bucks breeding him, as long as it didn't harm him in any way, what's wrong with that? He's sleeping right next to me now, and I wouldn't let anyone harm him for a million bucks. You make me sound like a terrible person and I'm not. I doubt that you are a horrible person at all- but your first post and paragraph above sound a little like you are pimping him out for a buck. |
11-27-2009, 04:11 PM | #14 |
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| I hear ya. We have a no-kill shelter here, and I've been there bunches of times but the small breeds go fast, and dogs like mine usually go to members of the board if dropped at the shelter. Both my girlfriend and I originally wanted to go the shelter route, but she has more money than God, so little Ruger showed up a few days ago. Anyway, I won't, but if I did pimp out my dog would I have to drive a big Cady and wear a fur coat and hat with a feather in it? |
11-27-2009, 04:28 PM | #15 | |
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If you want a good "pet", don't stud him out. He will live out the rest of his life in search of another mate, and will mark in your home. If you are just out to "make a few extra bucks" then go ahead- contribute to the 6-8 million dogs and cats that are euthanized annually in the U.S. I really hope that you go the pet route...
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