to spay or to breed? I'm really torn whether to spay little zoey or breed her! obviously she is still very young and i have quite a while to make this decision but i just thought i would get as many opinions as possible! the sooner I've made the desicion the better right? what were your experiences with breeding your yorkie? would you recommend it? or what were the positives in spaying your girl? :heartwings zoey :aimeeyork |
Hi and Welcome to YT! Are you prepared to lose her in the event something would go wrong? There's too many dogs needing homes... why make more? Are you breeding because she is a champion and you think you can improve the breed? Just some things to think about.... |
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Your choices are NOT, either spay or breed her, they are Spay or not to spay, irrespective of any breeding decision, then if you decide it is best to keep her intact (due to other overweening health concerns), do you breed her? Well, unless you have prepared for some time to breed a Yorkie, and have purchased this female on a breeding open registration; I would suggest do not breed her. The choice is yours of course whether or not to spay her. If you don't have a mentor in place for the whelping, and well just all things breeding; have done none of the studying, have helped out in no whelps, it is extremely dangerous to try and whelp a small breed dog. Your bitch will need to be health tested, as will the stud, that is not a cheap proposition. Please if you are not familiar with the breeding world, then acquaint yourself with some of the articles here in this forum, and/or in the YT library |
Personally, I could not imagine "not spaying". Good luck! |
Unless you are a very experienced breeder with lots of money for vet visits & know what to do in the case of an emergency during breeding, pregnancy, whelping & raising puppies, I would spay my little one & let her live her life as an adored pet. Leave the breeding of animals to the true experts and don't take the chance with your little girl's life, for it is surely in your hands once you schedule a breeding. |
Hi there, Don't breed and do spay. You should also microchip and tattoo. Yorkies have a habit of getting out of the house and yard. They also attract kidnappers. If you don't have extensive experience and help, Anyone who tells you to breed, honestly does not have your little ones best interest in mind. |
Spay. Your puppy was not from a good breeder because she was released to you before 12 weeks and the YTCA says 12 weeks which would lead me to believe she did no genetic testing either and could also have LP and other things in her line. It can cost a lot of money to breed as well as the fact that she may not be big enough to breed and she could die. |
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I would spay and enjoy your baby for the rest of her life. I have had yorkies for over 40 years and leave the breeding to the experts. I could never put one of my babies through the risk as I have no experience and with Yorkies it takes a lot of experience. It's good you are asking and finding out that breeding yorkies can be dangerous for your baby and expensive. Enjoy your new girl. |
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I have great respect for breeders who put their heart and soul into studying their lines, doing health tests to ensure that their babies will have the least chance of developing health issues, and to devoting their time into helping their babies develop into well-adjusted little ones. I am strongly against breeding a family pet. Your little Zoey should remain your very loved, spoiled baby, and for her health and well-being, you should not breed her. I have had Yorkies in my life for over thirty years, every one female, and I would never risk the life of one of my precious little girls. |
Welcome to YT, would love to see some pictures of your baby! I happen to agree with the other ladies, for the safety and health of your little one, I know spaying would be the best bet. Breeding comes with so many risks, and it's honestly not worth it. Enjoy your little girl, and spend the money that you would on breeding, genetic testing, and savings for a possible c-section on adorable outfits! :) |
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thank you so much! i am really looking forward to getting her adorable outfits and bows (: i uploaded a picture under my zoey 5/20/12 thread (: |
Welcome to YT, I just had my 4 yr old yorkie spayed yesterday, plus a dental cleaning. I also had a complete blood panel done on her beforehand, just to make sure she was healthy enough to get through the spaying, sometimes their are things that turn up and the dog could die, without having the bloodwork done, and know if their is a problem. Suzi\'s bloodwork was really good so that was a relief. I think the only time I would be concerned to spay is my yorkie was under 2 pounds fully grown. The advantages of spaying are numerous. The disadvanatges of not doing it and breeding your yorkie are so risky and dangerous to even the healthiest dog. these are small dogs, and so many problems with breeding, whelping , could occcur it is scary. It is not just yorkie\'s either, any very small breed , is dangerous to have puppies . When young, our parents lost their pom after having puppies due to bleeding, plus generally these little dogs produce small litters, it just is not worth the chance of losing your precious dog to breeding. I wish I had Suzi spayed sooner, but was afraid, everything went just fine, and she is doing well. Even if you decide not to breed, and not to spay, their are a lot of medical issues that can insue from not spaying, which I was not aware of. If you spay before 6 months , or before the first heat is the best time to do it. |
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