QuestionQUESTION: Hiya im about to buy a male yorkie to breed with my female at the age of 1 my yorkie weighs 4 and a half lbs and the male im about to buy weighs 3 lbs at the age of 14 weeks what are the chances of them being able to breed in time to come??? help im meant to be paying on friday!!!
ANSWER: Amy,
I would suggest the following, I'm sorry but I have been doing some research on breeding Yorkies and I have discovered that if I want to breed and make good money I will need to breed my female to a really small male. What I really need is a male that is going to be between 2.5 and 3 pounds full grown. If I had known about the size problem before I committed to buying your male I would not have made that commitment.
Amy, you didn't say how big the parents of this puppy were. The size of the parents is really important. When you are looking for a male that is going to be 2.5 to 3 pounds you will need to see both parents. The daddy should be the same weight you are looking for in a male and the mother should not weigh more than five pounds.
If you are really serious about breeding and you want to make good money you should also ask the breeder if you can speak to people she has sold puppies to from the parents you have seen. This will take extra effort on your part in the beginning but the payoff is worth it. If you talk to some of the people who have gotten puppies from those parents and they tell you that the puppies they received did indeed turn out to be small then I would go with that male and female's puppy. The difference in what you will get for a puppy that is going to be small and one that is going to be five pounds or larger is hugh. You can practically name your price.
One last thing you will need to consider is the size of your female. The smallest female I ever tried to breed was four pounds. She only had two litters and out of those two only three puppies survived. She had a litter of two puppies the first time and only one survived and the second litter she had four puppies (which is very rare for a dog that size) and only two survived. Both times she had to have an emergency c-section. I decided not to breed her again because I did not want to put her through that again, and I didn't think I could take the stress again either.
Good Luck to you in whatever you decide. One last suggestion I have would be to make sure you read up on having puppies. There is a lot to know and the more knowledgeable you are the better chance you have of having puppies that are alive and well. If you need me to give you a detailed account of all that is involved please let me know. The information is much to long and involved however for me to type it here and so you would need to contact me by e-mail so I could send you a word document that would give you all the information you will need.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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QUESTION: hiya my email is amywatkin@btinternet.com i really want to thankyou on all this help you have given me! i would like further details thankyou
ANSWER: Amy,
I have your email address. Give me about a week to put together all the info you will need. I have been meaning to do that and now I have a reason.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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QUESTION: hiya i am currently sorting out a new male pup whos parents are;
Mum - 4.5 pounds
Dad - 3.5 pounds
would you say this is safe?
Thankyou for all of the advice you are giving
AnswerAmy,
Because your female is so small you are going to need a male that is three pounds or less. I know this seems strict but with the mother being 4.5 and the male being 3.5 your male (if you got one from this litter) could be four pounds. He would not be less than the father which is 3.5 pounds and that would be bad. What you need to find is a male that is 2.5 that has bred with a female that is five pounds or less.
I know I am being a pain in the butt, but I want you to be able to breed without complications and I want you to be able to sell the puppies for a good price. If your female was five pounds or more then I would say go ahead. I know that the difference is just .5 but when you have a dog that is only 4.5 that .5 becomes an issue. It will probably take a little longer to find a male that you want but if you can be patient you will find one.
Sincerely,
Melinda
