Has anyone ever bread a teacup breed or toy breed, you know the small ones? tell me how the birth turned out. e.g yorkie.
2006-12-02 12:25:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
ok then, so has anyone breed a normal small breed e.g shih tzu, yorkie, maltese?
2006-12-02 12:38:23 · update #1
How did it turn out?
2006-12-02 12:38:41 · update #2
We had a very small rescue dog come through who had to have a C-section only to deliver two dead pups thanks to her owners leaving her for 8 hours in that condition. Small dogs are often at risk for this issue and may have problems free-whelping.
2006-12-03 20:09:02 · answer #1 · answered by ShadowWolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will tell you I have seen first hand how many of these puppies DIE before they are ever sold. So many people breed them for the money and have none for the vet care they can require. I work at a shelter and see a lot of people that had a litter of teacups and then they started going down hill and could not afford vet care. They are NOT suppose to be that small!!!! That is why Yorkies are BIGGER than that!!! Things were not meant to be that small!! It comes with all kinds of medical problems!!!!
If you have a teacup, DO NOT BREED IT so that more puppies have to suffer the health problems brought about by breeders who just think they are cute!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-02 12:30:42 · answer #2 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hi! My youngest yorkie, his dad was 3lbs and his Mom was 3.5lbs. He was from a litter of three, all very healthy puppies. He's 5lbs (full grown) and I'm not sure how big his sisters are. I'm told his Mom looked hilarious carrying three pups.
My yorkie (AKC champion bloodlines) Maddie, she turned out to be 14lbs and had her first litter last May. She had 8 puppies and 5 lived. One was stillborn, because it was a whopping 7oz and his neck was broken. :( Another had a genetic defect (intestional displaysia) and then the runt died, because Maddie pushed him away and he got cold... they can't regulate their own body heat, so keeping them warm is essential.
"Teacup" and "Toy" are just adjectives, people... used for describing! A lot of smaller dogs are unhealthy, but so are a lot of purebred dogs in general. Luckily, all 5 surviving puppies were very, very healthy. After they went to their respective new homes, their vets declared that they were "the healthiest yorkies" they'd seen... A larger (7lbs+) yorkie could also be unhealthy, it really just depends on the parents' history.
I'll warn you, its a messy, messy ordeal... but I don't regret it, either. Heartbreaking, when one of the puppies dies... but they are a joy. Maddie is going to have more puppies in a week or so and I can't wait to meet them! The puppies are all spoken for already... by people who wouldn't otherwise have a dog, no less. Breeders will tell you that its wrong for you to breed your dog, but at the same time, guess how they are making all kinds of money? They are puppy pimps! If the dog you have is healthy and you're breeding it with a healthy dog and you are ready for the responsibility, go for it...
Its not a fun process, but... its up to you. Its harder for smaller dogs, obviously. Maddie is a lot larger at 14-15lbs and its safer for her to have puppies than a smaller dog, but that doesn't mean it won't work out. It would be a good idea to have a vet involved and have their number at hand in case anything went wrong, for piece of mind.
2006-12-02 17:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by purplekryptonite614 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TEACUP ANYTHING.
The only size variations that exist among dogs are toy, miniature, standard, and giant. "Teacup" is a made up term for dogs that have been bred to be dangerously small. They are very fragile, tend to have health problems, and in general have a shortened lifespan. People breed them because they are cute and know that they will be able to sell them to ignorant people for a lot of money.
2006-12-02 12:31:05 · answer #4 · answered by lickitysplit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that when dogs are bred down in size their organs don't fully develop. Dogs aren't suppose to that small!!
2006-12-02 14:12:23 · answer #5 · answered by Judy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't believe I'm saying this but i am 100% on torbaynewfs side. She is absolutely right DON'T BREED IT AT ALL IF YOU HAVE ONE!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THAT SMALL!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-02 15:40:46 · answer #6 · answered by Jess. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please dont even think about breeding it. These dogs have several problems due to others wanting them smaller all the time.
2006-12-02 12:34:08 · answer #7 · answered by st.lady (1 of GitEm's gang) 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i have never had one...but my friend lovers hers and i will ask her!
2006-12-02 12:43:02 · answer #8 · answered by kimw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋