I have a yorkie and I want to breed her?

Question

I have my 3 year old yorkie.... i was waiting for her period, so I can mate her. She just received it today but I do not know what to do now I also have a male waiting for her he is a year and a half. What are the rules? when should i get him.... whats the process? what happens after? does the male breeder get first pick? please help asap!

First of all for the rude people who answered my question.... im not just breeding to breed.. idiots! I would like my mom to have a puppy and the studs owners would like one for themselves. Im not trying to abandon dogs crazy! I love my babygirl... and yes, she is healthy and has passed all the necessary tests.She is certified and so is the male. I dont want to mate her to profit I could care less about that.. so back off! dont waste ur time TRYING TO answering my question
BUT THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DID HELP.. U WERE A GREAT HELP : )

Answer 1

10 days after the start of her "heat" cycle, she will be ready to breed...some females will "stand" for a male as early as day 6, but usually are not fertile at that time. The male may be too young to know what he is doing...let him "try" starting from day 8, TAKE HER TO HIM (some people like to bring the male to the female, but I have found that he is more interested in marking his territory than mating)and if he seems to know "how to do it", then let him try early on day 10, but if he "just can't get it" and you want a successful mating, take both of them to the vet that afternoon (day 10) and let the vet do it. If he (the male Yorkie) gets it, then let them mate, two days (24hrs) later, let them mate again...2days (24hrs), mate again (follow same procedure if the vet does it also), for a total of 3 mating sessions. Count 63 days from her last mating...(give or take a day or two) and that will be her due date. Set up an appointment with the vet ON HER DUE DATE, to take her in. This is obviously your first time, and Yorkies CAN have problems having her pups. I suggest not trying to let her have the puppies at home. If her due date is on a Sunday, make sure you know where your nearest ER vet is...or see if your vet will be On Call that weekend.

Your female will "be in heat" for about 3 weeks...YOU MUST KEEP HER FROM ALL OTHER MALES DURING THIS TIME!!! I can't stress that enough!

As far as the "pick of litter"...you can do that, but be forwarned! Your Yorkie may only have one puppy! If she does, the puppy goes for stud fee, and you are without. If you do pick of litter, you may want to have some sort of contract in this case that says if only one puppy is born, that both owners will try to sell it for a reasonable price, and split the money equally...that way neither is out. If you plan on keeping the puppy, you may want to just pay the stud fee...also talk to the stud's owner and see what they want...if she only has one puppy, and the stud's owner wants a puppy, then you can ask for a free breeding next yr, and the stud owner can have the puppy of this litter (this is only if she has one pup). If she has 2 or more, PICK OF LITTER means PICK OF LITTER...meaning that if your dog only has one female and 3 males, and you want a female and the stud's owner wants a female (or vice-versa), the stud's owner gets that puppy!

Lots to think about! Good Luck!

Answer 2

Both dogs need to be at least 2 years old,
both dogs need to have had and passed health tests (not just simple vet exams), both parents need impeccible pedigrees, both parents need to have been shown or evalauted to make sure they meet breed standards
The female is taken to the male, not the male to the female
there needs to be a breeding contract that spells out all the terms such as pick puppy or stud fee, what happens if she doesn't get pregnant, loses the puppies ,only has one puppy, etc

BEFORE you even think about breeding you NEED to LEARN a LOT more about breeding & breeding practices, whelping, newborn care.
You also should be advised taht toy breeds are prone to serious complications when pregnant, whelping ...they have a high rate of emergency c-sections, stillbirths, small litter size, low birthweight, etc.

Please rethink breeding your girl,

Answer 3

Unless you have Pedigree on her she is just pet quality. Meaning that she has faults and a predisposistion for many illnesses specific to the breed. Which makes her a mutt since she would not meet the standards of the breed.

You don't even know that the proper terms for her HEAT cycle. She is in estres. You need to spend the next few months to study what you are planning. See if the seller you got her from can provide the proper certifications. If the seller was a BYD you know for sure that she is just pet quality and should be fixed so that she doesn't spread her bad (the male,too) genes around and put out more of these poor little guys.

Answer 4

Everyone who knows anything will tell you to spay your dog, and hon, you absolutely should. Backyard breeders are the death of any breed.... If you don't have a dog worth thousands, you are just adding to the cheap pet trade, which end up euthanized....... 5 million dogs are euthanized in this country every year, because there are more dogs than people who want them... and this doesn't count the ones that are in vet schools, where the legs are broken so a vet student can practice, or kidney removed, yadayada. ( Nor does it count the drug companies who use them as experiments......) After the end of the third surgery, the poor things are put to sleep..... Don't do this hon. If you want another dog, rescue one from the pound, and ask how many they put down per week. If you are any dog lover at all, it will break your heart.....

Answer 5

The Male breeder does get 1st pick. The dogs will usually do the prosess buy themselves. There is no need to rush things or be a bundle of nerves. Enjoy the experiance of raising little balls of fluff.Make sure the dogs meet on nurtal territory.If you take the male to the female, he will be to preoccupied with marking his territory. The other way round, the female will become defencive. If you are breeding for show, don't pick the little scared one or something. If there are defomed babies, the mother will kill them. Yorkies are very good mums and have about 3-7 pups in a litter.

Hope I have helped!

Answer 6

You don't have HALF the information you need to breed ANY type of dog. Please dont be a "backyard breeder". Your dog should only be bred if she (and the stud) is both papered AND offers excellent qualities (conformation-wise, etc) to contribute to the future of the breed. Being a "great dog" doesn't count!

You should know everything there is to KNOW about Yorkies before you decide to breed them. Otherwise you're just another yahoo contributing to the problem of too many pets and not enough homes.

Answer 7

Wow, I hope you have a lot of money to spend to be sure that the litter is healthy. Have you had genetic tests done with both parents? There are more than 300 genetic disorders that they must be tested for! Please do not breed your dog - volunteer at a shelter sometime to see why.

Answer 8

First you have to take her to the vet. Then you get her spayed. She can breed all she wants after that. One question? Did you eat an extra bowl of stupid this morning? Only a real jerk would come on here for breeding questions. Poor about to be abused dog!!!!!!!

Answer 9

OK, first of all, is your girl AKC registered? with full breeding rights? is she "show" quality (check ack.org for breed qualifications). why are you breeding her? to make $$ - wrong answer. there are SO many dogs, even purebred, in "rescue" and pounds/shelters and being put to sleep today it's unbelievable. i also work for a vet. the main goal of breeding should be to improve upon the parents. do you know what her parents or the male's parents look like? do you have both pedigrees? any champions back there? do you know their good qualities and faults, their temperaments, health problems? if they both have the same faults you will double up on that which is not good but likewise doubling on good qualities is fantastic. you could talk to the breeder you got her from. have you studied what a "good yorkie" should look like? i've bred great danes for over 15 years and well as shown for the same amount of time, know many great breeders, and a lot of "backyard" breeders who ruin the breed and people in rescue groups as well as being past president of our local breed club. are you planning to keep one? if not, why?? if you produce it, it should be good enough for you to keep at least one. (i'm not trying to sound harsh, just realistic from a breeder's point of view)
next question: you should really have a written contract with the stud dog owner as to what will happend with the breeding. cost is either: the price of a puppy (the norm) OR pick or 2nd pick of the litter. VERY good to have this in writing!!!! as well as when it will be paid to them (I CAN NOT EXPRESS THIS MORE THAN ENOUGH - been there-done that and got screwed for my stud dog services by someone i trusted verbally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) you can pay half at the time of breeding and half after they are born and the stud dog owner signs the ACK papers. it's between you two.
your dog should be health tested to some extent if the stud dog owns wants it (it's at your expense) you need to check with a good breeder on what tests are needed for your breed - they vary. are you going to be able to provide AKC registration papers to the buyers? if not, forget $$$.
a girl is "in season" for approx. 21 days. if you noticed she came in today, then it really was yesterday. they are furtile around 8-15 days thereafter or when they "stand" for the stud (this means she will move her tail the furthest to the side you have ever seen!!! as well as "want" him). you should have atleast 2 ties a day or so apart to insure a litter. after being bred they are pregnant for approx. 63 days (9 weeks). get some books from atleast the library on breeding if you've never done this before or talk to her breeder or the stud dog's owner if they've ever done this before. sounds like everyone's a novice..... good luck if you decide to do this now. 3 years to "start" in heat is a little late but figure from now on it's ever 6 mos. or so down the road and she will do it again. maybe take 6 mos. to learn about breeding, pedigree research, standard research (that's the breed qualifications from AKC), welping (delivery) and that's another whole subject in itself!! i was scrared to death with my 2nd litter! (the 1st one had to go c-section at a vet 45 mins. away during a thunder storm - another expensive ordeal!) had my breeder/best friend on the phone during most of it!! and because she was on the phone, saved a male (with fluid in his lungs and not breathing at birth) who ended up living the longest, was my best one and fathered several litters and effected the outcome of some really good danes!! remember, YOU become mid-wife at birth to ensure every one possible make it!! go to some local dog shows and see if she stands up to the quality there! talk to some owners/breeders there. there are lots of them and if they are good breeders should be willing to share their info! do you have a local yorkie club? join it. more free/experience info. you should be willing to put a good price back into the litter to raise them right (shots, worming, care, etc)
i dont' want to totally discourage you but there really are TOO MANY dogs in rescue. i hope this helps.

Answer 10

You should not be trying to breed if you cannot answer these questions yourself, there are hundreds of yorkie breeders out there, what makes your so exceptionally great to want to breed her. These are all basic questions that even the dumbest person could answer. Do research, research, research, research.