Mijoy Yorkies and Mijoy Biewers

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From: GS

To:  'Mijoy Yorkies'

Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 2:43 PM

Subject: Little YORKIE

Hello Mijoy

Thank you for offering such a well informed site and adding the odd touch here and there of very interesting info.  I never knew such things as Chinchilla’s existed until I saw them on your site. I would not want to own one, but enjoy looking at all the pics you show.

I own a “little” yorkie although that was not the plan in the beginning.  I approached a breeder who is not that far from where I reside.  A breeder of many years. I asked her to sell me a breeding female. I do not want to BREED but the idea was, to let her have a litter, and give my sisters and Mom a pup each.  Yorkies are pricey,  I thought this would be the easiest and most cost effective way of achieving my goals. I bought the pup and thought at the time it was pretty small.  The breeder told me she would grow, well, 18 months down the line, I own a stunning “LITTLE” 1.3kg yorkie. She is delicate.  Very finely boned and extremely fragile.  I went back to the breeder who suggested I breed her and Caesar. I took her to my vet and asked his opinion. He told me no ways was I to let her have a litter, she is just not designed to breed with. The vets opinion is that she is not a robust pup, not breeding material at all, he agrees some dogs of her weight could have a litter and be caesared but he says she has not got the build or the stamina.  I really do feel I was cheated in this instance, the breeder was well aware what I wanted, and the purpose I wanted the pup. I never kept it a secret.  I have now mailed her with the info from my vet, and she just does not return any of my emails.  I attach pics of my little girl from the time I bought her and her recent pics. You can see for yourself what I am talking about.  I am sorry to involve you, but feel wronged and although you cannot do anything about it, I would appreciate your point of view on this. My vet actually suggested I contact you. He said if anyone will be able to put me on the right track you would.

Let me know what your opinion is.

Many thanks.

G S

Hi  GS

Thanks for your compliments and your mail. I do understand the situation you find yourself in.  Looking at the pics and the cup beside the pup at 8 weeks of age, it is very obvious this was a small pup.  A breeding size pup would have been double that size.  I am not answering your mail as a form of interfering, this has nothing to do with me. How other breeders operate has NOTHING to do with me either. I am merely passing an opinion as both you and your vet have requested. 

It is not impossible for a 1.3kg bitch to have a litter. BUT the dog in question must be well built and solid, never attempt to breed with a frail lightweight female of this weight and any breeding with such a small female should only be undertaken by a Breeder with a fair amount of experience and in most cases should not be undertaken at all(there will always be a huge risk attached to any breeding with such a small female), even if the female in question is robust and well built for her weight.  If your little yorkie belonged to me, I would spay her, end of story. Firstly, she is delicate and lightweight.  I prefer the small dogs, to be solid and well built. They can weigh the minimal weight, but must be well covered, and heavy for their size.  I would not want to produce tinies weighing next to nothing, and feeling like a feather in your hand.  We do not promote the breeding of ANY small sized bitch.

As to why this happened – that is between you and your breeder.  It did happen to me a good few years ago. I ordered a BREEDING girl from a very well known breeder at the time, who has since retired, moved location, still breeds but in vastly reduced numbers.  We kept in contact, and at 8 weeks I went off to collect my long awaited pup.  The pup was beautiful. I felt possibly a bit small, but the breeder assured me, she would be fine.  A week later I got a call from the breeder asking how the pup was, and I said wonderful…..  She said she would fax me her details she had given me the wrong paperwork (inoculation info, deworming, date of birth, name of sire and dam)for her. I thought no more of it,(she had a good few dogs, and I thought she had made an honest mistake) and waited for the fax to appear.  I received the fax, the pup was three weeks OLDER than originally advised.

Need I say anymore????

Love your Yorkie irrespective of how big or how small she is.

Best of luck.