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Originally Posted by huxer  After approval from our vet we have decided to breed our 3 year old yorkie (purebreed and papered) with our year old yorkie male (also purebreed and papered). She is currently in her second week of heat and they have been going at it like crazy, they have bred and gotten stuck together at least 10 times and still seem to be going strong. We are slightly concerned because we were under the impression that this would only occur once or maybe twice. Is it okay to continue to let them breed so often? Is this normal? Any information you have is appreciated! Thanks so much. |
She is obviously in standing heat and is allowing it. When I breed I usually allow it every other day for many reasons. 1. The life of the cells, 2. keeping track of dates for birthing.
Her fertile time can last an average of 7-9 days. Keep in mind, this is an AVERAGE.
Hope this helps!