Hi, I have a 11 month old female that had her first heat the end of April. I also own a 7 month old male. I truly don't know when they would have hooked up as I was extremely careful with keeping him in a belly band all the time or separating them, but she is just not herself. She was in standing heat the entire first week of May and after that she wouldn't let him try anything, however I kept him in a band for almost 2 more weeks just to be sure. My goal is to breed them eventually, although I am studding him out after he sires his first litter with a friends yorkie which won't be for a few more months. I guess this is a very long winded way of asking some basic questions, sorry.
How common are false pregnancy's and do they need to do anything for them? and second, we are going on a boating trip next week which is still to early for an x-ray , do I need to worry about taking her with? It is hot, but we are in the water too. I guess I just want to know for sure whether she is or isn't pregnant and when I asked the vet, they weren't much help. Her vulva is still somewhat enlarged, although it has gone down and her teats now stick out where they were flat before. She has thrown up twice some yellow (bright) foam and she is very cuddly although she is pretty cuddly anyway. She just seems heavier to me too, but if this was her first heat isn't that somewhat like puberty so a small weight gain and nipple enlargement wouldn't be all that unusual right? I am lurking on this sight daily so I kindof feel like I already know some of you(weird I know) and I am really hoping for some responses from some of the experienced breeders on here. There is no one in my area who breeds, other than some one or two time hobby breeders and I really rely on this site for all the incredible info you offer. I want to do this responsibly, so I will probably be asking a ton more questions, especially when it come time to stud out my male. I am researching his background for genetic info and having him evaluated by a vet but I wish I had someone who knew yorkies who could give me an honest evaluation. Well, sorry for such a long and convoluted post any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Melanie