I have decided to let a 7 mos old female go to a pet home. Unfortunately her picture is on my phone and due to technical problems I cannot get the photo to load on the blog. She was born April 11 and both her parents are finished AKC champion dogs. She is lovely both in appearance and temperment.
My reason for letting her go is strictly due to her size. I have made it my rule here that I don't breed girls that are what I consider too small. I never fail to have anxiety whenever I have a litter due and a female that is less than 4.75 pounds (even that size is worrisome) is more than I want to stress over.
It is hard on me and more so on her. This little girl is barely 4 pounds and not really gaining much as time has gone on. She is healthy, socially well adjusted and loves attention from everyone. She is also crate trained and has been exposed to outside on a regular basis. Since my daughter breeds Shelties and I reside with her, she is used to lots of other dogs being around. She has had all her vaccines and was checked by a vet when the litter was 12 weeks. She was my pick of the litter.
I assure you that if I believed she would get close to 5 pounds I would keep her here. I unfortunately cannot keep everything with me so I have to make these difficult decisions. She has been here this long because I was waiting and hoping that she would reach an acceptable size for me to hold on to.
If you read this and are interested please just email me at HIHOPESYRKS@GMAIL.COM . I can access my email through my cell phone and forward you the picture that way.
