The other day at work, I was talking to a co-worker of mine. She has a purebred female Westie. We somehow got on the subject of breeding, and she told me that she has a "breeding contract" for her Westie. The dog must have 2 litters of puppies, and then the breeder that sold my co-worker the Westie would give her the papers for the dog.
My co-worker told me that the breeder handles the mating, and then the Westie is brought to her about a week before she is due with the puppies. The breeder whelps the puppies, and keeps my co-worker's dog for about 5 more weeks after the puppies are born. I expressed mild surprise at this, always having thought puppies should be with their mom for at least 8 weeks.
Anyway, I thought I was fairly educated on issues involving breeding, but I have never heard of this before! Frankly, it sounds a little shady to me, but I could be completely off base. I'm just curious - is this a common practice? If so, do you think + or -?
2007-01-24
09:32:45
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