I have 2 lovely AKC show quality Shelties and we want to breed them. Finding homes for the pups isn't a problem, we already have homes lined up. However, we are new at this. All our previous dogs have been fixed but since these 2 are such wonderfully intelligent, friendly, and excellent examples of what a Sheltie should look like, we'd like to breed them. The female is nearly 2 and the male is a year and 3 months. Is he too young? I know she is okay to breed. I believe she just went into heat. This is only her second cycle that I know of. Her vulva has swelled but isn't red yet. I haven't noticed blood but our carpeting is dark. However, she is licking ALOT down there, is that a sign? I have been doing a lot of reading and I have read that she will accept the male in about a week if she started yesterday. Is it true that she has 8 days to conceive? Our male hasn't tried to mate her yet. She is also acting abnormally affectionate, is that a sign? (Continued)
2007-10-20
06:11:53
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