this will be the firt time im mating my great dames, so i need all the help i can get.please help. thank you?

Answer 1

There is a lot of prep-work needed to be done before breeding dogs. Haven they both had vet-checks to see if they are healthy enough to breed? Have they had genetic tests to make sure they don't pass on defects? Have you researched your breed so that you know what complications your ***** may have during pregnancy?

Generally if a person is serious about breeding their dogs the best thing to do is find a mentor. Find a Great Dane group in your area or a respectable breeder (check http://www.akc.org to find both). Most people who are passionate about their breed are very helpful and knowledgeable and will gladly take you under their wing. Learning from someone who has done this before is the best way to go when breeding dogs. I would suggest skipping this heat cycle and waiting until you had learned more about being a breeder. The worst thing that can happen to an inexperienced breeder is losing a ***** and all her pups due to a common and foreseeable mistake.

Answer 2

Listen to GreyT-Mom! You won't make much money breeding dogs if you're doing it right! Big dogs are prone to joint problems - the parent's hips and elbows have to be x-rayed and certified to be sure they aren't dysplastic. Every breed has some kind of genetic problem that they may pass on to their puppies - you have to have them checked before you breed them. Dobermans can have vonWillebrand's disease - it's like hemophilia. Collies can have eye problems. Goldens and Labs are prone to allergies and cancers. You don't want to pass on those diseases.

You will have to pay a vet do exams, and fecal and blood tests for intestinal worms and heartworm to be sure the mother's health is good. Both parents need to be tested for Brucellosis - a canine VD. At the very least, your male should be a champion - your pups will be worth more!

A good breeder or dog show handler can advise you as to whether or not your dogs are good enough to breed and that they have no major faults that they could pass on. Expect to pay at least the sale price of one pup for your stud fee.
If you breed your female to a top quality male from an experienced breeder, they might help you with advice and might even show up to help you deliver the pups - but that's not likely. Usually, you're on your own. You'll need x-rays or an ultrasound to find out how many pups she's going to have - if the breeding even took. You can't breed a female every time she comes in heat or her body will break down. So, you're going to be taking care of her and paying to feed her and vaccinate her and keep her on heartworm preventative meds all year long.

If there are any problems with the delivery, you'll be rushing to the nearest emergency clinic - often in the middle of the night. Mine charges $95 just for you to walk in the door - if your dog needs a C-section to deliver the pups that's going to set you back a lot of money.
She can develop eclampsia and other problems pre- and post- delivery; if you don't handle them right, she and the pups could die.

Then the pups are going to need food and shots and several wormings and lots of care for eight weeks. What if your female won't let the pups eat? Are you prepared to hand feed a litter of eight of more pups every four hours for three weeks? Our advice is - DON'T breed your dogs! Have you got the time and energy? One of my breeder friends once calculated that she made less than $1.85 per hour after expenses - and that was without any problems! I bred one litter myself, but now I'd rather go and buy the pup I want from someone else who wants to work that hard improving the breed.

Answer 3

This is the easy part! I would suggest learning more about breeding before taking on the huge job of whelping and raising a litter right. If you do not know the basics you have no business trying to breed.

Answer 4

Why, don't you think there are enough dogs killed in shelters every year now? Do you really think MORE need to be born to die in shelters? If not your pups, what about all their off spring? and there's? There are MILLIONS of dogs killed in shelters every year simply because people keep breeding there pets and way to many are born for the number of homes available. Why not be part of the solution instead of the problem and spay/neuter. Let your dogs have the health benefits to that instead of contributing to the pet overpopulation problem.

Answer 5

Hi

I am not sure what specfically you are wanting to know. If you have a more specific question it would be better to get the right answers.
Are you wanting to know when or how to mate them?
You can email me at [e-mail] and maybe I can help you out better.

Answer 6

You have NO BUSINESS breeding ANYTHING,let alone dogs,if you don't even know the basics!!

Heres a question for YOU! What the h*** are you planning on doing w/a shi*pile of 10 wk. old pups?

Answer 7

Make sure that the female is in heat for one...and it is better to breed on the 2nd heat or after.

Answer 8

I don't think YOU are going to have to do anything . Nature will manage just fine as long as one is male and one is female.