Im having trouble getting my 2 year old dog to feel comfortable around other dogs, we want to breed her now.?

Question

our dog coco, is in her 2nd heat, and we really want to breed her now and then get her fixed.But she has major problems when getting around any other dogs. she is a terrier/chuwawa mix very small, about 5 pounds at the most, how can we get her to be more comfortable around other dogs? Please Help...Dont want to have a unfriendly dog, and want to get this bredding done asap. so as we want to have her fixed, after 1 litter. we worry shes 2 small, but are breeding her with a small terrier also, have any suggestions, you think would help?

Answer 1

If she's not comfortable enough around other dogs to be bred, she shouldn't be! There are enough mixed breeds in the world now - do you have any idea how many are put to sleep every day? You may be setting yourself up for more problems than you know!

A female doesn't need to be bred to satisfy her emotional needs. There is an awful lot that goes into breeding dogs right - are you sure you're ready? Toy dogs are not always easy whelpers - do you know how to tell if the pups need to be delivered by an expensive emergency c-section? Do you know how to build a proper whelping box with a pig-rail, so that none of the pups can be crushed behind or under their mom? Do you know what eclampsia is? If you don't, your dog could die. Do you know how to tell when all the pups have been born? If there are any left inside her, they could die and so could she. Do you know where the nearest emergency clinic is? Dogs often deliver in the middle of the night. If there are any problems with the whelping, it may cost you $100 just to walk in the clinic's door - then all the other costs on top of that.
Before you breed, you have to have your vet do a health exam and fecal tests and blood tests for intestinal worms and heartworm to be sure her health is good. Then make sure your dog and the male you select (who should be a champion - your pups will be worth more!) are tested for Brucellosis - a canine VD.
If you breed her to a top quality male from an experienced breeder, they can help you with advice and may even show up to help you deliver the pups - but usually you're on your own. They can also advise you as to whether or not your female is good enough to breed and that she has no major faults that she could pass on. Expect to pay at least the sale price of one pup for your stud fee.
If you just want a pup to keep for yourself, it's a lot easier (and cheaper) to buy one than to breed your own. The pups are going to need food and shots and worming and lots of care for eight weeks. If the mother rejects them, guess who is going to be up twice a night and four times a day hand feeding every pup? Have you got the time and energy? You won't make much money breeding dogs if you're doing it right! One of my breeder friends once calculated that she made less than $1.85 per hour after expenses in a litter with no problems. I bred one litter myself (from champion dogs!), but now I'd rather go and buy the pup I want.

If you're still reading, go to www.akc.org and look up breeders. The best breeders will show their dogs in breed, obedience and/or field work - and they will be members of a dog club that promotes breeding health, good-tempered dogs.

Answer 2

What do some of the people who have answered think a couple that have a dog but no kids then end up having a baby should do with their dog,obviously get rid of it.Look around you at all the families with kids of all ages from newborns,toddlers etc...and they have dogs.Yes toddlers can be a little heavy handed and some toddlers can be rough(if you have a child like this,I wouldn't advise a dog at this stage)Most dogs if they grow up from a young pup with small children will love that child and tolerate the odd cuddle thats actually a squeeze.If all the people who had dogs that bit their toddlers we would never have them as pets.I had dogs before my kids were born and even as tiny babies,I can remember my little girl would whizz around in her baby walker and grab at the dogs(we had german shepherds)the dogs never so much as batted an eyelid.I eventually had four kids and acquired a malamute along with the shepherds and I can honestly say I've never had an instance where I thought the dogs might bite one of the kids.My kids are older now,the youngest is 4 and both kids and dogs have wonderful relationships.I still don't leave my 4 year old unsupervised if he's playing with the dogs,he's very gentle but once I caught him trying to put lego in one of my dogs ears.Research on the internet as many dogs are wonderful with kids,Labs,retreivers,german shepherds,king charles spaniel,irish setters,viszla's,shih Tzu all are known to be exteremely tolerant and they are just a few,as long as you train your pup,give him adequate exercise and supervise your child stroking your dog it will be fine.If possible try and read or do a course in dog psychology/behaviour as this will help you understand your dogs body language and many dog bites could be avoided if people knew more about their dogs behaviour.

Answer 3

why do you want to breed her, then fix her? dogs don't have maturnal feelings about pups....they don't wake up one day and say..."oh gosh im getting old...my biological clock is ticking...i better have that litter."
that is a HUMAN concept.
do you know how many PUPPIES (not adult dogs) are euthanzied every year because someone just wants to let their dog have "one litter, then will fix her"? over 1 million! PUPPIES!!! dead puppies!!!! not strays, not the pups of the drug dealers, not the pups of the wild dog packs that hang out in the country, not the pups from puppy mills, the figure on that is even HIGHER. the pups that come from families that can't find homes for all their "one litter" pups. the pups that were given away for free, or sold...then the owners changed their minds..so where did they go? to the kill shelters.
oh..i can hear you..but those dogs are so young...they wouldn't do that to a puppy! OH YES THEY DO! the don't have enough room! why..because they are busy making MORE room for the future "just one litter" pups that will be there soon!

i can't tell you how HARD my job is sometimes...trying to save as many as you can..and not being able to!
i have a limited number of the adult dogs and puppies that i can save from the kill shelters every month.
40 puppies, a month! that's it. 40 puppies a month may sound like a lot. but consider this...where i live 200 puppies are picked up or turned in, in a MONTH! out of 200 i can save 40!

and it gets worse, the "owner turn in pups"...usually go straight to be euthanized. there just isn't enough room for them, there are TOO many ppl abandoning their dogs. there is no room for the strays and lost dogs if they kept all the owner in turn in's.
it makes me sick to see the piles of 8, 9, 10, 12 week old puppies that litter the floor of the "euthanasia room", waiting to be bagged up and disposed of.

so before YOU decide that your dog NEEDS "just one litter" you think about all the pups that died TODAY!

get your dog fixed! she will never know the difference!

Answer 4

I agree with the others above who have also advised you to NOT BREED YOUR ILL-TEMPERED MIXED BREED POSSIBLY TOO SMALL TO SAFELY WHELP DOG!!!

Okay? Just make that vet appointment to have her spayed and if you want to play with cute puppies, go down to your local animal shelter and volunteer to be a puppy socializer and dog walker. At least then maybe you'll see the impact of people who breed their dogs for no good reason whatsoever.

Answer 5

why must you bread her, maube she dont want pups, ya know how much work is involved in haveing a litter of pups the worring the puppy smells the training the illness the vet bills the cleaning up after them oh yea the kids will say we will help but as soon as the pups get the squirts they run out saying its gross well any way good luck but if i were you i would have her fixed instead

Answer 6

You may have to wait to breed her. The are animal behaviorists usually affiliated with most major vet hospitals. Try contacing one for some advice on how to socialize her with others dogs.

Answer 7

There is no good reason to breed your dog. Do the kind and responsible thing and spay her. With a dog that small, you could easily lose her when she whelps.

Answer 8

if she doesn't get along with other dogs don't breed her. there are so many animals that need homes you don't neen to add to the growing problem. plus the dog isn't pure bred and doesn't like other animals doesn't sound like a good mother or good geans for the puppy

Answer 9

Why on earth would you want to breed her? She is a small timid dog who is a cross breed. She may be too small to have pupies and she may die. Get her neutered.

Answer 10

The best thing to fix this problem that I found is to find a local Doggy Day Care and enroll her. This will teach her to be more social.