Will male dogs stop coming after my female once she's bred?

Question

If the breeding goes sucessfully will my male dog stop chasing after my female once she becomes pregnant. Or will he stil try and get at her?

Answer 1

They'll wait for her to go back into heat.

If she's pregnant, she won't be in heat anymore until after she gives birth. Once the pups are weaned, she'll be in heat.

Have her spayed if you want to keep male dogs away from her.

Answer 2

If your female becomes pregnant, she will most likely keep the male away from her herself (through the birth and weaning of her pups) by snarling and snapping at him.

Be VERY careful not to let your male around her once her pups are born; female dogs protecting their pups will attack and try to kill other dogs that come near their babies. Even "sweet" dogs can turn vicious if they feel their babies are in danger.

After her pups are weaned, if you do not have her altered, the male will come after her for mating again as soon as her new cycle starts.

In deference to the severe overpopulation in the dog community, and the number of unwanted pups in pounds and shelters, we hope you consider spaying your female as soon as her pups are weaned. Unless you're an experienced breeder who knows exactly what she's doing, and you are ADDING to the overall strength and beauty of the breed, do not continue to breed your dog. Spaying will help to enforce the longevity of your dog, and will protect her from some forms cancer

Answer 3

SPAY OR NEUTER!!!!!!!!

1.Not all dogs are built to be bred.

Most pets, although lovable, are not of breeding quality because they have genetic defects and other problems that should not be perpetuated. People who breed dogs for a living are very careful about choosing which dogs they will breed together based on physical characteristics and behavior. Some people decide that it would be fun to breed and just start looking for a dog that has the proper equipment and is willing. This can be a huge mistake.

2. There are already too many dogs in the world.

Breeding your pet is a serious endeavor and should not be taken lightly. There are far too many pets that end up in shelters without good homes. If your breed of dog has large litters, what will you do if you are unable to sell the puppies? Do you really want to contribute to the massive problem of pet overpopulation?

3. Dogs that aren’t neutered face serious health risks.

Consider your dog’s own health. Male dogs that are neutered are less likely to be hit by cars, because unaltered males have a very strong urge to roam and find a fertile female. Male dogs will go over or under fences, through doors and windows, and will pull leashes out of unsuspecting hands in quest of a mate.

Additionally, neutering greatly reduces the incidence of prostatic disease and eliminates testicular cancer in males, and cuts down on breast cancer in females. The possibility of uterine infections is also eliminated by spaying.

4. Female dogs used for breeding may have unwelcome visitors.

If you spay your dog, you will not have to chase persistent male dogs out of your yard. Also, you won’t have to worry about cleaning up messy heat cycles.

5. Be prepared to work like a dog when your pet goes into labor.

Many people do not realize just how much work and expense is involved with letting dogs have puppies. Getting the mother through pregnancy is the easy part, but labor is truly laborious for dog and owner alike. Dogs usually decide to have their puppies at the most inconvenient times, like 2:00 in the morning when veterinary hospitals are closed.

If your pet develops a problem during delivery, it means at least the expense of an emergency call. If the complications are life threatening, you must be prepared, especially if you have a breed of dog that has a broad head like a pug, to pay for an emergency C-section. It is very distressing to have to leave home in the middle of the night, worry about your pet, get a large veterinary bill and then try to explain to your boss why you cannot possibly come to work the next day.

6. It can be devastating when the puppies die.

There is always the prospect of the loss of some or all of the puppies. A neonatal mortality rate of 10 to 30 percent is considered normal. And, it’s easy to lose a puppy if you don’t have the experience or knowledge to care for newborns. Because puppies are not able to regulate their own body temperature initially, you may need to supplement their environment with heat.

7. Not all dogs make the best mothers.

If your female doesn’t have enough milk to feed all its puppies, or decides that feeding her offspring is not her cup of tea, it will be your responsibility to provide them with nutrition every three to four hours, round the clock. And how many mouths are there to feed?

Another aspect of puppy care that you can look forward to if your dog wants nothing to do with her brood is the manual stimulation of urination and defecation. Until puppies are three weeks old they will only void if directly stimulated. If mom isn’t doing this, you will need to take a moistened cotton ball and gently rub the urogenital area until the babes begin to urinate and pass stool. Failure to do this can result in some pretty unhappy puppies.

8. Good luck seeing a profit!

Your last responsibility before they go to a new home is to have them dewormed, vaccinated, and examined by a veterinarian. You will want to make sure that you have budgeted a sufficient amount for this purpose. Needless to say, if you decide to breed mixed breed puppies, you have no opportunity to recoup this expense.

Puppies are a lot of fun and it can be very exciting when they are born, but more often than not, owners find themselves in over their heads when they decide to endeavor into breeding.

Article republished here with permission from VetCentric.com
Copyright(c) 2000 by VetCentric.com

SPAY OR NEUTER!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

I'm with "Shaken"'s answer above. It makes no difference what the breed of dog is that you have, fewer than 10% of any type of dog breed --- even purbreds ----ever have a forever home. I have three purebreds, all rescued: Benny was thrown from a car along with another dog along side an LA freeway. Benny's leg was broken in the process. A nice lady, at risk to her own life (LA drivers are nuts) was able to gather him up, and get him to a vet. She paid his bill, but couldn't keep him --- she didn't know what happened to the other dog. I adopted Benny at a rescue place. Had he been taken to a pound, he would have been euthanized. Robyn and two others were dumped in the hills in back of my house. Two of us saw the lady throw the three of them out. The other lady gathered them up, I tried to chase the van to get a lic.# but she got away in the town traffic at the bottom of the hill. Robyn is show quality!!!!!! The third ran away---- the owners chopped off her tail, missed, and chopped higher up. She has a scar that will never heal, and too short a docking for the vet to take out one more vertebrae to removed the scar. They also cut off her dew claws with scissors. All three of these dogs are purebreds, Robyn is show quality, easily for sale in her youth at several thousand dollars!!!!!!..... she could have won anywhere ANYWHERE!!!!!!!...... Please don't breed your dogs. Go to any rescue place and hear the sad stories -- doberman rescue, German shepherd rescue, basset rescue, golden retriever rescue --- the stories are all the same, and the dogs are all purebreds...Go to your local pound.......... hear those stories. PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEse don't breed your dogs.

Answer 5

He will absolutely keep going after her for as long as she'll stand for him. You need to separate these dogs because if you keep letting them breed, you're going to end up with some really premature puppies! You might want to do a lot of reading before these puppies are born so you'll know how to look after them.

Answer 6

I understand that male dogs will only try to mate with a female when she is on heat. If she is pregnant she won't come on heat, but he'll probably still want to do that doggy sniffing thing!

Answer 7

Males will chase females when they are in heat. Even if she gets pregnant as long as she is in heat she will have admirerers.

If you are thinking of having puppies I reccommend you read up on it some more first.

Answer 8

Please, please don't breed them! There were 25 MILLION pets without homes last year, and 9 million died on the streets. Go to animal control in any city on any given day and you'll see dozens of puppies. Please, if you bring more dogs into the world, you are condemning the ones in shelters to death because you are taking away potential homes from them. PLEASE reconsider, if you are really a dog lover!

Answer 9

no, male dog will still coming female dog, that no matter what they are.

Answer 10

of course he will chase. dogs and humans are all same in these aspects