if my staff is in season now , when will it be ok to breed her?

Question

she has been bleeding for 8 days so far

Answer 1

Hi,
If you need to ask this question then i would question your reasons for wanting to breed.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is already very popular and is overbred.All breeding stock should be tested for L2 Hga,HC PHPV and PPSC,Some things to think about are below.

Is your ***** Kennel Club registered, if not it is not really advisable to breed from her, having registration at least ensures that you have a recorded history of her parentage. Without any papers it is not possible to ensure that her ancestors were pure bred Staffords. Any KC registered dog should not be mated to an unregistered *****.

Is your ***** healthy enough to be bred from. How old is she, is she clear from hereditary defects? Please read the (Health Issues Page) Have you had her checked by the vet to see if she is suitable to breed from, or will she need a Caesarian? The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council is totally in support of the guidelines as laid down by the Kennels club on age and frequency criteria for registering litter from a *****. In addition the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council do not recommend breeding from any ***** before she is 18 months old or on her 3rd season.

You are advised to have any your ***** eye tested to see she is free from PHPV/HC/PPSC. All bitches should have an up to date eye test. DNA testing to identify carriers of the HC gene is now available and is strongly recommended if you are going to breed from your ***** Please read the (Health Issues Page)

Do you understand the risks involved. If everything goes well then no problems. However, you could loose some if not all of the puppies, although thankfully this does not happen very often, or you could loose your *****. If you do loose your ***** and the puppies survive, they will need to be hand reared, this involves feeding every three hours, DAY AND NIGHT.


Can you afford a litter. Lots of people think of breeding as a way of making money, this is not usually the case, and if things do go wrong you could incur a lot of expenses along the way. The stud fee for the dog, extra food for the ***** during pregnancy and lactation, weaning the puppies, their food this is all normal. What if your ***** needs a call out from the vet at 2am, or a Caesarian in the middle of the night, this can be very costly.


Are you aware of the work involved, lots of lovely puppies making lots of mess as they get older, all very time consuming to keep them clean and preparing 4 to 5 meals a day, watching over them when they are fed, is every puppy getting enough to eat. Weaning them from Mum at the right time.


Finding suitable homes can be a nightmare, all calls needs to be carefully vetted as they are people out there to whom you wouldn’t want to sell your puppies too. This can be very time consuming. Every one needs to be carefully vetted, is someone at home most if not all of the day, do the children seem frightened of the dogs, is this a commitment the whole family want to make. If you have any doubts about your prospective homes them don’t sell to these people, it is worth hanging one to a puppy until the right family come along.

Are you prepared to take any puppies back that you have bred and re home them if necessary.

Another good link i think you should read,
http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/breeding/breeder2.html

Answer 2

NEVER!!! There are sooo many dogs like her homeless in animal shelters everywhere because of over breeding. Please consider the cons before breeding her. Such as she may not be a suitable dog to breed. Have you had her temperament tested? Also dogs who go unspayed and unneutered are at a much higher risk of developing cancers. Once she nurses a litter her teets will become very saggy and unsightly. If you don't know a lot about breeding (which if you are asking this question you don't) you run the risk of having lots of problems like a bad delivery that could injure her or the pups and many more problems. Also do you have homes for all the pups? Do you know the people well enough to know if they will treat these dogs right and not use them inappropriatly. Did you know a dog like her can have up to 15 puppies! Thats a huge strain on her physically and you finacially. If you have never cared for that many pups let me warn you it's A LOT of work and very messy!!!
Please Please think of your dog and if you love her and repect the breed please reconsider breeding her!!! 8 million homeless dogs will be euthanized in animal shelters this year due to overpopulation please don't add to the already staggering number!!!

Answer 3

DO NOT BREED. If you are a TRUE animal lover, you would not breed. You would only be GREATLY contributing to the homeless pet problem, there are millions euthanized every year because there are so many idiots out there who couldn't care less, and dump their animals. Think very hard about what you would be doing.

Go to your local animal shelter and look at all the large-breed dogs that have been dumped and need homes. If you still want to breed after this, then I am sorry, but you have no heart.

Answer 4

Hi,
If you need to ask this question then i would question your reasons for wanting to breed.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is already very popular and is overbred.All breeding stock should be tested for L2 Hga,HC PHPV and PPSC,Some things to think about are below.

Is your ***** Kennel Club registered, if not it is not really advisable to breed from her, having registration at least ensures that you have a recorded history of her parentage. Without any papers it is not possible to ensure that her ancestors were pure bred Staffords. Any KC registered dog should not be mated to an unregistered *****.

Is your ***** healthy enough to be bred from. How old is she, is she clear from hereditary defects? Please read the (Health Issues Page) Have you had her checked by the vet to see if she is suitable to breed from, or will she need a Caesarian? The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council is totally in support of the guidelines as laid down by the Kennels club on age and frequency criteria for registering litter from a *****. In addition the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council do not recommend breeding from any ***** before she is 18 months old or on her 3rd season.

You are advised to have any your ***** eye tested to see she is free from PHPV/HC/PPSC. All bitches should have an up to date eye test. DNA testing to identify carriers of the HC gene is now available and is strongly recommended if you are going to breed from your ***** Please read the (Health Issues Page)

Do you understand the risks involved. If everything goes well then no problems. However, you could loose some if not all of the puppies, although thankfully this does not happen very often, or you could loose your *****. If you do loose your ***** and the puppies survive, they will need to be hand reared, this involves feeding every three hours, DAY AND NIGHT.


Can you afford a litter. Lots of people think of breeding as a way of making money, this is not usually the case, and if things do go wrong you could incur a lot of expenses along the way. The stud fee for the dog, extra food for the ***** during pregnancy and lactation, weaning the puppies, their food this is all normal. What if your ***** needs a call out from the vet at 2am, or a Caesarian in the middle of the night, this can be very costly.


Are you aware of the work involved, lots of lovely puppies making lots of mess as they get older, all very time consuming to keep them clean and preparing 4 to 5 meals a day, watching over them when they are fed, is every puppy getting enough to eat. Weaning them from Mum at the right time.


Finding suitable homes can be a nightmare, all calls needs to be carefully vetted as they are people out there to whom you wouldn’t want to sell your puppies too. This can be very time consuming. Every one needs to be carefully vetted, is someone at home most if not all of the day, do the children seem frightened of the dogs, is this a commitment the whole family want to make. If you have any doubts about your prospective homes them don’t sell to these people, it is worth hanging one to a puppy until the right family come along.

Are you prepared to take any puppies back that you have bred and re home them if necessary.


answered your question by posting this one again - could not have put it better my self - its good advise I just hope you take in whats being said. :-)

Answer 5

The people here have given you good advice. Why would you want to bring more puppies into the world, especially from a breed such as a pit bull. Do you ever watch those shows on animal planet where they find sooooo many pits used for fighting or being neglected. They are a difficult breed for many people to own and live with. Spay your dog.

Answer 6

No, It's not OK. She is not far enough into her cycle yet. And also, what would you do with the puppies? I'm guessing your dog is not registered, that means if you try to sell the puppies they may be bought as fighters. Do you know about the millions of dogs dying in shelters? Your dog should be spayed. Besides, breeding shortens the dogs lifespan. My oldest dog is a beagle pit bull mix and she was bred before I got her, it has taken a lot of life out of her. It's not worth it. For every puppy the dog would have, another one in a shelter will die.

Answer 7

Mating on day 12 and 14 of the season would give a good chance of pregnancy - you have to know when she first showed signs of season though!

Answer 8

You've had all the necessary health checks done have you? If not & the puppies develop problems, you could be sued by the owners.
Read the link below before going ahead with breeding

Answer 9

Hi Amanda!!
Please look article: What To Expect When Your Dog Is Expecting
http://www.askedweb.com/askedweb/What_To_Expect_When_Your_Dog_Is_Expecting/
But, however, it is possible for owners to no realize their dog is in heat.

Managing an pregnant female is a lot of work - and the amount of work is why there are so many bad answers.

Jason Homan

Answer 10

Loved your answer, Barrowman.. exactly what I thought as well.
But I dont know anything about breeding dogs (did I sound like Benny Hill there ?)