im planing to mate my dog? and its my first time mating her how long is the pregnancy?

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im planing to mate my dog and its going to be my first time mating her so i have no clue on how it works. how long does it take for her to have her puppies? and is there specific thing i have to do to take care of her.

Answer 1

First of all, she should have had her 2nd season of heat. She should be over the age of 1 year of age to make sure she is an adult dog and has healthy puppies and will not cause her to die while having them. Gestation period is approximately 63 days from time she is mated.

Here is a site to read how to take care of her. I agree with the person after me. You need to know what you are doing to be an animal breeder. There was a man on here last night whose mother dog died and left 9 puppies he was trying to find out how to take care of.

There are thousands of animals being put to death in pounds every day.

http://petcare.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_care_for_a_pregnant_dog

Answer 2

2-3 years old is the right age to breed her, and if she is a tiny dog, the male should be no bigger, preferrably smaller than she is. Females being readied to breed need to be on a special diet and supplements for a minimum of 6 months prior to breeding. Pregnancy also requires special diet and supplements with frequent vet visits. Gestation is 63 days. The tinier the female, the higher the risk of complications during the pregnancy and birthing with a high risk of emergency c-section and the potential of death for pups and mother alike. Pups should be kept with the mother for a bare MINIMUM of 8 weeks, preferably 12 as the mother not only feeds the pups but helps to teach them proper puppy etiquette.
Be prepared for the cost, talk to your vet about how much a pregnancy with complications can cost. First time pregnancies can be difficult or have complications no matter the size or breed of the female. Problems can run into the thousands, so I hope you have a credit card with a zero balance on it. Hopefully, there will be no problems, but you need to be fully informed as to the realities of breeding, even once.
AKC has great info on this, as do other sites. I have several listed. Good luck, I wish you a healthy, happy outcome.

Answer 3

Keep them seperate, how would your friend feel if your dog mated and given birth to the pup killed her dog, and she trusting them with you? If your responsible enough to look after her dogs, then don't let them mate, use common sense, if they happen to mate, you could end up with 12dosen unwanted puppies, Husky are not a breed for everyone and need specialised owners, husky are common purchase for there looks, so you have to carefully figure out who only wants them for there look, and weed them out, as these ones will just dump the husky as they get older, and difficult COSTS OF HAVING A LITTER All of the tests listed are necessary for the health of the ***** and her litter and also to screen for possible genetic problems that could occure in future generations. NORMAL EXPENSES BEFORE THE BREEDING Shots, Worming $ 75 Brucellosis Test (Doggy VD) $ 25 Hips x-rayed (for dysplasia) $ 200 Elbows x-rayed (for dysplasia) $ 75 Thyroid Test $ 50 ACVO/CERF (eye exam) $45 per/8 years$ 360 DNA Test For PRA (eyes ) $ 250 AT TIME OF BREEDING Stud Fee $2,000 Boarding Expenses $ 200 AFTER THE BREEDING Good Quality Food $ 90 Whelping Box $ 100 Whelping supplies scale, blankets, towels, etc $ 100 AT BIRTH Vet check for Mom & Pups $ 75 Dew Claw Removal $10 per puppy $ 100 AS PUPPIES GROW Clean Up material/garbage bags $ 25 6 week vet visit with shots $ 250 Newspaper Ad $ 40 Puppy Food $ 90 X-Pen for Puppies $ 75 Safe Toys $ 50 APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST=4,130 PROBLEMS OVER & ABOVE THE NORMAL COSTS C-section 1200 Mastitis $ 300 Supplements if your ***** won't nurse$ 150 Euthanasia for physically deformed puppies$ 50 Trouble if a puppy/puppies don't do well$200+++ PARVO and possible loss of some or all puppies$3000+++ Other associated difficulties too many and too varied to mention but they can and do happen $200+++++++ Approx expenses for a ethical breeder is $9, 230 with the females test alone, not including stud test.

Answer 4

First off why do you want to breed her? Does she have her Pedigree papers or just AKC? Does she meet Breed Standards? If she does not have Pedigree papers she is probably just a pet quality dog and more than likely has many faults do to improper breeding.

If you have a pet quality pet you do not know what lineage she is from and you cannot compare her blood lines to the to be papa who also should have Pedigree papers.

Indiscriminate breeding of pet quality dogs end up with a genetic pool of chaotic genes that carry many faults and predispositions for all kinds of health and structure problems.

Instead of breeding her get her spayed so that she doesn't connect with another dog and produce pups that will end up in the maze of unwanted. & over populated world of dogs.

There are so many destroyed each and every day that no body could even imagine how many. There is probably 5 to 10 thousand destroyed each and every day in the United States alone.

Please, do a double take on this and opt to get her spayed and then go to the pound or humane society or a rescue mission and adopt a puppy. Save a pup life.

Answer 5

It is good that you are looking into things before you just jump into breeding. There is so much to know about dog breeding that I couldn't possibly write it all here. Do plenty of reading and talk to experienced dog breeders, your vet, etc.

Before you breed, you are going to want to get her health tested - OFA, CERF, and BAER certified. You should also look into any breed specific genetic problems and see if there are tests for them. Also examine her temperament. If there is something wrong with either her health or her temperament, don't breed her.

And of course be aware of the pet over population problem - are your puppies going to be of such outstanding quality that it is worth it to bring them into the world when there are already so many dogs in need of homes? Have homes lined up in advance for the puppies. Making up a contract is a good idea - require the new owners to spay and neuter unless they plan on showing, and require that if for whatever reason the owners cannot keep the puppy that it is returned back to you.

To answer your original question, the gestation period of a dog is about 9 weeks (60 to 64 days).

Answer 6

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im planing to mate my dog? and its my first time mating her how long is the pregnancy?
im planing to mate my dog and its going to be my first time mating her so i have no clue on how it works. how long does it take for her to have her puppies? and is there specific thing i have to do to take care of her.

Answer 7

OMG some of these answers lol..
First thing you have to so is learn what to do..I would hold off on breeding here until you know the answers to these questions. You can't go into breeding blinded like this. Get books on whelping puppies. You need to know when to breed, how old she has to be before you breed her..which is two year old btw. Things can go wrong you need to prepare yourself for that. My best advice for you is to study books on breeding. Talk to a reliable breeder she will be happy to help you. You need to learn all of this and the best way to learn is reading everything you can about this. There are pros's and con's to everything .. This is no different. You are on the right track at least you are asking. Just go further and get plenty of books on this subject. That is the best advice I can give you
I had a breeder come to my house the first time my dog had puppies after I got into breeding them..She help me and taught me a lot that night. For a breeder to stop everything she was doing and come to my house to help me was the best experience I ever had. Not only did she teach me what to look for and do..she taught me the values of helping someone else when they call on me. Just learn everything for your dog safety.. That must always come first.

Answer 8

If you don't know what you are doing than you should not do it.

You need to do a little more research than just ask here. Get books, surf the Internet and ask breeders questions.

My opinion is there are already too many unwanted pet quality animals in this world why, bring more into it.

Answer 9

Go and take a walk around a humane shelter and see just how many UNWANTED dogs there are! There are way too many irresponsible breeders out there and we do not need one more!! Get your dog spayed and don't contribute to the OVERPOPULATION problem!!!

Answer 10

if you need to come on yahoo answers to ask such basic questions about breeding, then you should NOT be doing it. breeding is difficult, expensive and can be risky for the female dog. especially if she is owned by someone who has no idea what they are doing! there are SO many dogs sitting in shelters and dying in shelters every day. why would you want to add to that?