does that stop them from doing it???
2007-05-06 17:46:10 · 8 answers · asked by mannie_1988 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
They do not look at it the way we do and they do not care. So, no it will not stop them from mating.
2007-05-06 17:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by Shepherdgirl § 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
They probably generally do not know that they are related.
When they are little, they can obviously tell their litter mates from other dogs. But when the female is in heat, she will mate with any male she can get to. Dogs are programed to mate when in heat.
It is actually a term called "inbreeding" depending on their genetics, they can produce healthy puppies, or they could produce sickly puppies.
2007-05-06 17:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How on earth would your dogs know they're related?
Get off here and get your dogs fixed, already.
2007-05-06 17:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Generally they know that they are related, but sometimes it won't stop them from breeding one another.. It's natural, it's hormone related, instinct.. That's why your pets should be spayed/neutered.. Then you don't have to worry about stuff like this.
2007-05-06 17:51:16 · answer #4 · answered by DP 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
nope, they dont know!
Oedipus King didnt know that he was sleeping with his mother. How do you expect the dogs to understand that mating with his/her relatives is a bad idea?
2007-05-06 19:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by megaherzfan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it doesn't stop them from "doing it."
2007-05-06 18:05:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No they do not know they are related.They will mate and have healthy puppies.
2007-05-06 17:50:00 · answer #7 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No they don't know. That's why spaying and neutering is so important.
2007-05-06 17:54:45 · answer #8 · answered by Sweetness 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋