dog breeding?

Question

my ***** has just come into season i need to know when i can start to mate her?

Answer 1

Does ******* stand for pitbull? Then don't breed her. BSL makes it an almost sure thing that some or all of the babies will end up dead.

If she is something else, then just leave her and the male together. They will know what to do. Dogs have been reproducing for a LLLLLLLOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGG time without human intervention. The will do just fine alone.

Answer 2

Your dog must be at least 2 years old, AKC registered and have finished her AKC championship in the conformation ring. The show ring is the proving ground for breeding quality, so a dog that doesn't fiinish is not of a quality to be bred. After that, she must pass all the genetic testing and health clearances for her breed. Just before mating she must be tested for brucellosis.
HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE DECIDING TO BREED YOUR DOG:

Have they completed their AKC championships in the ring, thereby proving their quality as breeding stock?

Have you studied their pedigrees to determine possible genetic defects going back decades?

Have you evaluated male and female against the written breed standard to determine why their particular offspring would make a viable contribution to the breed?

Have you done the requisite health tests?

Are you willing to have their eyes and hips certified?

Do you understand the risk to the female in breeding her?

Are you willing to pay for a Caesaran, (quite common, about $1,000.00 + postnatal care)

Are you willing to supplement and tube feed puppies for 24 hours a day?

Are you willing to spend 12 weeks hand raising puppies in your home?

Are you willing to go to the expense of 12 weeks of shots and wormings for however many puppies you bring into the world?

Are you willing to interview dozens of potential pet buyers to determine exactly which ones will be the absolute Best homes for your puppies?

Will you have a spay/neuter clause in your pet buyer contract requiring proof of spaying/neutering before each pup is 6 months old?

Will you GUARANTEE that for if ANY reason during the life of the puppies you've bred, their owners can no longer keep them, they must be returned to you?


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Answer 3

Well, I would hope that you spay her instead considering all of the health problems they can develop, ANY male dog will do what they can to get to her and you can end up with "mutts" that won't make you any money,(I know a guy who had his dog in heat in the basement and a male doberman went through a glass window to get to her), and the fact that there are so many homeless dogs. Although, if you can take yourself to the pound and see ALL the unwanted dogs, watch them put down good dogs and see all the dead dogs they had to put down because nobody wanted them and are okay with the fact that you are risking your dog's life with health problems, I would go to an AKC site and ask them the proper way for you to do it professionally, and not be a backyard breeder.

Answer 4

When she has her championship, has passed all her health clearances like hip and elbow dysplasia, had her eyes checked and has a CERF, had a brucellosis test, and when you've learned everything necessary to look after a pregnant bit ch, help her with whelping, or at the least know when to call in the vet, and know how to look after a litter of new borns.

If you haven't done all of that, there's tens of thousands of back yard breeders already out there over-filling the shelters with unwanted dogs.

Why not just spay yours and save some lives.

Answer 5

Why have you allowed this dog to have its first heat instead of being spayed? You have lost a preventative advantage against mammary cancer. Dogs spayed before their first heat cycle have a 25% less chance of developing mammary cancer later in life. Since you have to ask this question means that you are a backyard breeder and contributing to the over population of dogs in this country. Be reasonable and have this dog spayed.

Answer 6

If you have to ask the question, then you should not be breeding dogs at all. I'm not sure you should even own any.

Answer 7

If this at least her second heat? If not, don't breed her. She need to grow and mature, if you don't allow her to, you risk her and her puppies dying.
If this is at least her second heat, wait until the second week to breed her.
You also need to be prepared to spend a lot of money on vitamins, good dog food, and plenty of vet visits. A pregnant dog needs to be treated the same as a pregnant human. If you don't take care, they mother and the puppies can become unhealthy and die.

Answer 8

Never. Your dog should be spayed if you do not know what you are doing. Why don't you realize this?

Only responsible breeders are the ones who should be breeding.


You are not responsible, thus, spay your dog!!!!!!

Answer 9

NEVER...get her spayed and save us all the grief of watching her puppies die in a shelter or worse.

Answer 10

She should be spayed first.. You'll have to contact your vet to do this for you. But it's all part of being a breeder.. Must get used to it...