i heard the from a mate. he said they be stronger and chunkier. is this true?
thanks
2007-07-26 22:27:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Not necessarily. You have to see them grow up a bit to see what their strength and personality is like.
2007-07-26 22:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by Velouria 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
rachiecaye1, I think cowgirl is thinking of California's AB1634 which has been tabled due to non-support according to the bill's author Loyd "light bulb" Levine. I guess she doesn't know that it is effectively dead for this year and will continue to be killed each time it's brought up.
These spay/neuter police really bug me and I don't even breed dogs or cats, I may get into breeding Boas in a few years though. It's overpopulation this and overpopulation that, but they don't stop to think of the real issue, just what some people, namely the ARS want you to see.
The real problem isn't breeding, the real problem is owner retention. Seventy to eighty-five percent of all dogs and cats are already altered here in the states. So I'm not sure where the other 30-15% make much difference when you think about it. Of that 30-15%, a lot of people are like my family, we don't alter our animals, but they will never breed. I know they will never breed and can guarantee they will never breed. So how much of the population is actually breeding to cause this "overpopulation" that they speak of?
The overwhelming majority of those pets in shelters had a home at one point or another and were given up for whatever reason. So the key to combating this would be education, education on how to deal with those issues that make owners give up their dogs. This way, less animals are given up for reasons such as it won't house break.
Another reason why there are so many in shelters are because the shelter's themselves are so damn picky. You can't have children, can't have other dogs, must have a fenced in yard (god forbid you live in an apartment), must never have given a dog up in the past for any reason, including having a speed bump in this little thing we call life, and my personal favorite, your not AR enough for the shelter.
I know people who would make the perfect family for a dog, but because they have a child under 10 years old, they were denied for a Labrador Retriever. I worked for the spay neuter clinic of a local SPCA many years ago. I seen people turned down for more reasons then I listed above and the SPCA wondered why they had to euthanize so many dogs and cats.
We rarely got in puppies and about 95% of what we did get in were released by the owner for some sort of issue, these were adult dogs.
2007-07-27 11:35:08 · answer #2 · answered by nanookadenord 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LMAO! Why would that be? The genetic material is still the same, first litter or fourth, it makes no difference. A ***** that is very old, however, may have a harder time caring for her puppies.
To cowgirl - Yes, and when these ridiculous, ineffective laws are all over country, YOU will be out of business! There will BE no more pet dogs to train, no owners to read books, and no decent breeders to buy a puppy from!!!
2007-07-27 12:34:14 · answer #3 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is totally false. The puppies from a female dog carry the genes from the dam and sire. The bloodlines are all that matter here. They are the influencing factor, not whether this is her first litter or not. Only dogs with valuable championship bloodlines should be bred. These dogs contribute to the betterment of a breed.
Please do everyone and your dog a favor by getting her spayed. We do not need more unwanted dogs running loose in the streets and shelters. 10's of thousands are put down every year in just the US alone. These are the lucky ones, the others are left to hunger, thirst, disease, as well as hit by cars, tortured, and left to die. Why would you want to add to this? Soon it will be law that anyone who owns a dog over 4 months of age will have to have it altered or face a stiff fine or imprisonment.
2007-07-27 05:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by a10cowgirl 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Totally untrue - depends on the dogs you're breeding
side note to cowgirl - I've seen you write this several times and there is not going to be a law that requires you to spay or neuter your dog - doing so would eradicate the dog species entirely - try to use a little logic when writing a response like that
2007-07-27 06:02:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Interesting question. Following that logic, the first born of every mammal would have to be "the best".
I hope it was a totally hypothetical question.
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2007-07-27 06:01:54 · answer #6 · answered by Semolina's Pointer 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a rumor and superstition, it is isn't true. This was believed in the past, but have been disproving except for a slight increase in some genetic diseases.
2007-07-27 05:30:16 · answer #7 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Old wives tale
2007-07-27 06:12:08 · answer #8 · answered by tom l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually, but it is not a hard and fast rule.
2007-07-27 07:08:36 · answer #9 · answered by Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋