Breeding Ouestion?

Question

We have labs and our female is in heat so we have left her outside with our male because we want to breed her and we havent seen them breed yet so how will we know if she gets pregnant. And also are they not breeding because we have a puppy outside with them?

Answer 1

Well, I see that we can add yet another byb to YA....
This is basic breeding knowledge, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T NEED TO BREED!


And I give a HUGE 4-PAWS UP to Freedom's answer!!!!!!

Answer 2

Personally, i don't think that you should breed your animals. For one, it could harm your female if something went wrong. Second, you are just putting more animals into the world when there are already enough homeless animals. And, even if you find homes for all your puppies, it just makes it so other already born animals don't have a chance at getting a home or at least a huge drop for their chance at getting a home. Thirdly, if you get your labs spayed and neutered (fixed), they will live longer, be healthier and better pets. Over all the fixing (spaying or neutering) of your pets is cheap compared to the long term commitment of owning an animal, plus it is also cheaper than taking care of a pregnant female and puppies for at least 8 weeks.
Remember, there are 4 to 6 million animals put down every year just because shelters need to make more room for other animals and people, even if they go to get an older animal, are attracted to the younger, more playful, in the shelter cages animals.
That is not even counting the strays, or no kill shelters!
You don't want to add to that problem , do you?

Answer 3

Please take the overwhelming advice here and don't breed. Have your pets spayed and neutered. If you're serious about breeding and would like to do it the responsible way, find a mentor to help you find dogs that are suitable for breeding and to guide you through.

Kira M, the reason people get riled up at these kinds of questions is because MILLIONS of dogs are killed every year in this country. It's because people are greedy, selfish and.or uninformed. They don't know or just don't care that for every new puppy produced there is a perfectly healthy dog that will be killed. The people that get riled up are the ones that want to help save some of these lives and/or work with these poor dogs that are desperate to find a family that will love and care for them before they get the needle.

Answer 4

If you want to breed them , you should make sure the female is over 2 years old and if the male is inexperienced he will not know exactly when the right time is but if he knows what he is doing then he will know the exact time that she is most fertile
I would definitely remove the puppy from the area that you have the breeding dogs in or it might fall victim to the hormones of one of the pair.
Remember just because they hook up once does not mean that she is pregnant. The more they hook up the better your chances.

Answer 5

Spay and neuter your dogs. You are not qualified to have a litter of puppies if you do not know the basics of heat cycles and breeding.
Are you planning on just winging the raising of a litter too? Do you have a big fat wallet incase your girl needs a c-section? Those are running a couple 1000 now.
I am guessing that since you don't know the basics in breeding that you are just as likely unaware of when to start feeding a litter, what to feed a litter, what to feed a pregnant bi tch and the list goes on.
It wouldbe nice if half of you idiots who breed for the hellluvit would at least read a friggin book first. But I guess that learning about this BEFORE you do it is not something you can grasp.

Answer 6

You have got to be kidding me! You have no business breeding if you don't know this yourself. If you let your male with a female in season that is not ovulating, (receptiive) she will probably start a HUGE fight if he tries to mount her. Breeding should only take place in a controlled and supervised environment and with stock that have proven themselves qualified to better the breed. Please, have your dogs spayed and nuetered before another litter of pups ends up in rescue, a shelter, or humane society. Labs are a very popular breed and there are many GOOD breeders out there. Let the qualified breeders breed. Im sorry, but you are not one of them. You don't even seem to care for the health and well being of the dogs and pup you have now let alone a litter that you would'nt probably know how to whelp and take care of anyway. Sorry if you don't like my answer. I tell it as I see it.

Answer 7

you are the kind of people who should NOT be doing this. leave it to the breeders, real breeders, the ones who know a ton about the breed, breed to make the breed itself better, and know how and what to do, you on the other hand just put her outside to see if she'll get pregnant. Go and call your local vet in a little while (until then keep your make aaway from your female so you dont wind up killing the pups when they are born if she does get pregnant) once you get to the vet if shes not pregnant, GET HER SPAYED!!! its idiotical for you to even think about doing what you are doing.

Answer 8

why??????? are you breeding ? do both your dogs measure up to the breed standard?do you have qualified homes for this whole litter yet?are you willing to take back a puppy 4 years down the road when the owner no longer wants or can afford it?can you afford emergency vet care in case of complications during the pregnancy or birth?what about paying for health records and first shots for the entire litter?this are all questions you need to consider before bringing more backyard bred pups into a world where rescues and shelters are at their capacity and good dogs die every day because of someone breeding just because they have a male and female.....do them both a favor,spay/neuter and let them enjoy life!!!!! sorry to rain on your parade but you have NO business breeding if you are on here looking for basic breeding questions!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

If you are breeding they should be being bred under supervision..also if you need to ask these questions then you are NOT ready to be doing any kind of breeding
BEFORE breeding you need to
1) learn a lot more about breeding basics
2) show your dogs or have them evaluated to make sure they meet breed standard
3) get genetic testing done..OFA/PennHip, CERF/PRA, Thyroid
4) do a complete and thorough pedigree search

Answer 10

You're not only irresponsible, but you're callous. This very question is one of the main reasons why I hardly ask or answer any questions here. When people tell the truth they get reported to Y!A.

The threat of losing points or getting a violation isn't what keeps me from speaking my mind. I just think my comments would be wasted on an empty shell.

Answer 11

I like to only put my female with my male together when i can see them at all times .. So I know 100% for sure if they have bred.. Also everything depends on timing.. Most females ovulate from 9-12 days after first day of bleeding. And My male will not breed with a female until he smells the high hormone at ovulation time. Other males will breed no matter what stage of the heat they are in. My male is also not aggressive with breeding. He will do it once or twice and be done. and he always seems to get the job done. Where other males i have known breed every day as long as the female will allow him to. Every male and female is different. Also when my male started breeding he would only breed if no one else was around. so we would have to go inside and watch out the window. So Some males are shy and wait for privacy.
How long has she been in heat? (started bleeding) How old are both the male and the female? Have either bred before? All of these answers would help.. Good luck and i hope i helped a little.