With all of these breeding questions?

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I want to see how people answer this. This is for people that breed or think that they want to. When you are breeding a male and a female, how are you doing it? Are you just putting them together and seeing what happens?, ect...

I am not talking about getting titles, champions ,health clearances, ect... this time. I am talking about physically how people are breeding their dogs together.

Thanks, notjustanothergirl, Kaiser is my favorite!

Loki, you got it!! There are too many people that think that they can just put 2 dogs together and they will breed! It is actually very scary. I assist breedings just like you do. The stud is trained to understand why I am down by the butt of the girl when he is mounting her. I normally also have another person holding the ***** as well. The stud also knows that I will guide him in to the right spot if needed. In my breed, ears are an issue! If they fight, the ears are normally in danger. I have muzzled a ***** to make sure to protect the ears of a stud before. My strongest feeling is that breeding needs to be assisted. People just do not get it that these dogs can be injured during breeding if they do not know what they are doing!

Bassetnut! AI'ing is a lot easier and safer than trying to get a natural tie. I can collect both of my boys if needed. I will make a slide to check under the microscope to check semen if I AI a lot of the time. One time I had a ***** come in to be bred and I sat in a chair with her over my legs. The owner held her head, and my boy just got on and bred her while she was on my lap. It did not bother him at all. People might complain about stud fees, but they also need to realize that it is just more than use of the stud! We spend a lot of time making sure that girl gets bred.

People that do not know anything about breeding, please read through some of these questions and research.

Answer 1

Are you asking for the "dog people" to answer, too? If not, I apologize, since I know you're preaching to the choir.

All the breedings I've done have been supervised. If the male is serious about breeding (i.e. she's ready), someone holds the b itch, to keep her still and to keep her from nailing the male, if she decides to. Someone else is usually there to assist the male in turning after the tie, and to hold him so that neither of them try to leave with the other. I've sat out on the frozen ground in 20 degree weather for 45 minutes doing this. I would never leave a breeding pair unattended.

ADD: Obviously I do think it's important to protect the dogs involved, but I'm with animal_artwork on AIs -- if I don't get a litter naturally, it wasn't meant to be. I've only AId once, and that was because the sire was an older lead dog who was just a bit too arthritic to get the job done on his own (we did get a litter of 5, though!).

I feel the same way about whelping -- if the b itch can't whelp naturally, I don't want to perpetuate that. If a b itch needs a c-section due to uterine inertia, she is spayed during that c-section.

Answer 2

I don't go to super lengths to get a breeding. I think that if the dogs are healthy and mentally sound, they will be able to tie without too much meddling on my part. I supervise, and make sure they do tie, make sure they stay calm an still, then when I know everything is going smoothly, I leave them to it, and keep watch from a window, so as not to disturb them.

Having said that, this last time was a minor exception, as both the dog and the b**** were virgin. The dog wasn't staying with the program long enough to breed, so I did intervene by spritzing the b**** on her back with some doe estrus. They were tied 2 minutes later. After that, I left them alone.

Yes spay police,,these guys/gals have been proven by showing, and have had all genetic testing. I just don't believe in AI's, or holding one down for breeding, etc, etc. If they aren't sound breeders, good mothers, good studs, then they are spayed/neutered. I just happen to think these qualities are as important as good physical conformation.

Answer 3

1. Two humans present for any breeding. I have no interest in either of the dogs getting damaged. We're there to make sure everyone is calm and controlled.

2. I personally don't breed dogs that are not willing to breed naturally. I feel such traits are inherited and do not believe it does the breed a service to assist animals incapable of breeding normally to procreate. In the case of a health issue (age of the stud or a breed intolerant to heat) or distance, I might consider doing an A-I or chilled semen A-I.

Answer 4

Saints are notoriously lazy breeders. The hardest part for me at times is getting the males interested. I've had females turn on the males out of frustration. Yes, I do have matings supervised but, have never found it necessary to hold a female. I have a special yard just for breeding. Neutral ground so to speak for both of them. I would never just throw two dogs together and hope for the best...

Answer 5

We do artificial insemination on all of ours


Bear...thanks for...well you know ;-)


I agree with you on the AI thing... just alot easier, safer and ummm safer


we progesterone or LH test to time it right and either collect the dog or have the stuff shipped in... My vet is amazing when it comes to canine repro so we are very lucky in that department



I suppose an important note is.. we usually look beyond our own backyard for a stud.... thinking your stud is the only one that has anything to offer really limits you... I have 2 VERY nice studs but spent 1500 stud fee this year to breed to an outside male because I thought he was a better choice... so AI and progesterone was the best and only sensible option....

My other stud is actually no longer a stud so frozen is our only option with him so again insemination and testing is a must...

you risk your stud getting injured during a natural breeding




oh..also if you do not let a male breed naturally they are not so hard to handle if they are around a girl in heat.... seems like once some of them get the idea they are pests... We show ALOT so we need our boys to be polite

Answer 6

Humm I think there is a breed difference... my breed (whippet) its NOT uncommmon to turn even a ROM BOB at westminster sire out in the yard loose with the female- admitedly usually after some on leash flurting to make sure the females reaction is "let me show you a good time sailor".... and most breeders look somewhat bemused when progestrone, swabs & such are mentioned - breed the female when she stands for your neutered male......
I've heard of breeds that take 3 people helping for a mating then again whippets ARE an athletic breed..

Answer 7

Well, in my one and only effort at breeding, I had an invaluable mentor in the process from start to finish- she was the owner of the sire, the dogs required assistance and supervision, I would hesitate on this forum to get much more specific than that, as some people should really remain "clueless" for the sake of their dogs. Suffice to say, it was not a "romantic" moment for my girl...what with the muzzles and physical violation and all.

Answer 8

lol, thats an akward question! If I have a female that has never been bred, she will need guidance, as well as the virgin male! Meaning placing them in position and reasuring the act. If I have dogs who have done this before, all it takes is a crate or large pen and let them share untill the breeding is done.

Answer 9

You take the pair you want to mate and separate them from any other dogs you currently have to insure the pair you have chosen are the ones that mate. Then you let them play the mating game and since there are no other males around she will give in and mate for the need to reproduce is stronger then the need to be choosy by the female. Then you have to witness them locked this is a requirement for registered breeds that the mating be witnessed in order to get the papers for the pups. For this confirms blood lines for the puppies.

Answer 10

I used to breed Giant Schnauzers. After they were titled in Schutzhund, health tested, DNAed, OFAed, etc, I would selectively match the sire and dam according to traits I wanted in the future litter. The mating was carefully supervised, and regulated to the number of times they tied.

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