2007-12-17 12:11:29 · 13 answers · asked by Latrell S 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Why are you wanting to breed your dog? Is she an exceptional specimen
of her breed, conforming closely to the breed standard? Has she any hard to
find virtues that would be a critical addition to the breed? Has she been
tested for genetic problems that can be passed on from the parents and does
she have an exceptional temperament? Has she been shown, and at least is on
her way to being a champion, if not already one?
If you want to bred and do it ethically, you must be committed to
learning all about your breed..its standard, its genetic diseases, the good,
the bad and the ugly. You must understand that your female could die. You
might have nothing but dead puppy bodies whether she lives or not. You might
have to pay for an emergency c-section to save her and/or the pups. If you
lose her, you are responsible for all the feeding of the pups, which will
require you to feed them every 1.5 to 2 hours. ALL hours, not just the
daylight ones. The puppies will poop 24/7, and this becomes your
responsibility to clean whether the mother survives to raise them or not.
The pups still need to be vet checked, vaccinated and dewormed no matter
what. When they reach certain stages of their lives, they need proper
socialization and guidance. They will be your responsibility at least for 8
weeks. After that 8 weeks, you are responsible to make sure they never wind
up homeless in a shelter or rescue. To ensure that, you will have to do
homechecks and make up contracts to be certain the new owners are going to
take care of them for life. You have to agree to always be available to take
back your puppies no matter what.
If you want to be a responsible breeder, look up your local breed
club, jump in and educate yourself. Listen to the advice of REPUTABLE
breeders and learn all you can about your dog. If you just wanna make
puppies to sell for lotsa money, don't bother. We have too many of those
already.
2007-12-17 12:22:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Do you even know how many purebred Chihuahua's get euthanized on a daily basis at the dog pound?
A dog should NEVER be bred until after the age of 2 years. That goes for both male and females. At 2 years of age is when a dog is fully matured. That is when you can get the dogs genetically health tested. The male MUST be smaller than the female otherwise the female can die while giving birth to large puppies. The dog should be shown in the show ring and be Champion prior to being bred. That is what a dog show is, Its a show that determines which dog is of BEST breeding stock. It's not a Beauty contest as everyone thinks.
2007-12-17 22:12:17 · answer #2 · answered by Cavalier KCS mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that you should spay her or at the very least not breed her. Thousands of dogs and puppies are put down every year that would have been great pets
...if you insist on breeding her, it is highly recommended that you wait until she is at least two years old. Breeding a dog younger then two years of age has a very good chance of causing health problems for the mother (since she is not done developing herself) and for the puppies (since the mother's body is no yet able to really handle nurturing them while she is still growing).
This is a decent website: http://www.canismajor.com/dog/reason10.html
2007-12-17 20:24:13 · answer #3 · answered by io 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
ahem....
are you sure you want to breed
do you have enough responsibility to go with the Chi when she pregnat 9 months inspecting her and wait till her water breaks
do you have time to deliver the babys or go to the vet and pay 3,000 dollars or something like that to get the baby born?
these breed is very hard to breed
how would you sell the pups
use common sense because youre barking at the wrong tree!
2007-12-17 20:19:39 · answer #4 · answered by HeArTs N StArS =P 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
you are not ready to breed your animals. any animal that is under the age of 2 yrs. {females} may not be fully developed yet and should not be bred. if you do some research and have had the tests done for genetic soundness, then you will be ready. do not breed them for money, its not healthy and a form of puppy-milling in my opinion.
2007-12-17 20:19:22 · answer #5 · answered by grumpy girl 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I agree with in3uk. SPAY HER DONT BREED HER! DONT ADD ON TO THE UNWANTED ANIMALS IN THE WORLD! HELP CONTROL THE PET POPULATION!!!
2007-12-17 20:18:24 · answer #6 · answered by Reppzin~ 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
She should come in heat anytime but leave breeding until she has had a few seasons because she wont be ready yet and they make better mothers if they are a bit older and have been in heat a few times. Please take my advice. My dad breed one of his dogs at her first season and she killed all her puppies before we even knew they were born. Leave it a few seasons.
2007-12-17 20:20:22 · answer #7 · answered by everything dogz 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋
If you don't know this you absolutely have no right to breed them.
GET THEM BOTH SPAYED AND NEUTERED!
2007-12-17 20:22:14 · answer #8 · answered by Ya 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You have absolutely no business breeding.
Period.
SPAY HER. NOW.
2007-12-17 20:14:20 · answer #9 · answered by Dog Section Regular 7 · 11⤊ 0⤋
Call 1-800-8IB-ABYB. They have ALL the answers!!!
2007-12-17 20:15:52 · answer #10 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋