Need Breeding Help!?
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I want to breed my year old havanese because she’s not spayed and we haven’t ever had an experience of taking care of puppies. The only thig standing in my way is my dad. He’s a nice guy, but he doesn’t think they’ll go to the bathroom outside and I’m just confused on what to do. The only think I can think of doing is potty training my dog. Please help!
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I assume you are asking how to be a responsible breeder.
1. Contact a breed club for your breed. Ask for a mentor.
2. STUDY the breed standard. Learn about dog anatomy and ask your mentor to
clarify anything you don’t understand.
3. Learn what genetic faults and diseases run in your breed and test for any
that can be tested for.
4. Show your dog in conformation events to see if it is of the proper
quality for breeding. Winning doesn’t always mean a dog is breeding quality,
but being around so many others that know your breed and will talk to you
will do wonders for your self-education efforts!
5. Study the past history of great dogs in your breed. You will see how your
breed has improved and progressed since the beginning of the breed.
6. Study the breed standard some more!
7. Join any Yahoo groups about your breed.
8. Live, dream and study your breed.
9. Get a good book on canine reproduction, and educate yourself about the
pitfalls, problems, and proud moments of breeding. Learn about the
physiology of reproduction, such as heat cycles and venereal diseases in
dogs, potential for problems specific to your breed, and what you need to
expect at whelping.
10. Remember that whelping (giving birth) can kill your female. Being used
as a stud dog can encourage bad behaviors common in intact males such as
territorial marking, aggression, and desire to roam from home.
11. Prepare to be broke. Breeding properly is EXPENSIVE.
12. Line up potential homes for any puppies you produce and write up a
contract. Remember to include that you will be willing to take back your
puppies at any time in their lives that they might need you. If you bring
life into this world, it is your responsibility FOREVER.
13. Prepare to spend sleepless nights attending whelping females, caring for
fading puppies or puppies orphaned, and practice cleaning up after 24/7 poop
machines.
I’m sure there are many things I missed because being a responsible breeder
isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. You will live dogs. 24/7/365. There
are lots of hard decisions. There is a lot of expense. There will be pain.
But, if you do your darndest to always keep the welfare of your dogs and the
future of any of their offspring, you can go to step 14.
14. Enjoy the love and success of a job well done.
Inexperienced people should not breed.
Also a good breeder will find good homes for the puppies and if the puppy ever has to be returned regardless how much time has past they will take the dog back and care for it, even if its 6 years later. Are you willing to do that? Are willing to care for the puppies that maybe you wouldn’t find a home for? There is a lot of research into being a good breeder Do you have the money to take care of a pregnant dog, can you afford to pay as other have said for a c-section if it is need or any other complications occur.
If you want to experience taking care of very young puppies go to a local shelter and apply to foster puppies.
Your dad is right puppies will have accidents; you will have to train them to be housebroken. I would think if your dog is a year old it would already be housebroken.
“The only think I can think of doing is potty training my dog. Please help!”
This statement here makes it seem like you think housebreaking your dog will have some effective on the puppies, it will not, you will also need to housebreak the puppies as well. They are not just going to be housebroken because mom is
you haven’t spent enough time with your dog to potty train it but you want to breed it? I think you should do some research if you are going to breed your dog. Talk to your vet about prices see if the puppies will sell easily, and last but not least… If your dad doesn’t think it is a good idea then I wouldn’t do it because you can’t do everything yourself… Don’t just jump into it because you like to play with puppies because the new wears off and after you have to take care of X amount of puppies pooping and peeing everywhere your going to wish you had listened to your dad.
The only thing that should be holding you back is the fact that you know absolutely NOTHING about breeding! Breeding a dog is not like hatching tadpoles! For starters, your dog is too young, she should be AT LEAST a year old! Secondly, your dog should have all necessary genetic health testing, including (but not limited to) hips, eyes should be CERF’d, thyroid should be checked, and any other tests recommended by your breed club- PLUS the potential stud should ALSO be tested. Third- you need to have a good savings in the bank to pay for any of the routine and the unexpected health care- like an emergency C-section, etc. Plus, you’ll have to have all the puppies vet checked, wormed, and 1st set of shots. Fourth- you need to make sure you have a home for all of these puppies- and if not, will you keep ANY dog that doesn’t have a home? Do you know how to screen a home? Do you know how to match a human family with the best puppy? Do you know how to temperment test your puppies?
Until you have done all that, you are nowhere NEAR ready to breed. Please, do your poor girl (and the rest of your family) a favor and have her spayed! Everyone will be happier!
You can save yourself from a lot of pain and trouble right now – get her spayed.
Breeding is far more than just putting two dogs together and making more – do you have over a thousand dollars saved up to pay for an emergency C-section? That’s what it costs, and when you need one, it’s within minutes, not when you can wash cars and have a lemonade stand and save up.
What if you don’t find homes for all the puppies, and then you have a bunch – and they’re all jumping all over and not housetrained, and chewing in the woodwork and pooping in the livingroom?
That’s how puppies end up in the pound, and are euthanized.
Please just get her spayed.
Listen to Jennifer T. Taking care of a litter is harder than you may think. My neighbors and I found a female dog under their car. They decided to keep her but this was their first dog. B/c of this she ended up get out of the yard most of the time since they didn’t have the proper fence. Long story short, she got ‘prego’ and they didn’tknow what to do. They ended up giving her to me b/c I know how to birth puppies. It is more complicated than you think! Please get your dog spayed and adopt a puppy in need instead. Thanks!
I say think long and hard before breeding your dog. for health reason you should wait until she is two. Make sure you have the money in case something goes wrong, stud fee’s etc…
Puppies also take alot of time and energy they are like have newborn babies. So just think before you mate your dog it is your choice.
Your dad is on the right track and I hope he puts his foot down in this situation. Do not bring another needless litter of puppies into this world just because you want to “experience the birth of puppies”. Its ridiculous and irresponsible.
Your dog is pet quality not show quality. Leave breeding to the professionals and get your female spayed
Spay your pet. You have no idea what you are doing. Leave the breeding to the people who have a clue. Thanks.
If you have no experience you don’t need to breed therefor you don’t need our help. Get your ***** spayed
I would just get her spayed
hey so go online
95% of purebreds should be fixed (and ALL healthy mixes). Only purebred dogs who are two years old and up, have been titled, are ambassadors of their breed, and have passed through their genetic health screening with flying colours should ever be bred. before theya new breeder should never attempt to breed if they do not have a mentor. Also, if you are serious about breeding; help out with rescue. A responsible breeder’s knowledge of whelping comes in handy if there is ever a puppy mill bust, etc.
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Please don’t breed your dog just for the sake of having puppies. There’s a lot more to breeding than just slapping two dogs together and hoping for a healthy litter.
If you really want to breed your dog, start by showing her (assuming she’s registered with a reputable registry such as the AKC and CanadianKC and has excellent bloodlines because she comes from a responsible breeder). Get her show titles and wait for her to earn her championship titles. Get a mentor and take years to learn as much as you can on breeding and the breed BEFORE attempting to breed your dog. This WILL take longer than one year. Then, wait until she’s at least two years of age and get all proper genetic tests completed (OFA, CERF, PennHip, etc.). Once that’s done to ensure she’s an excellent example of the breed, not only in your eyes, but in the eyes of judges, you can start looking for a suitable stud that has had all proper genetic tests completed, has been shown and earned titles, etc.
Once you’ve found a suitable stud, start thoroughly screen and line up potential homes for the puppies. Once she has successfully mated, get your supplies together such as whelping box, heat lamp if needed, puppy replacement formula, etc. Learn how to raise the puppies just in case she rejects them or has trouble giving birth and doesn’t make it. Make a contract requiring all puppies to be fixed by 8 months of age and proof must be provided. This ensures they won’t be bred. Also state in the contract that you’ll take the puppies back at any time in their life if the owners can’t keep them. Make a guarantee stating all puppies are free of genetic problems for at least 2 years. Then, get at least $3,000 together in case of an emergency. If she needs an emergency c-section in the middle of the night, at least you’ll have some money prepared to save her life and the lives of her puppies.
Do you understand how much work this is? Do you see how much time, effort, and money breeding actually takes? It’s not a game, and it’s not something a minor should be doing without the proper help from an ADULT who will take responsibility of anything that happens.
You say your dog is a year old and isn’t potty trained? If you haven’t even potty trained her, what makes you think you can handle a litter of puppies? The best thing for you to do is to get her spayed ASAP and NOT breed her. If you want a puppy, get one from a shelter or a responsible breeder. It’s not necessary to have “an experience of taking care of puppies” if you’re not going to do it responsibly and put in the effort. Not every dog is meant to be bred. Yours may not be. Some are just meant to be wonderful pets. Not everyone is cut out to be a responsible breeder. Maybe, sometime in the future you will, but not now. Please just get her spayed and enjoy her for the pet that she is.