is there any way i can find out if my dog is the father?

[kirsty2310]

i have a male staffie who is brindle with white markings he has a white collar 3 small white socks and 1 big white sock he also has a white mark going from his nose to his white collar. myself and a friend decided to let our dogs mate we left her till her third day of season then let them see each we did this a few times during her season this stopped on the 26th may 2008 on the 29th july lucy gave birth to 7 lovely puppies 4 identical to my male staff and 3 like her (she is tanned) it has come to my attention that she was caught by a white staff whilst out o a walk. how can i find out if the puppies are my dogs he has recently became ill with a prostate problem and has been castrated i really would like to know what the chances are these puppies are his please if anyone could help i would really appreciate it

[lankeela]

You can find out by DNA testing the pups and your dog.

It is also possible that both dogs are the father - a bitch can take to more than one dog if mated by more than one in the same season.

[jules77]

You 'decided to let your dogs mate', and she was 'caught by a white staff whilst out on a walk'.

Totally irresponsible..........no wonder the owners of these dogs have a bad reputation.

[jules77]

I forgot to add, do you know how many SBT are in Rescue and put to sleep on a daily basis?

[lankeela]

http://www.aht.org.uk/genetics_dnaparentage.ht ml


While you are considering DNA testing for parentage, you might also like to think about having the dogs tested for the two serious conditions that Staffs suffer from (although this should have been done BEFORE mating the dog or bitch).

[gelda]

People are so irresponsible!!!

[kirsty2310]

thanks for all your great comments (not) we had both animals checked by the vet and they where both given a clean bill of health so you can keep your sarky comments to yourself this is supposed to be a sight where you can get helpful information not bitched at..... i do not own the female so i had no control over her getting caught on the field so im not irresponsible. yes i am aware that there are many pets including staffs in shelters.. our animals are well cared for and all the puppies have lovely homes to go to all living in the same area so they can see each other. why cant some people just be helpful rather than getting there kicks out of bitching at people

[kirsty2310]

thank you lankeela for your help

[jakep]

Of course they're all in the same area - interbreeding doesn't only occur in the animal kingdom.

[gelda]

We are giving useful information by saying the dogs should be neutured!!! Why bring more puppies into the world when there are so many in rescue.

[jules77]

You are irresponsible for breeding two dogs when you know nothing about breeding, which is quite obvious as you are asking how you can find out if your dog is the sire. Although both dogs have had a clean bill of health from the vet, have you had necessary DNA tests, are your dogs excellent specimens of the breed that can improve the gene pool? I guess not.........and with so many SBT's in rescue, I call that irresponsible.