mating my dog

[wizwaz1973]

she is a 36 month old german shepard and begining to come into season,swelling of genetailier. when is the best time to introduce her to her boyfriend male sheperd,and how often?

[lankeela]

At the risk of you telling me to mind my own business I would say if you don't even know the basics of mating why would you be contemplating it. Has the dog and bitch been hip scored, has the dog been Haemophilia tested, are the pedigrees free from lines that have epilepsy? Are they compatible, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of dog and bitch? Do you have the funds to cover the cost of a c section if the bitch should need one, and could you afford to keep all the puppies if suitable homes cannot be found (up to 12 or more)? Could you take back any puppies that the owners can't keep, even years down the line? Could you bear to lose the bitch and/or puppies if things went wrong?

If you still want to go ahead you need to be ready to introdfuce the dog and bitch from about day 8 - 28, although most bitches are receptive for just a couple of days, usually about day 12 - 14 although it could be at either end of the season. You need to keep hold of the bitch because if she is not ready she may go for the dog.
If they do mate and tie, you need to stop her dragging him around and you may have too help him turn. A tie can last up to an hour or more. If they are both maidens he might need help actually mating the bitch.

One mating can be enough, but most breeders do two mating either one or two days apart, but once the bitch has gone off she will not let him anywhere near her.

[B00]

You want an honest answer?

I wouldn't have her mated at all if I was you. Personally speaking I would attempt to have any dog mated without THOROUGHLY looking into it. It looks like you don't know the first thing about mating dogs (and neither do I) But I'd be extremely wary of complications that could arise if she got caught to both the mum and pups and I sure as hell couldn't afford any subsequent vet bills should they arise.

What do you intend to do with the pups if she has any? Sell them? Could you insure that they'd go to loving homes?

I always think that with so many unwanted dogs, including pups in rescue centres that it's horribly unfair to produce more of them.

All of this is just my opinion of course, you're entitled to ignore it, but please please think before you embark on it, and if you do proceed with it, do your homework beforehand.

[jules77]

I agree with above. Quite simply, if you dont know the answer to your question, your are not ready to consider breeding.

[Azimov]

Genetailier?? LOL
Shepard - Sheperd??
You must have known you had trouble spelling.
Google "dictionary" and check your spelling before posting if you're unsure.
Don't just type-and-go and risk looking as dumb as you just did!
If you can't even post a question without looking stupid then I suspect you shouldn't be trusted with the welfare of the animals you own.
Dog breeders are, in my view, the scum of the earth!
They breed for physical characteristics with no care for the wellfare of the resulting offspring.
Bulldogs that can't give birth naturally, Dalmatians with hereditary deafness etc.
Sorry if I seem to be lumping you with the worst of your kind but in future could you please present yourself in a more intelligent fashion, or risk the (mostly unspoken) distain of your audience.

[jules77]

Azimov, I suggest you take a leaf out of your own book. IE: posting a response without looking stupid. Dog breeders the scum of the earth? Would you like to elaborate as you cannot tarr everyone with the same brush?

[kita1]

http://www.germanshepherdrescue.co.uk/german-s hepherd-dogs.html


http://s10.zetaboards.com/biggsd/index/

[Azimov]

I did say "in my view" Jules, and I gave two examples to ilustrate my opinion!
How exactly would you like me to elaborate?

I suspect you are a breeder yourself and as such, took umbrage at my remarks.

If so then tough! You are exactly the kind of scum I was referring to, and you have precisely no response worth posting here to support your practice or you would have posted it already!

Over to you !

[jules77]

Azimov, 'in my view', you havnt got a clue. End of.

[Azimov]

"End of"?
Don't tell me that's the best you can come up with after taking me to task in your last post (which ironically included the hilarious "you cannot tarr everyone with the same brush").
I can only assume, therefore, that you recant your previous statement and agree with my sentiments.

[Rosetta]

Azimov, if you are going to get picky over spellings, I would suggest that you check your spelling of disdain.

[lankeela]

And I thought my answer was blunt!

[kita1]

Azimov: if there were no dog breeders there would not be any dogs!!!!

Or maybe we should all just let the dogs out on the street and let them mate with each other (at any age) and produce numerous mongrels that have no health checks and no attractive features.

Without dog breeders where exactly would we get Police Dogs, dogs for the blind (mostly pure bred dogs), dogs for the disabled, working farm dogs - need I go on?

[wildwood]

In my view, people who are unnecessarily picky about other people's honest spelling mistakes are donnish plonkers and this practice immediately devalues the cogency of any accompanying contestation :�)

[B00]

mongrels that have no health checks and no attractive features.

Now i take umbrage at that! What's wrong with mongrels? I've had many of them over the years and they've all been cute as buttons- in my opinion anyway!

[Coppertop84]

I am going to put my two penneth in!

I agree BOO. Mongrels are lovely. My husband and I have a Patterdale Terrier Cross which we think is crossed with a labrador - we do not know as we had him from a dogs home.

He is so cute and loving and loves playing and walks too. He is perfect to us. He is very healthy.

I think mongrels can be better in some ways as they get different characteristics from the crossed breeds and not as susceptible to the normal health problems pure bred dogs can have.

To be honest all dogs are lovely and should be looked at in the same way. It may be best to look into breeding a bit more wizwaz1973 before going ahead with it - as so many have said the pups will all need loving homes which cannot be guaranteed and in this current climate many people cannot cope with the costs of having a dog so I would not think now is the best time to breed more dogs when so many need a home.