What must i be aware of? What age if the female sheepdog be? What must i caused by introduce the feminine to my male sheltie? I only plan to have 1 litter of young puppies as pets.
My sheltie is really a show dog, I purchased it from an exhibit. Thus, I actually want to retain its beauty through its offsprings.
Yes, reason to reproduce. Because I wish to keep your type of my sheltie, that is of pedigree origin. And also, since I purchased it as being a pup, I really comprehend the mess I'm going to be involved with raising sheltie young puppies. This isn't a "hurry" and that i have considered this issues for a long time since I've my male sheltie. For the feminine, indeed I have to make sure that out.
Tags: offsprings, exhibition, Puppies, Shetland, linegenetic defects in shetland shelty dogs, is it ok to breed a old dog
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Well yes it is ok but make sure that the female is in fact in heat it dosent matter how old the female is as long as shes past puppy stage. let the dogs play together for a while till you see them making babies with each other
Well, first of all why are you breeding your dog? Just to have pups? Its a selfish reason. There are too many dogs in this worlrd as is. But if your dog is an awesome show dog or excels in other areas( conformation, obedience, ect.) and is reg’d then its fine. But the female should not be bred before 18 months of age or after 6 years of age.
SO YOU WANT A LITTER OF PUPPIES?
WHY???
“To make a lot of money.” Do you realize the expense involved in such items as advertising, vet bills, stud fee, food, etc., to name a few?
“Because it would be good for the children to watch the birth and play with the puppies as they grow up.” Actually, the “gory” parts of the whelping repulse most kids, who are all too anxious to just skip the viewing of the miracle of birth you have planned for them to see. And a litter growing up is too rowdy for most kids who are usually totally disinterested or absolutely terrified of the leaping creatures with the sharp nails and teeth. If you want the kids to see a puppy grow up, it’s usually better to buy one.
“Because we love Fido and we want one just like her.” The chances of getting one “just like her” are slim indeed.
“Because everyone who comes to the house and sees Fido wants a puppy when she has a litter.” Just wait until your litter of 12 is ready to go to their homes and watch all those people back out with excuses like….”The kids aren’t old enough.”….”The kids are too old now to be bothered with caring for a dog.”……”We are going to have a baby.”….”The rug is too new.”….”The house is too small.”….”We’ll be moving in 3 months.”…..”Grandma doesn’t like dogs.”….”Our old dog hasn’t died yet.”…..”It might not get along with the cat.”…..and the list goes on and on!
“Because we really love little puppies.” You’d better be sure you love them. You can’t fully imagine how much is involved, such as the mess a litter makes. Can you put up with the cleaning that is constantly needed in caring for the litter? There is no way to explain how tired you get of scrubbing up after the puppies, their whelping box, the yard, kennel, or wherever they are kept. They dump their food and water the minute you put it down, step in it, and drag it through whatever else may be in the puppy box, and with 6 or 8 or 12 puppies, there’s always something else to be cleaned up too!
Do you understand the RESPONSIBILITY you will have with a litter? It’s not just Fido having the litter and caring for it until they are ready to go. Most of it is up to you and you’re tied to the litter like any new mother, only you can’t take the litter with you to your in-laws for the weekend, or anyplace else for that matter, so you’d better be content to spend all too long, because you have to be there to feed the puppies four times a day.
Now that you have some idea of what is involved other than playing with those cute, cuddly puppies and are still determined to breed, here’s something else that should be considered.
Is your bitch of QUALITY to breed? Do you know her faults as well as her virtues? Does she meet with the standard of the breed? Is she in good health? Has she been tested free of the genetic defects associated with the breed? Do you have customers so you won’t have to sell the puppies at a price below market value or take them to a shelter?
If you can answer “yes” to the above and haven’t lost the determination to try your hand at raising a litter, then read on…
Get an opinion of your bitch from a few reputable breeders. Find out what they think are her faults and her virtues.
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