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02-24-2010, 01:32 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas
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| pregnancies - how far apart? I am just curious. I don't have a female that I breed, however in my local newspaper (small town), someone from a larger town is advertising a male for sale and listed a website to look at pictures. I am not wanting to add another pup, but was curious. Looking at the website, it appears there is only 1 female and 1 stud. The puppy that is left is from a litter that was born on 1/29/10. In looking through the photo album, the last litter was born 5/17/09. Ok, I'm the first to admit I know absolutely nothing about breeding... don't even know the gestational period for dogs... but gosh, just seems to me that this poor momma dog is no more done having her babies and whelping them than she's pregnant again and at it again. Is this normal? Like I said, I am not in the market for another furbutt.... just curious and felt sorry for this momma. Just seems to me like her body has no time to heal/recoup from pregnancy then she's bred again. But, I could be way off base. |
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02-24-2010, 01:36 PM | #2 |
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| It really depends on how momma recoups from being a momma. Remember a pregnant uterus is a healthy uterus! Although, being in the newspaper, I don't know that I would say that is what is going on. Some breeders will skip and breed every other and some will do back to back, all depends on momma and their breeding program.
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02-25-2010, 12:35 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | It depends on how the mom does with last litter if I breed the next time. I have seen alot of research that is now saying to breed every heat and then retire early. Then some that says breed 2 and then skip. I know 2 of my girls had a litter than skipped the next... so it all depends on mom.
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02-25-2010, 06:06 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California
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| wow! born 1/29/2010... those puppies are only around 4 weeks old.
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