I think it depends on the dog really...but personally I could never see breeding a girl heat after heat after heat.
I did breed Brooke and Kayla on their next heats, but they didn't have another one for almost 10 months, so their litters were almost a year apart.
I would probably do the 2 litters and skip method on certain girls, just depends on how many they had and how well they did with the birth, etc. My dogs don't go in on a schedule, they just do it whenever they want to...but I couldn't see breeding every 6 months for 4 years...that's just too much on the mommy in my opinion.
Probably there are health risks to say...breeding on 2nd or 3rd heat at 2 years, then waiting until they're 4 years before breeding them again. That may be too much time and scar tissue may build up. I know about the seminars, I know people who have been to them. That's what they're saying...that NOT breeding them every heat can cause complications. Until I see proof, I'm not sure what I believe. |