There is different thoughts on when to breed you females. Females are born with just so many eggs and some breeders will breed their girls every Season. Some will breed two Seasons in row, skip one and breed two in a row again, then spay. Others will skip every other Season.
My preferance is every other Season and only when she's had a complete physical exam and the Vet deams it ok to breed. After all, how would you like having a baby every 9 months. The whelping process takes alot out of the girls. We can't see what their reproduction organs are like after having puppies. Uterus stretches out, losing elasticity, hindering contractions. There could be tears in the horns because it becomes thin, causing what is known as floaters, which can result in dead pups. Mothers going down with infections, in this case if you don't know your female well enough, you could lose her.
Each female is different. I have females that come into Season every 7 months and others that only come in every 10 months. My vet and I determine when the time is right.
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