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Originally Posted by GreenwoodBiewer  Every time I see one of my girls through the hours of pain of a delivery, the days of pain caused by a c-section, the tear wrenching despair when you take a lifeless puppy away from their side.. I know it's because I asked this of them.. this was my idea, my fault. If things go wrong, it was my doing. My girls do not ask for this, but they comply because they trust me. I either deserve that trust or I don't.
I only ask this of the BEST of what we produce, certainly not of all that we produce .. and I only ask it of them for a short period in their lives.. because they trust me.
I would never ask this of any of my girls on a whim.. we are dealing with their lives every time they are bred. EVERY time.
Breeding is serious business and it has to be taken seriously.
Please read all you can, get some videos on whelping.. find someone in your area who can mentor you if you decide to proceed with this. Before you do anything, try and find the real reason you want to breed your girl.. what is your goal.. why are you breeding her? Is it worth possibly loosing her for whatever reason you have? When you can honestly answer those questions.. then read some more.
Diana  |
Diana,
I understand you completely. In August for the very first time I lost 2 puppies, 1 within 24 hours and the 2nd at 5 days. It was so heart wrenching to see my girl going through what she was going through, the mental agony of knowing her puppies weren't going to make it.
As breeders, we make those decisions to put our girls in that position.
I have no problem with someone wanting to begin breeding, but I do have a problem if they don't do it correctly.
To the Original Poster......I have but one question to ask you "Are You Prepared To Loose Your Girl"? Because it happens more often than not.
Being a Exhibitor/Breeder, my studs aren't for public use. But, if they were, I wouldn't allow them to be used on a non-registered female, coming from the best of lines and pedigree. I don't think there are any reputable breeders that would. There are those out there that would allow it.....but, those would be of questionable background.....so, you'd be taking a chance on breeding healthy dogs.....