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Originally Posted by edwardsmom Well I'm in this section b/c i have been thinking about getting Edward a companion but he is not neutered and if i do get him a companion i would want her to have babies of her own with Edward. My fear is this how tough would it be if they mate and she gets pregnant?
How much does a c-section cost?
If the girl was Edwards size (5 1/2 lbs) about how many pups do you think she would be expecting?
what would be the best age for the female to try and mate them?
when they are doing it should i supervise?
what can i do if something goes wrong when they do it?
Any other things I should know? please feel free...
Thank you fellow YTers in advance.... |
Before you even start you will need to prove out both of them and get an AKC or CKC champoinship on them so that they are up to standard.
Get all the needed health checks... heart, eyes, knees, liver,
I make sure they are trained and have thier CGC on them...never hurts to proven in writing they have a good temperment.
Then of course after all of that and a they are both two and it all checks out then expensive stuff happens... no wait that is the get them shown.... grooming bows, handlers , travel, chasing a major..... but it fun. Oh yes an tow years worth of heats before you can bred to put up with moods of both dogs and a male that pees and stacks the girl cause she maybe in heat.
so now we have pups vet checks, worming, docking, c section, long nights if you have to extra feed. Hopefully it a small litter so mom can feed them all herself and she comes through ok, then after they get moving it puppy food and clean up in the puppy pen every waking minute of the day.
Then 12 weeks later it is the hurt as they have to go to new homes and the hope in the 12 weeks you have had them that they learn enough to be ok in the world and then the worry if the new owners will look after them and love them.
Breeding is not about the cost of it.... It is about the end product being lovable, healthy, and love.
JL