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Originally Posted by carteryorkies  I liked almost everything on that list, with one exception which comes with years of experience. If you have two females in the same house- or five-, they will get their seasons in sequence with each other. They may not start out that way, but will gradually come in season at the same time of year. If you breed once a year, you will have two or five or however many all coming in, and then have those litters at the same time. That is not an indication that you have a bad breeder. It only indicates that there are several females living together-and any breeder is going to have several females. Mother nature is something we cannot control. Then you may have a dry period with no puppies for quite some time until they all come in season again. Have other breeders experienced this? It happens to me every year. |
So? Just because you have 5 females in heat at the same time doesn't mean you have to breed every one of them. I find it hard to believe that anyone would be able to provide the adequate care needed for that many litters on the ground at once. One litter is overwhelming enough!
To clarify, when I said "multiple litters," I mean having lots of litters in a short amount of time. Really...what exactly is your goal and reason for breeding if you are churning out that many dogs?