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Originally Posted by megansmomma  It does sound like you have a huge mess on your hands with health issues as well parentage of several litters of puppies. I would suggest that you start to DNA check them all and make sure that you inform any buyer of all puppies as well. Since I am not a breeder and only try to learn from who I consider nothing short of the best I would think you should be placing and not selling all the puppies with any kind of known health issues. So you only had one male that you used for your litters? There isn't a possibility that there might others beside the sick litter and the so far healthy litter? |
Since I just whacked my 2nd stud, I am out of the breeding because even if you are on the up and up others are not and I have not been in many situations that I think were right all the way around. If my friend allows me to rescue these 2 sick puppies the other 2 are very healthy. Only 1 of those technically belong to me for stud service. I have already placed him and they visit him every Saturday for 2 hours. He will not go to their home until he is 11 weeks old. The other healthy male will go to the owner of the bitch (technically I own her now). She seems to act as though I am trying to keep the sick ones for some motive even though she is at every vet session. I feel like I am doing what should be done and that I am getting a lot of responsibility and financial obligation instead of gaining 2 coveted puppies. I love them dearly and I do best at rescue but I have enough and I am doing this because I believe it to be the right thing to do. I withheld all rights to registering the litter with my sire. I also made sure that the health certificates have my phone number and references to litter problems. She is not savvy as to how that took place but it will stop this litter's line. Once the mother of these pups is spayed, no doggies in my house will have the equipment. When the 2 sick ones are healthy enough they will be neutered. I broke protocol for a friend and friends and contracts don't mix. Yesterday I found a wonderful sight on problems with palates and now know why it was not more obvious to the vets. These little ones with really short snouts have been bred this way before mother nature has had a chance to catch up to the evolution of these little guys. He doesn't have a cleft but it is slightly longer toward the back and that can be fixed. Until he is 4 months I will follow the excellent suggests offered by the website. So far it has worked for 2 days solid. What a difference the right treatment makes. Thank you for your advice and concern. PS The new litter my friend has is not related to any of mine in any way. It is her basket of puppies. I am just concerned that she is too impulsive and thinks just because you have a champion you should bred it. My little champs are going to do agility, play in their gym play room and be lap babies from now on. Mary