 What should we do?
Hi everybody. I would like some advice regarding our 4 1/2 pound female. Initially we thought we might breed her after she got older. Maybe just once for the family experience. We have children, and I thought we might all enjoy caring for puppies. Our children are older, 9 and 15. At first I was told by Lexi's breeder that we should not breed her unless she makes it to 5 pounds. I was in the vets office the other day to get her bordetello for Lexi since she was going to the groomers and I mentioned that she was not going to get big enough to breed. She is 8 months old. They dissagreed with me and said they have small litters all the time and the important thing is to make sure that the daddy is small also. I really do not want to endanger my dogs life so I suggested to my husband that maybe we should just forget about breeding her and get her spayed. But he said he could not stand to have her put under anestesia for the spaying. He is afraid she might have a reaction to that. (She also has a couple of extra teeth that need to be removed). I know she might need a c section which is also surgery if she got pregnant which would also cause her to be put under. What are some of ya'lls opinions? I am totally open to suggestions. We have not made any decisions regarding this. We also thought we might make a little money on her puppies but maybe not? We would have to pay for the stud and what else???? Is it not worth it? She is the coolest, sweetest , dog in the world. |