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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  Let's convert this to real life, shall we?
Let's say you are pregnant. Your next door neighbor has read on the internet how to deliver a baby. Do you trust your life and the life of your unborn child to them or do you go to experienced professionals?
Sound extreme? Not really. The life of the dam and pups are very much in the hands of the people who are monitoring the pregnancy period and the whelping. Do they deserve any less than a person does just because they are dogs?
And what about using the internet to talk with someone who is experienced in whelping? Well, let's go back to the pregnant woman example. I've attended thousands of deliveries in my 22 years as a nurse. I would never, ever think I was qualified to tell someone how to do it at home all by themselves. There's no possible way to tell them all the possible things they need to be on the look out for and what things are normal and what aren't in any given delivery. A huge part of a successful delivery or whelp is anticipating problems and keeping them from happening and intervening properly when they do. That just can't be done safely over the internet. |
And I'm sure every single OBGyn fresh out of med school REALLY knows what to expect when that baby begins to crown? I would doubt that. Nothing replaces hands on experience.
However, how does one garner experience? It's to do it. Typically, and highly suggested, with an experienced person there to supervise and backup...just in case. In your doctor's example I wouldn't want that fresh out of med school doctor anywhere near my wife. But if the weathered veteran doctor was there then I'd feel alot better.
So, in rereading this thread and his initial post...he was asking for advice (i.e. HELP). Help is NOT bashing someone. Help is giving them proper advice to help them out. In this case, it would be something to the effect of:
1. Get a mentor who is in the profession.
(This should be doable. He obviously knows a breeder already, and is using that breeder's male dog so that breeder has a vested interest.)
2. Work with the mentor in his breeding to see first hand what to do.
(Again, if it's a reputable breeder I assume they are willing to help in this way.)
3. Ensure the breeder/mentor can attend or be available at the birthing time.
Now, I know nothing about breeding and don't want to. However I know that we NEED breeders to bring the dogs we love into the world. And yes, shelters are great. All seven of my pets have come from shelters. However, it is extremely difficult to get a pure breed from one and certainly impossible to get one from a particular line that you own or want one from so suggesting a shelter in this regard is a waste of time because it has nothing to do with his question or what he is trying to accomplish.