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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly   This should be required reading for anyone ever thinking about breeding! |
and it just scratches the surface....this is not just ME....this is what makes the difference between a BYB, a puppy mill and a reputable, responsible, ethical breeder. We KNOW who the daddy is...we know his pedigree forward and backward...we know which dogs behind him throw big puppies, little puppies, cotton coats, silky coats, pissy personalities, adorable little snuggle bugs, and we kow where the instances of genetic disease are hiding, waiting to be paired up with the females pedigree.....we KNOW exactly when they were bred, how long they stayed tied....we know because we planned it...and we HELD the mated pair so one wouldnt hurt the other.....then we calculated the due date....we know how to estimate "wiggle room' before the due date and the after the due date. We know how many babies we are going to have, and we know if they are positioned correctly....we know if they will fit thru the pelvic ring....and if there is any question at all, we c-section momma BEFORE we get in over our heads and risk loosing momma as well as the entire litter. We have special rooms for our mommas and babies, and a week or so BEFORE the due date, our houses go on lock down...no people running all over the house tormenting or upsetting momma....she is isolated and she is kept calm and peaceful and warm....we have all our delivery equipment that we need, right at hand....we even have things that we MAY need and never use....rather have it and not need it, than not have it at all. We do not go away and leave momma with whoever will check in on her....MAYBE....every so often....and we do not load a pregnant dog up and remove her from her known environment where she feels safe and calm....our lives are essentially relagated to "homebound" during this time....because that is what we must do to give momma and babies the best chance at survival they can possibley have. This just scratches the surface of what we all do as dedicated, devoted breeders....then there is all the details following the birth of the litter....mommas must be monitored....babies must be monitored, minute by minute.....logs kept......and if anything changes, we MOVE....we move immediately....we do not wait.....we already have EVERYTHING we need to help this enfant....and we KNOW how to do the procedures needed to keep this baby alive.... People think there is nothing to this breeding stuff...it is natural, it is instinctive and dogs do it all the time all by thmselves...I can do this and make a little money....WRONG!!! You will NOT be making money, if you are doing this right.....you MAY break even, but most likely, it is going to cost you so much.....this is NOT fun and games.....this is heart breaking and gut wrenching....PLEASE spay and neuter your pets....dont make little innocent babies and willing, innocent and devoted mommas, pay with their lives, so your kids can see the miracle of birth or so you can sell a puppy for a few silver coins.