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Originally Posted by archatdz  What I find funny is that there is no guarantee that a 5 lb female is even structurally sound as a breeding female either.
Society is so hooked up on weights. Hey, let's toss around the word teacup. I can have a 10" dog that is emaciated, skin and bones weighing 3lbs (ooh, a teacup!!), or a 6" dog that is overweight at 10lbs. Doesn't mean either one of them is healthy, or structurally sound to whelp a litter of puppies!
This girl is a hard keeper. I can't force her to eat. I've tried. At one point she may have been 4.5lbs, heck may even 3.5lbs depending on her cycle. As the ad reads: Current weight. Yes, she was weighed after she had her last litter of free whelped puppies.
As I previously mentioned, she was properly vetted, and my vet had NO concerns about me breeding her, so again, who are you to judge? You don't want to chance it, don't. But don't judge me. You don't know me. I would never put my animals at risk. Period. |
My ladies and their health, are my ONLY concern. If I had a female that dropped 1-2 lbs or actually, almost half her body weight, trying to keep her litter fed, I personally would be very distressed about that, and right or wrong, I would not continue to breed that bitch. I make decisions regarding my breeding bitches to do whatever I personally can live with, and I do not feel her loosing half her body weight is a healthy condition for her or the babies. I would not continue to put her through that for my own gain, and I certainly would not pass her off to someone else to do likewise. My ladies and gentlemen, ie brood bitches and studs, can bet their lives that I will make any and all decisions concerning their health, in THEIR best interest. (BTW, i do not put any faith in a vet that indicates this is an acceptable event for any female dog used as a brood bitch. It is NOT a good situation, and is not in the dogs best interest, regardless of what ANYONE says. If she is loosing half her body weight with litters, it is obviously to much strain for her.)