Question:Please help me on this one, I am trying to breed my choc lab and she has now been with her new stud for two days and two nights but she has no interest in breeding with her stud. She started her heat 12 days ago and my vet informed me to wait at least a week before trying to breed her. Now it has been a little more than a week and still she is showing no interest. Any ideas of what i may be doing wrong? We have both the female and male staying at my kennel so they can be in a more confined and safe area but all they do is play run and sleep neither one is interested. The male has had 4 previous litters but this would be the female's first and also this is only in her 2nd heat.
Ok already I am hearing she is "too young" yet infact she did Not have her first heat until she was 13 1/2 months old so she is only 3 months from turning 2.
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I didn't even bother reading further than the first reply, lol. Some peoples kids.. I am a breeder and I can tell you that more than likely they have bred when you weren't looking ( at night while you're sleeping, ect) . For the most part dogs really don't want an audience ( do you blame them? ) . Keep the faith, it'll more than likely happen. I am a firm believer in letting nature take it's course when at all possible. We humans have a tendancy to interfere too much sometimes. I would ask your vet to check her at 3 weeks to see if she is pregnant, that'll save you from extra wondering :). Good luck! Hope you have healthy, happy pups!
If she's not interested, then why do you keep pushing her?
If you have to ask questions HERE, then you don't know enough to be breeding, and there are already way too many Labs that are killed every year as it is (including cute little chocolate lab puppies that are from "just one litter" breedings - don't think for a minute that it doesn't happen), so quit trying to add to the problem with a dog who isn't interested.
I think you waited too long, hold on, I'm checking...
Here you go, short and sweet...
http://www.talktothevet.com/articles/dog...
So, you waited another week after day 12? She's on day 19 of the cycle? That could be too late. See the article.
She's not too young.
I volunteer with the SPCA, see hundreds of "purebreed", beautiful, loving, healthy, Chocolate Labs killed because of people just like you, and have to add:
DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER ANIMALS DIE.
Different dogs mature at different speeds, so she may indeed be a "late bloomer" and just too young. Still you should not breed her yet, as she is too young to be OFA certified. Labs should have both their hips and elbows certified, as hip and elbow dysplasia are common to the breed. You cannot have that done before her second birthday.
I understand what you are saying about people bashing you about breeding.
However, there is one thing you might want to think about. For every new puppy that found a loving home, there is a dog in the pound waiting to be adopted.
Do you want to be a reputable breeder, or a blight on the dog world?
Are you ready to spend hundreds, or even thousands to breed your dog? Are
you willing to feed and care for sick or orphaned puppies every 2 hours? I
mean EVERY two hours, not just the daylight ones! Are you up to at least 8
weeks of puppy poo everywhere? (No matter how ofetn you clean, there's
always more being made.) Are you willing and able to provide a c-section for
your dog if she needs it at a cost of up to $1000? Are you ready to dispose
of her dead body if something goes tragically wrong?
A REPUTABLE breeder takes animals of her breeding back at any time for
any reason. Whether they offer a refund depends on circumstances,
A REPUTABLE breeder wants to meet the WHOLE family to see how the
puppy
interacts with each memeber. They will visit the potential home with
the
puppy before allowing the new owner to purchase a puppy.
A REPUTABLE breeder knows the standard for the breed and tests for
genetic faults and diseases as much as possible.
A REPUTABLE breeder keeps a puppy for months or years if the right
home isn't found for it. They don't take the money and dump the pup on just
anyone.
Some examples: If you ask a breeder of Shetland sheepdogs if they test
for
VonWillebrand's disease in breeding dogs, they should be able to
explain the
process and tell you if the pups are clear or carriers. If you ask a
breeder
of Labrador retrievers how the parents did on their OFA screening,
they
should know what you're talking about.
Each breed has genetic diseases breeders can test for to prevent their
occurrance, or so as to make wise breeding decisions. Each breed has a
national club who will tell you what to look for in a healthy pup of
that
breed and what to ask breeders to help determine if they are
reputable.
Any reputable breeder will know about the problems of their breed as
well as
its strong points. Any reputable breeder will accept their own bred
pups
back at any age for any reason, and most INSIST the dog comes back to
them
if the new owner cannot keep it, just as the shelter does.
A reputable breeder shows their dogs to judges to help determine if
their dog is worthy of breeding.
So do you want to be a reputable breeder? If so, find a kennel or
breed club, pull up a chair,and start learning how to be one. If you just
wanna be another scummy profit puppy manufacturer, spay your dog. We got
enough of them already.
She just might need a couple more days. My poodle wasn't ready until the 14-15 day. Then we bred her once & she didn't want anymore after that. The male did his job 1 time & we had 4 babies plus the mom went out of heat very quickly. So you might need to give her a little more time or he's already done his thing & she's pregnant. It only took about 5 minutes for mine & if someone wasn't watching, we wouldn't have known. And like you, I had homes for mine, wanted to keep 1 & had her spayed after the pups were gone. There are times folks get a little pushy about their views. You do what's right for you & as long as they're taken care of that's all you need to do. As a suggestion, have the new owners sign a contract that if they cannot keep the dog, it must be returned to you & do periodic checks on them. That way you'll know they're taken care of & not sold to a breeder that won't take care of them. Good luck.
Okay... I don't know anything about breeding but just wanted to say that there is nothing wrong with breeding your dog and it irritates me whenever someone asks about breeding a dog or questions about a pregnant dog people fly off the handle, its so irritating!
And btw, I have tried to adopt shelter dogs and even tho I have a lot of property and a fenced in yard and good references etc I am always turned away for some unknown reason! I give up on the shelter and turn to breeders! So I wish you luck.
And just to somewhat answer your question. ask the vet, he/she prolly won't be as snooty about the question.
and again... good luck =)
I found with my baby "precious", a female Dachshund that there never was a right time. Four years went by and no stud could catch her interest. She went into heat fine, all the plumbing checked out just no joy to put it mildly on the studs part. Finally said the heck with it and had her spade. We did get a female from the shelter, a 3 year old Dachshund mini long hair, her name is Ruby and she was bred three times before she wound up at the s.p.c.a.. I guess a wait and see policy would be the best advice. Animals of all kinds, except humans breed out of necessity to perpetuate the species, unlike us "intelligent" animals that breed for pleasure. Your chocolate lab and her stud will know what to do when the time is right. Remember: "you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink", that adage it would seem applies to your little girl. By the way i see what you mean by nasty little comments that are made by angry little girls. Thats my two cents worth any how, good luck, let us know if the lucky day if ever arrives.
Have both dogs had CERF and OFA and heart testing done? If not, get all that done before you even consider breeding, or your pups will have health issues down the roadand you wil lbe sentencing them and their future owners to a great deal of expense and heartbreak.
Are you sure that they haven't coupled at night when no one was around?Or,she just may not be ready yet;maybe she wants to get to know him better! I'd give them a few more days.And,I was going to tell you to spay the dog,but you sound like a responsible person who would keep any pups you couldn't sell.Were both dogs checked for hip problems,though? That's really important in Labs.Oh,well,good luck.
There are only a few days during the heat when she'll want to breed. Maybe you missed those days already or they haven't occurred yet. You may have to wait and try during the next heat.
Well I would prefer if the dog had been finished as a champion before breeding and had the proper testing done but I don't beleieve in the no breeding at all. There are those of us there who are trying to better the breed. You may want to try progesterone testing. My breeder has a great informational page on it on her site.
http://www.oldefashion.com/progesteronet... Right now I am currently finishing my first show dog and will be breeding her after she is fully mature and been fully tested for congenital defects. Reputable breeders are not the real problem people, it is those people out there who are letting their dogs run free and get impregnated by any other dog that are then ending up in the shelters. Reputable breeders as someone else has already pointed out always take their dogs back, and if they can not they do not breed.
Dogs usually show interest and "flag" males when they are fertile. If you have a male living at your home, then just leave them together all the time. If you are just having one visit, you are just timing it wrong. She will flag when she is fertile.
And just ignore the neuter nuts. Questions like yours give them something to whine about. Ignore them.
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