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No other complaints about my pet,except that she has killed her pups more than one once?
has any one faced this sort of a problem,would love to have views on whether or not this can be corrected & how to go about this.
sorry,failed to mention that she is now pregnant & i am interested in rearing at least a pup or two of her's.
16 Answers
- Jennifer TLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
WHY do you keep breeding a mentally unfit dog? Any mother that kills its pups should be spayed the FIRST time it happens. Anyone breeding ANY dog should do all this FIRST:
1. Contact a breed club for your breed. Ask for a mentor.
2. STUDY the breed standard. Learn about dog anatomy and ask your mentor to
clarify anything you don't understand.
3. Learn what genetic faults and diseases run in your breed and test for any
that can be tested for.
4. Show your dog in conformation events to see if it is of the proper
quality for breeding. Winning doesn't always mean a dog is breeding quality,
but being around so many others that know your breed and will talk to you
will do wonders for your self-education efforts!
5. Study the past history of great dogs in your breed. You will see how your
breed has improved and progressed since the beginning of the breed.
6. Study the breed standard some more! ;-)
7. Join any Yahoo groups about your breed.
8. Live, dream and study your breed.
9. Get a good book on canine reproduction, and educate yourself about the
pitfalls, problems, and proud moments of breeding. Learn about the
physiology of reproduction, such as heat cycles and venereal diseases in
dogs, potential for problems specific to your breed, and what you need to
expect at whelping.
10. Remember that whelping (giving birth) can kill your female. Being used
as a stud dog can encourage bad behaviors common in intact males such as
territorial marking, aggression, and desire to roam from home.
11. Prepare to be broke. Breeding properly is EXPENSIVE.
12. Line up potential homes for any puppies you produce and write up a
contract. Remember to include that you will be willing to take back your
puppies at any time in their lives that they might need you. If you bring
life into this world, it is your responsibility FOREVER.
13. Prepare to spend sleepless nights attending whelping females, caring for
fading puppies or puppies orphaned, and practice cleaning up after 24/7 poop
machines.
I'm sure there are many things I missed because being a responsible breeder
isn't just a job. It's a way of life. You will live dogs. 24/7/365. There
are lots of hard decisions. There is a lot of expense. There will be pain.
But, if you do your darndest to always keep the welfare of your dogs and the
future of any of their offspring, you can go to step 14.
14. Enjoy the love and success of a job well done.
Source(s): Rescuer, vet tech, groomer, and show exhibitor of Shetland sheepdogs for 20+ years. - Alesi's ChisLv 71 decade ago
I don't think any responsible breeder in their right mind would have allowed her to have even a second litter. This isn't something that's not preventable. You stay by her side 24/7 until you know she's being a good mother. Good mothers don't just decide to kill their pups out of the blue. Either she wasn't taking proper care of them from the start, or something in your home stressed her to the point that she killed them. If she kills ONE pup, you remove the rest from her, you don't wait and see what happens. No, this isn't 'correctable'. Get her spayed and get a job
ETA: Bred her a third time, and are interested in raising a pup or two? Sounds like a great idea! Assess them quickly as soon as they're whelped, choose your favorites and let her eat the rest. How do you sleep at night?
- Aussie LoveLv 41 decade ago
First off, why in the world would you rebreed a dog that killed her pups? Thats positively the stupidest thing I've heard all day!
You can blame the death of all those puppies onyourself.
Corrected? Sorry no. A B*tch that eats pups should not be trusted with another litter. Simple as that. Get your dog spayed.
- A Dog's Life:)Lv 41 decade ago
Nope never had this problem > also never had any litters though:) What breed is she, it is more common in some breeds, killed as in lay on by accident or was too rough?
ADD: just to add i do agree with the others that if she kills her pups, i would not suggest breeding from her again, she will more than likely pass these traits onto her puppies. Just enjoy her as you say you do without breeding from her:)
- 1 decade ago
So sorry to hear this please get this dog spayed she is clearly not cutout for motherhood. She might be producing sickly puppies that is another reason animals will sometimes kill their young they just know the pup is sick even if it can not been seen physical. Why put her through pregnancy when she is just going to kill her young unless you take the young away and hand raise them.
- 1 decade ago
Hi,
No I have never had a ***** that eats her pups ever, If one did i would spay her. It is CRUEL to the pups she has, you should have her spayed but that is your choice. It will never be fixed she will always eat her pups no matter what you do or anyone else.
Source(s): Cavalier & Koolie Breeder. - jeeeowLv 41 decade ago
The simplest and best solution would be to spay her. There are already far too many pups and dogs in this world without homes, being euthanized by the millions. Stop having puppies.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I'm not the type to rant "get your dog fixed," but as a former breeder who comes from a family who also breeds, trains and shows etc. I will give you the advice anyone I know from the breeder world will. Get her fixed. It could be something mental to do with her, or she does not breed healthy pups. Either way I would not breed her again and retire her.
- hurlbutLv 45 years ago
Oh my! So sorry on your loss, yet possibly you could desire to be so plenty greater discriminating in case you ever % to reproduce your dogs sooner or later. it extremely is extremely achieveable for a mom to by threat kill her puppies in the event that they are left unsupervised. the owner of the female dogs is to blame for the loss of existence of those domestic dogs through fact she left them with an irresponsible youthful person rather of supervising them herself. solid breeders will commit 8 weeks of their lives to the muddle, will basically circulate away whilst actual mandatory, and could make damn specific there is somebody as the two qualified as they are to preserve those puppies of their absence....it extremely is a harsh lesson to examine. you could desire to have been there plenty previous to the 6th week to examine on the puppies---my mentor is there the day of or the day after certainly one of her litters is born, and she or he in many situations assists in the whelping. i might have bodily long previous over to verify them quickly whilst they have been whelped---those are YOUR puppies too! Get the government in touch, although if when you consider that i'm specific you haven't any longer have been given any signed settlement between you i'm uncertain what they could do for you---this lady is very irresponsible at terrific! Please understand what you're doing in the previous you're taking this on returned!
- SheriLv 71 decade ago
Not all b*tchs are good mothers
Not all b*tchs should be bred
There is no way to correct her motherly instincts ..if she doesn't have them.. then put a period at the end of the sentence and have her spayed.
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Source(s): - Owned by and breeder of show boxers 25 + years