[northside lab]

Hi everyone.....I am new to this and have a question hopefully you can answer. I am wondering when to plan a trip around my dogs heat schedule. She had her last litter August 6 and had her heat begin May 31. She tends to go every 6 months. I am trying to plan a trip to Kaui this winter/spring but don't want to miss her heat. Will she go 6 months from delivery or 6 months from last heat. She is a yellow labrador retriever. I think this will be her last litter as it will be her fourth and she turned 5 last month. We have another black and will keep a yellow female from this litter. Thank you.

[fakey]

do u know if dogs ave to turn wen they tie to get the bitch pregnant and stay on longer than 5mins

[reeskujo]

She just had a litter in August and your going to breed her again already?I only bred my bitches once every other year and none older then three...That sounds like alot for her body to handle and she should be retired at her age...JMO!

[nattiej1976]

Originally Posted by northside lab

Hi everyone.....I am new to this and have a question hopefully you can answer. I am wondering when to plan a trip around my dogs heat schedule. She had her last litter August 6 and had her heat begin May 31. She tends to go every 6 months. I am trying to plan a trip to Kaui this winter/spring but don't want to miss her heat. Will she go 6 months from delivery or 6 months from last heat. She is a yellow labrador retriever. I think this will be her last litter as it will be her fourth and she turned 5 last month. We have another black and will keep a yellow female from this litter. Thank you.

The kindest thing you can do for your bitch is to have her spayed.

I concern when new attempting so called breeders come on public forums and ask these sorts of qustions. You are no more than a backyard breeder, producing second rate examples of the breed, you are not providing pups from sound, proven quality animals to better the breed and its future. Best to leave the breeding to those that have long established kennels and breeding programs, that have dogs that hold titles and proven physical soundness.

If you want to really begin breeding do so by research with good breeders, and through the proper kennel and breed associations. Get a dog or two in the show ring to establish a good name for yourself, and then consider if you want to really breed.

Every day, animals are destroyed because back yard breeders and puppy mills want a quick buck at the expense of a dog, our societey is not equiped to house the unwanted dogs we have now, and you want to add more with little knowledge of what you are doing?

[northside lab]

Some of these forums are such a joke. I am an experienced breeder and have been mentored by a breeder of high quality labs. My dogs and studs we use all have eye/hip/elbow clearances and quality health we can track for 10 generations. My vet and the breeders who I have worked with said the new research shows it is fine to do two breedings every other year if they put their weight back on and the coat comes back nice........you will have larger litters. It is not a similar to a woman and their have been many who have had babies each year. It would be harder on their body if they are older but it actually prevents cancer for female dogs which is the number one area they get it. My point is my dogs are high quality and we are not backyard we have a kennel and the dogs have American/canadian championship winnings. So don't judge, just had a question since haven't breed twice.

[northside lab]

The AkC will paper them until age 8. I personally don't breed mine after 6. If you breed until 3 then you have only bred once since they can't be papered until 20 months. The new research shows you can do a double breeding every other year.

[reeskujo]

I used more then one female so I was able to do that...I also had heart and thyroid clearences and we produced an average litter size of 7...IMO 6 years old being just one year shy of a senior and having produced 2 litters a year for that many years is not fair to the dog..That makes her nothing more then a breeding machine....IMO a B**** doesn't have much time to enjoy her life if she's constantly pregnant and having puppies...This forum is not a joke either...Many of us were or are breeders but we also have alot of love for these animals and understand that there are so many homeless animals that need love and a forever home that it doesn't make sense to keep producing more..Do you microchip your pups and keep them chipped in your name so that you'll be contacted if their ever dumped in a shelter....I know I did...I also had a clause in my contract that if the owner couldn't keep the dog regardless of age or reason it was to only be returned to me...I also required updates every 6 months and was to be notified if the pup were ever to move out of state and required a new address anytime the owner moved...Do you do home studies before placing the pups or require and verify references?Do you require the pups to be put through obedience training and to be seen by the new owners vet within 72 hours?These are only some of the things I required.

[nattiej1976]

Gee ree, if you were still breeding I would so get my next dog from you, Katos breeder is quite similar in her expectations as well, and I appreciate these expectations.

I still remember the shock I had on first enquiry to her, the spanish inquisition that we got........wow, but those questions certainly affirmed for us that we were choosing the right breed for our family and life style. Because of her expectations and her love of continual contact I know that she is somone I can go to if I have concerns and ask for her help and support, and get no hesitation in return of my qestions.

northside lab, why are these forums are joke? Is it because you ask a question giving very little detail except for im new to this, she has had already 3 litters, etc then get answers that you dont like?

[reeskujo]

Thanks nattie....My questions were very in depth to....I turned down many prospective owners simply on the basis that they didn't know enough about the breed...As you're well aware of Akitas are not an easy breed to deal with and knowledge of them is a must....I think that should be something that all breeders require!...All of the reputable breeders I know or have worked with implement the same type of contracts and conditions I did as well as they same types of health testing,the microchiping etc....I Also only bred each female as little as I did because I wanted there to be more to their lives then just being breeding machines.....I don't think that's at all fair to them....Yes they were my breeders but they were also members of my family...I also had them spayed when I was no longer using them for breeding purposes....

[northside lab]

I think these forums are a jok