Breeding Your Bitch

[kim & Tilly]

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Breeding your bitch

 

Does the stud stay there for a week or so till the deed is done? :b

How much does it cost, to borrow a stud?

How old should the bitch be, when you start breeding?

How long in between should you give?

 

Are there many people out there who want whippets?

 

I wanted Tilly to have one litter of pups, i dont want to breed her all the time

 

[stark]

Breeding your bitch 

Does the stud stay there for a week or so till the deed is done?  :b

How much does it cost, to borrow a stud?

How old should the bitch be, when you start breeding?

How long in between should you give?

 

Are there many people out there who want whippets?

 

I wanted Tilly to have one litter of pups, i dont want to breed her all the time

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hi,

to answer some of your questions

firstly you will have to take your bitch to the stud dog, that is the way its done , usually you take your bitch and stay with her untill the deed is done and then go home and return another day usually 2-3 later .

the cost will be anything from 100 - £150

as to the age of the bitch kc recommends not younger than 12 months , but personally i wouldent breed untill at least 18 months at the top end i wouldent breed anything above 5 ish but they can breed at a much older age .

as to will they sell , it really depends on if you breed some good examples , you need to be clear as to what you want to acheve .. firstly are you trying to produce a good show dog , racing dog , or just a pet .

you need to make sure that the stud dog you use is the right one for the job and that he has something to add to the mix , not just any old dog .

hope my answers help .

good luck in whatever you decide to do .

i would recomend you read the breeding book , " book of the bitch " it will tell you all you need to know .

 

[kim & Tilly]

Many thanks....

She is in my opinion, just a pet. The papers state she has had some winners in her family, but you know......

Will probably be for pets only.......i guess they arent as wanted as show or racing dogs....

Are there any running clubs near bristol?

 

[Seraphina]

The normal practice is to take the bitch to the male.

I am not sure what is the normal stud fe in Britain, her in Australia the stud fe depends on how successful the dog is as a show dog, champion or imported dog will be also more expensive.

You should speak to the breeder you got your puppy from about breding from her. Althoughj, if you bought her as a "pet" they may not be happy for her to be bred from. However, the breeder would be the best person to advice you on suitable sire, rearing the pups and even helping you to find good homes for them.

Having a litter is lot of work, big responsibility and costs lot of money.

Lida

 

[colliecrew]

I think the first question you should be asking yourself is why do you want her to have a litter particularly?

What's she got outstanding about her that would be worthwhile passing on to her pups?

 

[JAX]

The Whippet club recommends that bitches arnt bred from before 2 years of age . 12 months is far too young ! She should have at least 1 season before mating . If you are just breeding for pets its best to have at least a couple of homes waiting as whippets arnt ( luckily ) a commercial breed . Are you wanting one for yourself ?

What breeding is your bitch , can you put a pedigree on for us to see , . The price of stud fees varies from £50.00 to £500.00 . I wouldnt just use the cheapiest , If just breeding for pets , temprament must play a big part ( in my opinion )

Rearing puppies , although great fun and complete time wasters :- " is also hard work , and can be stressful , Have you ever bred any animal ?

To rear pups to the best they can be ,they need the best of everything form day one ,( well before really , as `mum ` needs the best before , during and after whelping ) , My `feeding` mums eat at least 4lbs of meat a day (w00t) whilst they are feeding the pups as, all the goodness needs to go to her offspring . From 3 weeks on wards all the hard work starts , she no longer cleans up after them (w00t) ,as they have to be weaned . and boy do they like rolling in all their :x

Patsy Gilmores :- " book Whippets Today ,and Phil Moran Healey s`THE WHIPPET `are two excellent books

if you do breed from her Im sure us `whippetiers` will give all the help and advice we can

 

[Millie]

One more thing to considered, and I'm not trying to scare you, is that whelping is a risk and you could lose your bitch.

A greyhound that I sent out to the USA (where I think the are a lot more advanced than us in vet med) Was mated, went into labour, was taken to the vet hospital after things went to slow, ended up have a C-section because her utarus had twisted. They got all 6 pups out alive but sadly just as the were stitching mum up she went into heart failure and they lost her. Thanks to the dedicated owner all pups survived but it was a lot of hard work.

 

[Wayward_Angel]

Take a look at this web site

Learn To Breed

Breeding dogs can be anything from joy & happiness to tears and heartache

You could lose a pup, the litter or even the bitch or the lot.

As what others had said its expensive!! You then have to find the RIGHT homes not just the first person that comes along. You may not even find homes for them til they are months old!!!

 

[~JO~]

Some excellent advice given :thumbsup: just thinking that this ought to be added to FAQ HEEELLLEEEENNNNN?????????

 

[kim & Tilly]

Gosh certainly lots to think about...... :blink:

Hum...... didnt think it would be so hard..... duh!!!! :- "

 

[suzeanna]

A different breed, I know, but I bred one litter of dobes 20 years ago as we wanted another, and several people loved our bitch and said they would have a pup of hers. Whilst she was pregnant, the vet said he could feel six, but possibly eight.....when they arrived there were fourteen! (w00t) one sadly stillborn. (this was our first ever litter!) we had to make sure we were with her to rotate pups around as she didn't have enough teats for all of them! then after a few days she got eclampsia....rushed to the vet in the middle of the night for calcium and other injections. After that, we mostly hand fed, with her topping up. THEN....when they were all about five weeks old, some idiot came to visit, bringing his dog, which he didnt mention had kennel cough....you guessed it! Mum and thirteen pups all caught it, very worrying especially for a couple who were really really ill, thought we would lose them. We ended up keeping two, managed to get excellent homes for the rest, all the people who said they wanted a pup did buy one, but we could have been left in real trouble. I never bred from her again, though I have bred papillons and pomeranians since!

 

[kim & Tilly]

You know i think i will wait, was anyway cause she is only small...... :b

 

When she is 2 i may look at it again......i think i would like another whippet, but not at the expense of my baby

 

Perhaps i could visit someone who does breed and see what they do and get some pointers.... i wouldnt do it unless i knew exactly how....... :wacko:

 

Just have to wait till the kids have grown up and then i can fill my house with whippets, i guess i best tell the hubby first :lol: or not :- "

 

[~Helen~]

Some excellent advice given  :thumbsup:   just thinking that this ought to be added to FAQ  HEEELLLEEEENNNNN?????????

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hee hee... sorry, just caught up with this thread. Too busy puppy-gazing to be on K9 at the moment :b

Thanks Jo, consider it done.