PRE-BREEDING PROGRAM:
• Show Dogs. This is a broad topic, but essentially, people raise and train dogs to obtain the very best qualities from a bloodline. This includes shape, coloring, temperament, obedience, and overall appearance.
• Pets. This is a market which unfortunately drives the many "puppy farms" found across the United States, and probably in other countries as well.
1. Choose your Stud and Dam, and determine if they possess the qualities you desire in the offspring you expect them to have. Here are the items you should check before breeding:
2. Genetic background. You will want to examine the bloodline of your dogs, to make sure they are genetically good quality. For pure breed dogs, you can obtain their bloodlines from the AKC or other registering authority. For "mixed breed" dogs, the only background you may be able to obtain is the Stud and Dam who birthed them. You will be trying to determine if the genetic history of your prospective mating partners will yield pups with the specific qualities you are looking for. You must also insure the pair are not directly related, to prevent genetic defects of "inbreeding".
3. Physical characteristics. Look at your breeding pair closely to insure you have the physical attributes of the breed you desire, with no deformities or undesirable qualities. An example would be someone breeding Labrador Retrievers, looking for signs of "hip displasyia", a common genetic problem with this breed which causes some degree of crippling and difficulty walking and running. This condition makes the Lab less desirable for hunting work, or retrieving.
4. Temperament. This is a quality passed on from the Stud and Dam to pups which is of utmost importance in breeds which have aggressive tendancies, like Doberman Pinschers and Rottweilers, so you should investigate the Stud and Dam's temperaments before deciding to breed them.
5. Make sure your dogs are breeding age. Dams begin "coming in heat", or having estrus cycles, at between 6 and 9 months, and come in heat about every 6 months thereafter. Most breeders do not breed a Dam until she is 1 1/2 to 2 years old, or the 3rd or 4th cycle. She is then fully matured, and physically able to endure the stress of carrying and delivering pups.
6. For UKC Breeding, Check the papers of the stud and bitch
7. Forn NON-UKC Breeding, Do background check on both stud and bitch
8. Have a knowledgeable person evaluate your dogs to give you an unbiased opinion of their qualities, and have a veterinarian check the health of your dogs.
9. Have your Dam checked for parasites, infections, Update Vaccinations. **Note:Do not give vaccinations after she is confirmed bred. *this can effect the puppies before they are born, causing birth defects. Talk to your vet about this.
10. Make sure to contact your shooter a week before the stud. Just in case he forgot,call him a day before the stud session. Shooters fee: 300 pesos least.
11. Wait for the Dam to come in heat (1st blood will come out). Count the days up to but before you mate the bitch and the dam, make sure that both the stud and dam were de worm a week before the stud sessions.
12. SO, WHEN IS SHE FERTILE?
If you have the male with you he will tell you. Normally it is about 12 days after the bleeding starts. When the bleeding has slowed and thinned to pink. The male will know, he will regularly check, lick, analyze in his build in lab ;-)
BUT, if you are taking your Dam to the Sire the use of a Vet is needed.
On day 1 call your vet for instruction. He will likely have you come in for a SMEAR, on day 5, 7 & 9 and will do a Blood Progesterone test on day 9 to 11. Then you will know Exactly when the peek is. This is the type of testing the Vet does if they are doing artificial insemination or a surgical implant.
This blood test, measures in nonamoles, and nanograms, Each measurement is different. It tests her progesterone levels, and lets you know when she drops eggs and when the eggs will ripen.Recently we bred our girl, she was (nanomoles per liter)7 nanomoles = 2 nanograms2.5 on day 7, 4.2 on day 97.0 on day 11 and 16.1 on day 13 (ovulation)A smear, done earlier in the cycle, will test for cornification. it is not as accurate, but when she is fully cornified, she is ready to breed.puppies are born 63 days from ovulation. (not 63 days from breeding, as the male can breed her several days before, and after ovulation)Fresh Sperm can live 5 days, (maybe 7 days at most). Chilled sperm lasts 12 (max 24) hours after insertion. Frozen sperm lasts 1 (2) hours after inserted . An egg lives 5 days. But on day 1 the egg is immature and cannot be penetrated. Day 3 the egg will be ripe, and this is the best day to inseminate. Day 4, eggs are still ripe, Day 5 the eggs are dying.
13. A month before the stud session, the stud must be exercised regularly and must be healthy.
14. A day before the stud session, make sure that the stud eats “ballot” 2-5 pieces. Takes vitamins, Rogen-E, Pharmaton.
15. During stud sessions, take pictures for documentations. Its very important for breeders to take picture to make sure that buyers will truly believe on the stud session. Take note also the date and time of the stud.
16. Make sure that 3-4 stud sessions must be done to insure the pregnancy of your bitch.
17. When you are sure the Dam has been bred, you can remove the Stud to another pen, or return him to his owner, if you have arranged stud service from another breeder.
18. Keep the Dam healthy, giving her a balanced diet, and supplemental vitamins if they are recommended by your vet.
• Show Dogs. This is a broad topic, but essentially, people raise and train dogs to obtain the very best qualities from a bloodline. This includes shape, coloring, temperament, obedience, and overall appearance.
• Pets. This is a market which unfortunately drives the many "puppy farms" found across the United States, and probably in other countries as well.
1. Choose your Stud and Dam, and determine if they possess the qualities you desire in the offspring you expect them to have. Here are the items you should check before breeding:
2. Genetic background. You will want to examine the bloodline of your dogs, to make sure they are genetically good quality. For pure breed dogs, you can obtain their bloodlines from the AKC or other registering authority. For "mixed breed" dogs, the only background you may be able to obtain is the Stud and Dam who birthed them. You will be trying to determine if the genetic history of your prospective mating partners will yield pups with the specific qualities you are looking for. You must also insure the pair are not directly related, to prevent genetic defects of "inbreeding".
3. Physical characteristics. Look at your breeding pair closely to insure you have the physical attributes of the breed you desire, with no deformities or undesirable qualities. An example would be someone breeding Labrador Retrievers, looking for signs of "hip displasyia", a common genetic problem with this breed which causes some degree of crippling and difficulty walking and running. This condition makes the Lab less desirable for hunting work, or retrieving.
4. Temperament. This is a quality passed on from the Stud and Dam to pups which is of utmost importance in breeds which have aggressive tendancies, like Doberman Pinschers and Rottweilers, so you should investigate the Stud and Dam's temperaments before deciding to breed them.
5. Make sure your dogs are breeding age. Dams begin "coming in heat", or having estrus cycles, at between 6 and 9 months, and come in heat about every 6 months thereafter. Most breeders do not breed a Dam until she is 1 1/2 to 2 years old, or the 3rd or 4th cycle. She is then fully matured, and physically able to endure the stress of carrying and delivering pups.
6. For UKC Breeding, Check the papers of the stud and bitch
7. Forn NON-UKC Breeding, Do background check on both stud and bitch
8. Have a knowledgeable person evaluate your dogs to give you an unbiased opinion of their qualities, and have a veterinarian check the health of your dogs.
9. Have your Dam checked for parasites, infections, Update Vaccinations. **Note:Do not give vaccinations after she is confirmed bred. *this can effect the puppies before they are born, causing birth defects. Talk to your vet about this.
10. Make sure to contact your shooter a week before the stud. Just in case he forgot,call him a day before the stud session. Shooters fee: 300 pesos least.
11. Wait for the Dam to come in heat (1st blood will come out). Count the days up to but before you mate the bitch and the dam, make sure that both the stud and dam were de worm a week before the stud sessions.
12. SO, WHEN IS SHE FERTILE?
If you have the male with you he will tell you. Normally it is about 12 days after the bleeding starts. When the bleeding has slowed and thinned to pink. The male will know, he will regularly check, lick, analyze in his build in lab ;-)
BUT, if you are taking your Dam to the Sire the use of a Vet is needed.
On day 1 call your vet for instruction. He will likely have you come in for a SMEAR, on day 5, 7 & 9 and will do a Blood Progesterone test on day 9 to 11. Then you will know Exactly when the peek is. This is the type of testing the Vet does if they are doing artificial insemination or a surgical implant.
This blood test, measures in nonamoles, and nanograms, Each measurement is different. It tests her progesterone levels, and lets you know when she drops eggs and when the eggs will ripen.Recently we bred our girl, she was (nanomoles per liter)7 nanomoles = 2 nanograms2.5 on day 7, 4.2 on day 97.0 on day 11 and 16.1 on day 13 (ovulation)A smear, done earlier in the cycle, will test for cornification. it is not as accurate, but when she is fully cornified, she is ready to breed.puppies are born 63 days from ovulation. (not 63 days from breeding, as the male can breed her several days before, and after ovulation)Fresh Sperm can live 5 days, (maybe 7 days at most). Chilled sperm lasts 12 (max 24) hours after insertion. Frozen sperm lasts 1 (2) hours after inserted . An egg lives 5 days. But on day 1 the egg is immature and cannot be penetrated. Day 3 the egg will be ripe, and this is the best day to inseminate. Day 4, eggs are still ripe, Day 5 the eggs are dying.
13. A month before the stud session, the stud must be exercised regularly and must be healthy.
14. A day before the stud session, make sure that the stud eats “ballot” 2-5 pieces. Takes vitamins, Rogen-E, Pharmaton.
15. During stud sessions, take pictures for documentations. Its very important for breeders to take picture to make sure that buyers will truly believe on the stud session. Take note also the date and time of the stud.
16. Make sure that 3-4 stud sessions must be done to insure the pregnancy of your bitch.
17. When you are sure the Dam has been bred, you can remove the Stud to another pen, or return him to his owner, if you have arranged stud service from another breeder.
18. Keep the Dam healthy, giving her a balanced diet, and supplemental vitamins if they are recommended by your vet.