Or just keep her on free fed. Pregnant moms should be allowed to eat as much as their bodies tell them to. As for what type of food, I will defer to others, as I have never fed dog food to a pregnant mom.
WHAT??? This has everything to do with you. You are the one who will be responsible for the outcome of the decisions you are making here.
You havent had him long enough to even know him very well to assess him.
Please try to gather knowledge before you do things like this that have potentially...
You should have known these answers BEFORE you bred. Go get this book, NOW: http://www.amazon.com/Successful-Dog-Breeding-Midwifery-reference/dp/0876057407
The sire is only 2 yrs old, and he has had three litters already? His pups aren't old enough to know if they have a lot of genetic issues...
yes, preferably with deposits, because a lot of people say they want one and then backpeddle when it comes time. if they have money in it, they are serious.
They DO need to tie, but they really shouldnt have been together all week. You run the risk of having pups at different stages of development being born. A few days makes a big difference in a 63 day pregnancy. Ideally, you should have run progesterone tests to know what the best days were. If...
If they were tested and found to be excellent they should be on ofa site. I would be quite concerned about breeding a dog with such little health background.
Curious what are your reasons for wanting to breed her?
I didnt see any rain, either. The OP is obviously a newbie to dog breeding (and that's not an insult, we were all newbies once, and it's good that Op is asking questions and seems to want to know what they are doing!), and dainerra was just covering some bases to be sure Op knows what they are...
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And don't forget, that's just the owners who chose to make their dysplastic dogs known. You have the option of sharing the results or not, and many people will only share satisfactory results.