Dog birth thread! *warning, puppy photos*

[HeatherKellyB]

Having litter after litter after litter is seriously depleting her body. She isn't getting a chance to completely bounce back after any of these litters

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

Hi! Again... but we have a girl now! Just two tho, about 4 hour between them! Boy and a girl!

4 hours? Your supposed to need vet assistance if another puppy isn’t born 2 hours between each puppy… are all the puppies born now?

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

My family bred dogs my entire life

Same here
We just had a litter 3 days ago
They can only be bred once a year to keep the mom healthy and happy
Thank you

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

Dogs are supposed to stop breeding at 4-5 years old and are only supposed to have 4-5 litters depending if you give them a break or not a year

 

[CluckerFamily]

Dogs are supposed to stop breeding at 4-5 years old and are only supposed to have 4-5 litters depending if you give them a break or not a year

Correct

 

[RosemaryDuck]

I am by no means trying to be rude or hurtful, but please consider speaking to your family about proper breeding (or stopping completely). Having litters back to back gives the mother no time to recover and can cause the puppies to be born weaker or stillborn. You're also putting her at very high risk of developing pyometra.

Dogs need time to build up all of the energy/protein/vitamins/etc that they need for the puppies. Continuously giving birth depletes them of this. She needs a break or to be spayed.

 

[Weeg]

I agree with all the others. Definitely not trying to be rude, but this isn't healthy.
I understand being uninformed etc, but it my be time to talk to your family about at the very least slowing down to a single litter a year, or at best getting her spayed and stopping all together.
I want to breed my dog as well once she's old enough. For the whole experience since I want to be a vet rather then just puppies. I get the excitement and all, but its very very very important to do it responsibly without harming your dog. Please consider talking to your family, your putting your dog at high risk here.

 

[chickentrains]

ethical breeding is done very specifically

health tested parents
proper puppy raising (star puppy, theres more cant think. different breeders do different programs)
usually most breeders only have 2-3 litters out of a dog, for their lifetime.
they breed to better their breed. In conformation or sport
every litter is better or as good as the last.
etc.

none of that is being done here. It would be best to spay the dog. Maybe you can't, but know this for the future so you don't continue hurting animals once you have your own.

 

[sweaterthebroodyrooster]

Also, the blood is normal. It's from the placenta.

 

[WonkierZulu]

Hmm money drives and demand drive these things unfortunately. Seems rough but I don't live their lives and cannot judge or have bred dogs or plan too.