Pray for our puppy!

[ButtonquailGirl14]

So sorry! But yes, and unfixed female WILL get bred when housed with males.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

An un-"fixed" female around males IS going to get pregnant again. Please encourage spaying her if you don't want her to have more puppies. It's not fair to her or the puppies not to. If the problem is cost, you could save money from your job yourself to pay for it.

We always keep our dogs in separate rooms during our females heats. It's worked every time except for this one time because we assumed she was done since our male wasn't showing interest in her and kept attacking her.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Really sorry for your loss.

 

[cassie]

Puppies can be a hard thing to deal with. When the puppies are weaned, get mom back to the vet and get her spayed before there is another accident. Many female dogs come into heat again soon after they have a litter. If your parents think it is too expensive, talk to the vet and ask about a payment plan. Or go to your local shelters and ask when they have a "spay day" when people can get their animals fixed for a small amount of money.

Just a thought. You can do what I do. If there is something I know I am going to want to buy, I start putting spare change and a few dollars every day or so in a jar to save up for it. A handful of ones, a five dollar bill or two, and pocket change can add up in short order. You would be surprised at the things I have acquired that I otherwise couldn't afford by doing this. Hope this helps.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Just a thought. You can do what I do. If there is something I know I am going to want to buy, I start putting spare change and a few dollars every day or so in a jar to save up for it. A handful of ones, a five dollar bill or two, and pocket change can add up in short order. You would be surprised at the things I have acquired that I otherwise couldn't afford by doing this. Hope this helps.

Wish it was that easy but most of my money that I earn from selling stuff on eBay, goes towards my rabbit's and two cats' food/health. And plus my parents said I don't get a say in anything related to the dogs.

 

[cassie]

Wish it was that easy but most of my money that I earn from selling stuff on eBay, goes towards my rabbit's and two cats' food/health. And plus my parents said I don't get a say in anything related to the dogs.

OK. It was just a suggestion. I was talking about money that wasn't earmarked for something else. You know, like change you get when you buy a hamburger, or the coins and maybe bills that are in your pocket at the end of the day, or maybe the money you find in couch cushions. That money. That said, a spay operation is cheaper than a litter of puppies. Think about it or suggest your parents do.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

OK. It was just a suggestion. I was talking about money that wasn't earmarked for something else. You know, like change you get when you buy a hamburger, or the coins and maybe bills that are in your pocket at the end of the day, or maybe the money you find in couch cushions. That money. That said, a spay operation is cheaper than a litter of puppies. Think about it or suggest your parents do.

Well, none of the dogs we have ever owned have been spayed/neutered. My parents just don't spay/neuter our animals and I don't think they ever will.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Have your dogs been gene tested? All purebred dogs, but German Shepherds in particular, are prone to a lot of potentially crippling health issues. They really shouldn't be bred without being gene tested for said issues.

Also, you should probably tell your parents about how spay/neutering animals pretty well eliminates their risk of reproductive cancers (including breast cancer in females, yes, dogs can get it), and in females, completely removes the risk of pyometra, which is an infection in the uterus. Cancers and pyometra are extremely expensive to deal with. It's important to wait until a big dog is finished growing (or nearly there) to fix it, but if fixing isn't done too early, the risks are basically nil and are vastly outweighed by the rewards.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Have your dogs been gene tested? All purebred dogs, but German Shepherds in particular, are prone to a lot of potentially crippling health issues. They really shouldn't be bred without being gene tested for said issues.

Also, you should probably tell your parents about how spay/neutering animals pretty well eliminates their risk of reproductive cancers (including breast cancer in females, yes, dogs can get it), and in females, completely removes the risk of pyometra, which is an infection in the uterus. Cancers and pyometra are extremely expensive to deal with. It's important to wait until a big dog is finished growing (or nearly there) to fix it, but if fixing isn't done too early, the risks are basically nil and are vastly outweighed by the rewards.

I tried to convince them to let me pay for Ruby or Mika's spay but they refused.

And we'll be getting our male checked out before we breed him. The other person has proof of her female German Shepherd being tested and has already shown us the proof.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

I tried to convince them to let me pay for Ruby or Mika's spay but they refused.

And we'll be getting our male checked out before we breed him. The other person has proof of her female German Shepherd being tested and has already shown us the proof.

why don't your parents want to spay? If they don't want puppies, it is much easier then trying to keep them separate.