Sled dog breeding

[SternRose]

Well darn atleast he told you before you left your house. If you were leaving you house. Lol, well lets hope that it's a match.

 

[dainerra]

if you think that there is even a tiny reason to be worried about her hips DO NOT breed her until she has been certified through OFA as good or better.
No dog should be bred without an OFA rating, preferably with known hip ratings on as many dogs in the pedigree as possible.

 

[SternRose]

I know, if my brother wants to breed her ill tell him to get her tested

 

[dainerra]

is he willing to spend the money necessary to do it right? OFA in the KS area is going to run somewhere between $200 and $300. You will want them to do hips and elbows.
You will also need to have eyes tested - this needs to be done every year through CERF.
Thyroid is recommended.

 

[Americano Blue]

Well we have to reschedule the meet and greet with Fiona. The man got called into work and wants to reschedule for tomorrow or Saturday.

good luck. i will pray it goes well

 

[SternRose]

is he willing to spend the money necessary to do it right? OFA in the KS area is going to run somewhere between $200 and $300. You will want them to do hips and elbows.
You will also need to have eyes tested - this needs to be done every year through CERF.
Thyroid is recommended.

No sadly he's not but ill save up the money and do it if he won't.

 

[dainerra]

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it can't be done when she is close to being in heat because the hormones can make the joints a bit laxer than usual as part of preparing for pregnancy. It takes an average of 6-8 weeks to get your results back from OFA. I would be worried about her lack of muscle tone since you say that she is getting all of this exercise. Of course, dogs outside alone are rarely exercising. They may play and roam in bursts but the actual energy they expend is very little. She definitely isn't underweight but looks like she has next to no muscle mass I would start her on an exercise regime of low-impact exercise. Swimming is the best, especially for bad hips. The stronger you can build those muscles, the less pain that she will have and the easier she will be able to move. If there is something wrong with her hips, then pregnancy will be extremely difficult on her and could possible cause more damage.

 

[dainerra]

another thing to think about - dogs do not show pain. So, if you see her limping or acting like she is in a slight bit of pain, multiply that by at least a hundred to get an approximation of how hurt she is. Dogs can sometimes act like drama queens and milk the slightest injury if they get attention, but true pain they mask. It's animal instinct that the injured die- they are the ideal prey and in many cases, their own pack will turn on them to drive them away.

 

[tridentk9]

Hey Americano have you read Jeffrey Bragg's stuff? SternRose, you need to read some of them too.

He writes well, a bit controversial- but very worth reading.

http://www.seppalakennels.com/jeffreys-articles.htm

Finally-it kept adding more and more copies of the link!

 

[Americano Blue]

Hey Americano have you read Jeffrey Bragg's stuff? SternRose, you need to read some of them too.

He writes well, a bit controversial- but very worth reading.

http://www.seppalakennels.com/jeffreys-articles.htm

Finally-it kept adding more and more copies of the link!

No I have not. I've heard of him but haven't read any of his stuff