Considering Breeding Your Female Dog? What To Do First

Posted on: 16 June 2016

If you have been considering breeding your female dog and you aren't sure where to get started, there are a few things you'll want to do. You want to make sure that this is going to be the healthiest decision for your dog, and that you can afford to go through with it. Consider the following before you choose a mate and let your dog reproduce.

Is Your Dog Healthy for Breeding?

Not all dogs can take the physical demands that are associated with being bred, and your dog may not be able to handle multiple litters, if they can manage one. Your veterinarian should do a full health inspection, including bloodwork, to see if the dog is healthy enough to breed, or to see if they have any nutritional or health concerns that could cause problems when you try to breed. Some dog breeds may be high risk because of their size, age or breed, so you want to keep your pet's health in mind.

What are the Puppy Vaccination Expenses?

Having puppies isn't instantly profitable, you have to pay for the food and vaccines for the puppies after they are born and before they are able to leave their mother, and this can be expensive. Talk with the veterinarian office, like one at Clovis Veterinary Hospital P A, to see how much it will cost to vaccinate each puppy for their first round of shots, and you may want to ask about the cost of microchipping as well.

Is Your Stud a Good Match?

When you've found a potential stud for your female dog, do your research. Make sure that the dog's AKC papers are legitimate, and also have the dog get an inspection. If you find out the dog has hip dysplasia or any other type of medical abnormalities, and then these genes are passed to the puppies, you're going to have some unhappy buyers.

Dog breeding is something that has to be done carefully and responsibly, so it's important that you do these three things before you go through with the efforts. You don't want to get stuck with puppies that you can't take care of, or that you can't afford, or end up with a dog that isn't healthy after breeding. Talk with your veterinarian to see what they think about your dog having a littler of puppies, and what the cost will be with prenatal and post birth care for her and her pups. 

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