breeding staffy bitch 2 years old

[weemo]

my dog is two years old. and we would like to breed her with a dog she knows well. how can we help them along the way without interfeering too much

[lankeela]

Why do you want to breed more Staffies when there are more in rescue than any other breed. You obviously are not at all knowledgeable in dog breeding and I wonder if both dog and bitch have been tested for the two hereditary diseases Staffs suffer from that now have a DNA test? Do you now what these diseases are? Are you willing/able to take back any puppies you produce even if she has ten or more, maybe years later if something goes wrong with the homes? Are your prepared to pay upwards of �500 for a C Section if she cannot whelp naturally? Are you willing to lose the puppies and your bitch if she should have a problem whelping and not be able to
pass the puppies properly before you can get her to a vet?
Please seriously consider whether you really need to bring more puppies of this breed into the world, if you want another puppy for yourself why not go back to the breeder of your bitch if you are happy with her.

[babybow]

i agree with lankeela, having visited a dogs home there were a lot of staffies there up for adoption, very sad

[lankeela]

http://www.dogchatforum.com/should_I_breed_dog s.htm

[Ice.Maiden]

We own some Staffies, and they're beautiful dogs if brought up correctly. Unfortunately, the wrong sort of people often end up buying them, and if you're just thinking in terms of making money weemo, these animals need a lot of care - before, during and after trying to breed from them. Unless you know a lot about these dogs - or dogs in general - I really don't think it's a good idea.

[Velvetee]

What hereditary diseases do Staffies have? As I've mentioned before, my partner's mother has 3 Staffies, 2 rescued. The lone bitch isn't well at the moment, but vet suspects possible liver cancer, but this hasn't been confirmed. She was born deaf and has had a number of problems throughout her life.

[Ice.Maiden]

Hip Dysplasia is quite common, although other breeds of dogs can have this, but Staffies are prone to cataracts, which can be hereditary and may not show up at first. ALL young puppies can get a variety of diseases, so it's very important that buyers have their animals well insured against any ensuing illnesses.

Aww...I'm sorry to hear about your partner's mother's dog Velvetee. Tests should soon be able to discount or diagnose the liver cancer though.

[Velvetee]

Thanks Ice. She had problems with her knees too and had to have a couple of knee replacement ops, quite early on, so she's not good on long walks. I know my partner and his mother will be devastated if there is bad news. They absolutely adore the dogs.

[lankeela]

This site will explain the hereditary conditions and the tests available. If people breed without testing then these diseases will continue to be a problem.


http://www.staffords.co.uk/sbtbc/bcdnause.htm

[lankeela]

L2-HGA is explained here. Juvenile Cataracts is self explanatory.

http://www.freewebs.com/enigmastaff/l2hga.htm

[jules77]

Ditto comments above, and ask yourself 'why' you want to breed. Is your girl an excellent specimen of the breed who can improve the gene pool, if not, forget it. There is no money to be made in breeding, you could end up with a complicated whelp and have huge vet bills to pay and have problems with the puppies. My friend's last litter ended with one live puppy that the mother couldnt or wouldnt feed and the puppy had to be bottle fed, with 24/7 care.

[lankeela]

There is a programme on BBC tonight condemning pedigree dog breeders who breed without thought for the health and welfare of the dogs. Breeding from dogs such as this Staff if they have not had any health tests will only perpetuate problems in the breed that responsible breeders have been trying to eradicate by the use of the tests and by spending ���'s in research to formulate the tests.

[weemo]

We love our dogs and look after them less you have something constructive to say , dont. both dogs have been well checked out by vets and are treated as well as people its sad staffys are in rescue but ours wont ever get near it . not all owners should be tarred with the same brush.

[lankeela]

So have they both been DNA tested?

[wiggal]

weemo, you say yours wont ever go near it, but what about the puppies? How can you ensure that if you let someone take a puppy, you wont loose contact with them and the pup may end up in a rescue centre?

[lankeela]

I expect thats what the breeders of all the puppies in rescue thought.

If I was asked to recommend a Staffy breeder I would tell people only to go to one who health checks their animals including the DNA tests for the hereditary diseases. No wonder pedigree dog breeders get a bad name.

[gelda]

Why do you want to breed? is it for your own pleasure because the mother dog certainly won't get any pleasure out of it!

[Snappy]

If you're asking this question on here then its obvious you aren't ready to breed. Its not just about sticking a male and female together and seeing what happens!!!!!
:-(

[jules77]

If you had a constructive question, you may get a constructive answer............you still havnt answered 'why you want to breed', so I guess it is because you feel you have a 'nice' bitch and know a 'nice' dog, and it would be 'nice' for them to have puppies. Right, yeh?

[wolf63]

weemo - I don't think that anybody questions your love for your dog.

Breeding dogs is pretty scientific though - you need to know about genes and mate a dog and bitch which complement each other genetically.

The problem with staffys is that all the dog pounds and rehoming centres are full of staffies that are not really to breed standard, have genetic problems or are pure psycho. A well bred staffy is a great dog and an ideal pet.

Think it through.

[Sammc]

This emphasis on 'breed standard' baffles me. Surely the important thing is that the dogs are healthy. Not that they meet some human invented 'standard'. Ive had and known many staff dogs and have no idea if any of them have met these 'standards' but they have all been adorable.