Re: The Dog Whisperer

Robin Nuttall wrote:

I'm one of those proponents of the core issues surrounding the real basics like food and sex drives. Dogs should want to eat. They shouldn't be so fussy as to be anorexic all the time. Dogs should not only have a normal sex drive but be able to breed naturally, without the human having to do all kinds of tricks to get the male's libido up, and without the bitch trying to take the face off the male. A bitch that must be muzzled to breed is not a bitch I'd want puppies from. Furthermore, a bitch should breed easily, be able to carry a normal litter and be able to whelp naturally. And even more important, she should be a good mother!

Yes. Thank you. You said it better than I could have. There's also another issue that bears mentioning... You have to let your bitch be the mom. As long as the puppies are vigorous give her a chance to figure things out for herself. Keep an eye on the situation but don't micro-manage.

Kathleen

It's through "forgiving" screw ups in these basic survival instincts that we've gotten ourselves in real trouble with dog breeding. This stuff IS passed on. Viva's one and only litter ended up coming by c-section and she only had 3 puppies from a dog who had normally produced litters of 8-12. She was a super mother though and a very normal and natural breeder. It would have been a tough call, but she started having uterine problems (hmmmm, part of the reason why she had only 3 and didn't deliver naturally?) and we spayed her. Cala is also spayed.


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