my female gsd is 15months old and from yesterday she started her second season,which day would be the best to breed her and how often i should breed ??her physical condition s perfect..what things to do during these period???

If you have to ask these elementary questions.....you shouldn't be even considering breeding your dog.

asit , i'm sure you are going to get some good advice from others with experience in this field ( i don't ) , but off the top of my head , i'd say you should be working directly in conjunction with a mentor / vet who specializes in this matter .

that would be someone who is in your area and can be very hands on and personally direct all that is going to happen , from selecting the stud , through conception to whelping , and beyond .

and before you create a litter of puppies , i think you should think long and hard about why you want to breed your bitch . in my opinion , you should be breeding for the betterment of the breed . like many owners , i've often thought that my dogs would make good breeding stock , but in the end , have decided that breeding , and developing the breed , is best left to the breeders .

sorry if that was a threadjack . . . good luck to you in your endeavours , whatever path that takes . . .

What is the plan for the litter of puppies? Are there buyers for them? Are they people that you would trust to raise them? What about the puppies they will breed next year from your pups---and all the generations thereafter?

The world is overflowing with too many unwanted and randomly bred dogs. There is no need to breed another untitled 15-month-old GSD bitch that has had (based on your many past posts here) a long list of health issues. Sorry. I cannot support this breeding effort.

Breed her on the 9th day and the 11th day counting from the first day that you noticed blood.

Be aware that your dog is able to conceive to multiple studs, and that she may be fertile for a long time after the 11th day. So for heavens sake don't let her have access to any other male dogs until 3 wks have passed from the first day that you noticed discharge.

She will deliver 58-63 days from the last breeding.

It does not always work this way, but these are rough guidelines.

 Quote: Tracy Collins

What is the plan for the litter of puppies? Are there buyers for them? Are they people that you would trust to raise them? What about the puppies they will breed next year from your pups---and all the generations thereafter?

The world is overflowing with too many unwanted and randomly bred dogs. There is no need to breed another untitled 15-month-old GSD bitch that has had (based on your many past posts here) a long list of health issues. Sorry. I cannot support this breeding effort.

I hope hope hope that the O.P. will read these replies seriously.

Tracy has politely explained why your bitch should not be bred at ANY time. I don't know how to be more clear .... this is a bad idea from the get-go, from the lack of expertise to the lack of immediate vet help to the overriding factor .... this bitch has zero reason to be bred.




http://members.petfinder.com/~IL177/Reasons%20Why%20Not%20To%20Breed%20Your%20Dog.htm

In my opinion 15 months is too young to breed generally. So many health issues do not pop up until later that I like waiting until they are about 3 or so.

When whelping goes wrong it can go so very wrong, do you have someone that will be available to teach you and help you when mom is delivering?

thanx betty for ur simple and clear reply,i got ur suggestion and will do so,i have spoken to my vet as well and also talked with a guy to come over when needed while whelping,he lives nxt to my house and he already whelped few litters earlier...i keep reading article aswell regarding this so if evrything goes well ,i will breed otherwise not and will keep your suggetion in my mind...jst wanted to have sm more ideas from you all bcuz i m sure u guyz are more experienced and expertise on this field....

The folks who are trying so hard to discourage this plan have read previous posts:

http://leerburg.com/webboard/thread.php?topic_id=34158&page=1#390713
"my 1yr gsd female suffring frm hair removing out of her body too much,my vet said to inject ivermactin hitek ,would like to add that once earlier she had ds course of ivermactin too,is it neccesary to inject her agin ds drug??i m nt interested to inject so many drugs on her ,plz help,what should i do to stop her far to remove??"

http://leerburg.com/webboard/thread.php?topic_id=34159&page=1#390803
"she has a prblm sicne she was 4 to 6 months old that she s less of appetite,i used so many meds to increase her appetite as d vet said,bt still she s eats less than she should

http://leerburg.com/webboard/thread.php?topic_id=34191&page=1#391137
(skin infection)


And again, even perfect health is no reason in and of itself to breed.

 Quote: Bob Scott

In my many yrs with multiple dog I've always looked at breeding as being WAY to much responsibility.

If you looking to make a couple of bucks on selling pups, don't do it!

If you don''t start with above average to great dogs, don't do it!

If you don't have ten folks waiting for a possibility of 3-4 pups, don't do it!

If your bitch or stud doesn't have a great health record, don't do it!

If your not prepared for the fact that you could possible loose a pup or two, don't do it!

If you not willing to take back a pup/half grown dog/adult dog in order to find another excellent home for it don't do it!

If you not willing to actually rehab and retrain these returned pups/half grown dogs/adult dogs, don't do it!

If you think you bitch/stud is breed worthy then get the opinion of experts in the breed otherwise, don't do it!

I could probably go on but this should cover just a FEW reasons for NOT breeding.

Breeding is hard. Placing properly is even harder. I always thought if I screened thoroughly that would be good enough.

Up until about a year ago I was pretty happy with my placement record and then all hell broke loose.

A fully trained dog of mine was found wandering around in a state thousands of miles from where I placed him. If I hadn't had him chipped I don't know what would of happened to him.

Two dogs were returned/rescued by me. One was in danger of being declared a dangerous dog and the other one had been bred half to death. Literally. Ribs also showed evidence of an injury.

I don't place dogs for sport reasons. I place dogs as companions that can do sport if the owner wants to. That hasn't quite worked out either.

All of this kills me a little bit, you know?

Don't get me wrong there is nothing better then placing a dog that alerts to seizures, one that the owner says gave them back their sanity or any of the other success stories I have but there is a point where you wonder what price other dogs are paying for the success stories........................

I'm still working out that last one.