Oh sorry, there were no females that survived. I should have specified.
The litter that my bitch came from she was one female surrounded by males. So she was surrounded by testosorone in the womb that seems to have followed her through her life she acts like a male when she works and is a very forward. She doesn't lift her leg to pee though! LOL
I don't know if that is just her her or the testosorone factor.
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Sometimes stuff happens and yes I believe bad luck can strike. A very experienced breeder I know once lost 5/6 puppies in two separate litters due to canine herpes coming home from a dog show. So you have to be careful when you throw out accusations, because bad stuff happens, as breeders that invest their heart and soul into a litter probably would and will take it personally.
Bitches, especially first timers can exhibit some pretty erratic behavior on the fly. The last litter I did the first and only time my girl did anything off the cuff was 3 days after whelping. Suddenly she decided my closet was a much nicer place to have her puppies and I had to be pretty firm about them staying in her whelping box.
Please tell me guys... how does one tell if a bitch will be a good mother until you have a pile of puppies to look at? I've known of several that had some interesting behaviors for their first litter but most before they started were fairly sane dogs.
Please tell me guys... how does one tell if a bitch will be a good mother until you have a pile of puppies to look at? I've known of several that had some interesting behaviors for their first litter but most before they started were fairly sane dogs.
You don't. You can only assure that she has perfect temperament BEFORE you breed her...and then, if she's a crappy mother, you NEVER breed her again...no excuses.
A friend here breeds BC for herding. All serious and real working dogs on cattle. His bitch had a litter of 8, and was an excellent mother with no issues of any sort. At 12 months all of the pups are working very well, so he repeats the breeding.
Another litter of 8. At three days she rolls onto the pups and suffocated four of them… The rest of the litter thrives, and Mom continues to be the same mother to them as the first.
He breeds her again, 9 in this litter. All are doing great at 5 weeks…
Is your friend sure it was an accident? Nature has a way of taking care of the weak...
I have heard many times of pups the mother feels there is something wrong with being killed. I would give that dam benefit of the doubt, as it seems your friend has done.
Hey, thanks for all of the replies and advice. I have just asked for more info on what exactly happened? You're right, this is a little weird, but don't know what to say since I already have a $800 deposit down on a puppy, and he's all the way in Argentina. I thought this would be a sound choice since I have spoken to someone with a dog from this breeder. They use the dog as a stud, and he is an advanced hunting dog. Other dogs from the breeder have been used for protection and for the armed forces.
I do know that breeders in Argentina often breed Dogo Argentinos at a young age, and this is the second breeding for the dam. I think her first litter was 11 and most of the pups survived. So I'm hoping that this was just as the breeder said, bad luck. Both the parents look healthy and the pup looks extremely healthy. Thanks for your comments Jenni, and everyone else. I'll let you know what he says as soon as he gets back to me.
The litter that my bitch came from she was one female surrounded by males. So she was surrounded by testosorone in the womb that seems to have followed her through her life she acts like a male when she works and is a very forward.
My Frost was the only bitch in a litter of 4 and has a ton of attitude as well. Like others have said, the effect of coming from a small litter depends a lot on the bitch and the breeder. The only issue I have potentially seen from Frost being the only bitch in the litter is that she tends to inhale her food like she is in a military mess hall :-p I attribute this to her eating fast before her bigger siblings got it all but I could be wrong.
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My vote's with you Ingrid. We really watch out pups at feeding time and often have to seperate a couple for feeding. Otherwise out slower less aggressive pups would never get fed.
Those little worms can be brutal with their siblings when it comes to food!
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"There were six pups in total and 2 survived due to clumsiness of the mom and a bit of bad luck...
Those four words there kind of make me uneasy. If the small litter was just due to it being an actual small litter (no accidents, no "bad luck" just the fact that the mom only prouduced a couple pups but all survived) i wouldn't see a problem. But i wonder if he's refering to something else when he says a bit of bad luck.
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