John D
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Registered: Jun 2003
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Forget about counting days. Counting days caused me to breed too early, 2 different times and not a pup either time. Both times the female wouldn't stand on the "right day" so we AI'd her. It turned out they knew better than we did when the right day was.
Instead, I just let the stud owner know the time was getting near, and cleared my schedule. Because, when she is ready to go, she is ready to go and it might not always be convenient.
Check her every day with a male dog, any kind of male. If its one that will mount her, thats even better. If the female stands like a statue, with her tail off to one side, she is ready. Go breed her the next day for a one time breeding. Don't wait for the weekend or for when you put in for time off from work.
If she jumps away, wants to play, puts her rump to the ground or clamps her tail down, she's not ready. There are some females that are an exception to this, but not many.
Ideally, its better to take the female and leave her a few days with the stud owner. Breed her as soon as she'll take a male and every other day until she won't. This way you do a better job of getting high quality sperm around the eggs at the right time and increases the chances for more pups. With more pups, you have the opportunity to cull harder...
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Last edited by John D on 04-27-2010 at 09:14 PM
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