The Truth about Breeding Dogs and the Myth of Over Breeding . . .
It use to be believed that you should not bred a female dog until she was 2 years old and then only once a year for four to five litters. This is an Old School way of thinking.
With the advancement of Science we now know that by doing that you are actually damaging the Uterus of the Female dog! Dogs were perfectly designed to be bred at each heat cycle and would do so in the wild. If the female is a healthy, well cared for dog, it should be bred every heat cycle after their first two Full cycles until you are done breeding her at about the age of 6 years old.
If a heat cycle is skipped on a female and she is not bred, her body still goes through the same changes as if she was bred. By letting this happen it is damaging her uterus and can cause it to harden and become smaller. This can lead to issues in being able to be bred again, very small litters, and/or Trouble in delivering the puppies.
For more information and reading about these guidelines for Breeding, see the link below for information from World Renowned Vet, specializing in Animal Husbandry, Dr. Hutch.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1224
With the advancement of Science we now know that by doing that you are actually damaging the Uterus of the Female dog! Dogs were perfectly designed to be bred at each heat cycle and would do so in the wild. If the female is a healthy, well cared for dog, it should be bred every heat cycle after their first two Full cycles until you are done breeding her at about the age of 6 years old.
If a heat cycle is skipped on a female and she is not bred, her body still goes through the same changes as if she was bred. By letting this happen it is damaging her uterus and can cause it to harden and become smaller. This can lead to issues in being able to be bred again, very small litters, and/or Trouble in delivering the puppies.
For more information and reading about these guidelines for Breeding, see the link below for information from World Renowned Vet, specializing in Animal Husbandry, Dr. Hutch.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1224
