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| droolgang |
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| I know every one has their opinions on this I have been reading alot of new things that have come out and I was wondering what every one else thought as well. There have been a couple seminars by Dr. Robert Van Hutchison on this subject you can do a search of his name and you can find information on him and his reasonings. I myself think as long as you have a healthy female that your vet has kept you up on and the vet feels she is healthy enough to breed again then I believe that there is nothing wrong with this. I actually agree wtih Dr. Hutchinson that the longer you wait the less chance of having a healthy litter due to the uterus. Again you can read what he has to say about it. This is just my opinion and felt it was a good topic for discussion can we please discuss and give our opinions whether They are to disagree with back to back breedings or if they are for back to back breedings keep it a nice educational discussion. Another words please can we all get along on this one. Thanks for you input. Amber Goble "Drool is what I live for!!" Drool Gang Kennels | ||||
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| Jax |
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 | A back to back heat breeding can be the only way to get a second litter out of some hard to breed females with irregular heat cycles. If the female has fully recovered from the previous litter, gained her pre-pregnancy weight back and is in other wise top form then it is a useful tool in ones breeding program. I have seen it done in Great Danes with small litters, a female has only a couple of pups in litter one and then next heat is bred again then retired. It is all about the breeder and what is best for the female and the breed! Jonathan 'Jax' Johnson Lady of the Lake Kennel ..................let loose the hounds of hell and enemy prepare to die! | |||
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| Baby Blue [Banned] |
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 | I see absolutely no problem with it...as Jonathen said...if the bitch is recovered well...then go for it. Linda Baby Blue Kennels Canada Click This Link | |||
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| drgonzo138 |
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| Guest Gold 0  Spent: 0 | I have always believed that you had to give breaks in between breeding's. In order for the bitch to recover from the birth and nursing of the pups. I have heard that back to back will not harm the dog in the long run from a Vet near my house. I don't know if that is true. I don't agree with it but I will read up on this Dr. Robert Van Hutchison thanks for posting this good info. Cheers! [ Edited Mon Jan 26 2009, 01:03PM ] | |||
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| drgonzo138 |
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| Guest Gold 0 Spent: 0 | Wow so there is no problem with it. As long as the bitch has rebound from the pregnancy. What should the correct number of breeding's for a bitch during her life time be? [ Edited Mon Jan 26 2009, 01:05PM ] | |||
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| Shoestring Acres |
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 | Really interesting stuff. My response is simple: I have no idea.  The Hutchison stuff is really interesting.The discussion does make me wonder, though, if there are any general rules that we can apply to consecutive breedings. I suspect the nuance of each case and each female precludes that. For example, we'd want to know something about how many litters the female has produced, how old the female is, was the last litter natural or C-section, would the next breeding be natural or surgical, what are the chances the next litter will have to be by C-section, what future plans the breeder has for the bitch, and so on... It seems to me that how a breeder answers these questions (and lots of others) would lead us to say it's OK in some situations and not in others. Thus no general rule exists.* As for personal opinion on the matter, I am hesitant to consider back to back breedings for young females largely because the get produced thus far are only babies and you have no way to guage quality and health. If the previous litter is a year old, then you have some information to go on. Just some ideas. [ Edited Mon Jan 26 2009, 06:00PM ] Daniel Renfrow PhD Shoestring Acres Mastini Aurora, NY USA | |||
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| drgonzo138 |
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| Guest Gold 0 Spent: 0 | Shoestring Acres wrote ... As for personal opinion on the matter, I am hesitant to consider back to back breedings for young females largely because the get produced thus far are only babies and you have no way to guage quality and health. If the previous litter is a year old, then you have some information to go on. Just some ideas. Well i have to agree with you there about the age of the female. I think a bitch shouldn't be bread until 24 months and hips, heart, and eyes have been checked. | |||
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| JLBG |
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 | When my family used to breed Bernese, one of the breeders had gone to a seminar about this. They were told how you can do 2 back to back breedings, IF the female is in good enough shape for it, and then take time off from breeding her (preferably a year). Don't know who was doing the seminar, it was several years ago. The most we have ever done was 2 back to back but many times our females wouldn't come into season for a good 9 months. Jessica | |||
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