Breeding advice

We have a female who has started her season today although I have bred her before and my other female I am now using a stud from a breeder rather than my own due to me retiring him due to his age. I have always bred my dogs with males that I own and now I'm looking for advice about how I go about breeding her with someone elses male. I currently have a breeder lined up and another just in case but I am uncertain how she will react to a male she has never met? I was advised by one breeder to muzzle her and hold her on lead whilst the tie was taking place but to me this sounds barbaric? Can anyone give me some tips as many people I have spoke to have agreed with this??

Many thanks

Gem or Caryll would be best to ask about that. they both have show dogs, i'm guessing they might know a bit more.

I obviously can't comment on the advisability of mating your bitch as I don't know if she is fully health tested and typical enough of the breed to warrant it.

However, I'd try the mating without a muzzle to start with, although you could take one along as a precaution. Most bitches, if introduced to the dog at the correct time of their season will accept the dog with very liitle problem.

Yeah she usually wiggled her behind in their face it's quite wrong to be honest lol! Yeah all health tested eyes clear etc have our health certificate she's beautiful perfect physique and every part of her is muscle she has done some showing but I do competitive events now she does agility as she is very nimble on her feet! That's cool I just hate the thought of her essentially being raped as with my male we let them into a sectioned off part of our garden and let them do the deed. Is it around 10-14 days she is most fertile as iv always worked it on second week of season as she seemed overly interested in our male before and as it is someone else's they want it over a 48hour period but has to be very specific days?

As gem says, your bitch will tell you if the time's right. Yes, it's towards the end of the season, but the actual days (and it may only be 2 or 3 days) vary from bitch to bitch.

When I bred litters (years ago) I was determined that if my bitch didn't want to mate, then she wouldn't. It didn't come to that, but if it had, I'd have just walked away without a mating taking place.

gem wrote:Ive had people drive hundreds of miles and from overseas and matings havent taken place just the way it goes im afraid

True.

Sort of feel like I'm being spoken to like I do t know what I am doing? Iv grown up around dogs, breeding and showing and my mum owns rescue and boarding kennel but when it comes to my own I want it to be right. She actually advised me to be wary of unknown studs to my bitch Purely on her bad experiences. I only breed when I have at least ten people wanting pups I do t breed all year round and only use the best in breed due to my own dogs all being Crossguns, I totally get what your both saying but I was merely being cautious rather than jumping in and forcing sky into a bad situation.

Thanks though

The dot is meant to say dont spell error :s

mysticbull wrote:Sort of feel like I'm being spoken to like I do t know what I am doing? Iv grown up around dogs, breeding and showing and my mum owns rescue and boarding kennel but when it comes to my own I want it to be right. She actually advised me to be wary of unknown studs to my bitch Purely on her bad experiences. I only breed when I have at least ten people wanting pups I do t breed all year round and only use the best in breed due to my own dogs all being Crossguns, I totally get what your both saying but I was merely being cautious rather than jumping in and forcing sky into a bad situation.

Thanks though

No never intended that sorry Im sure you do as you have bred litters before I usually post replys for all to read too and thats why I post the way I do to try and discourage people breeding when they have no clue what there doing Like I said hope it all goes well

mysticbull wrote:Sort of feel like I'm being spoken to like I do t know what I am doing? Iv grown up around dogs, breeding and showing and my mum owns rescue and boarding kennel but when it comes to my own I want it to be right. She actually advised me to be wary of unknown studs to my bitch Purely on her bad experiences. I only breed when I have at least ten people wanting pups I do t breed all year round and only use the best in breed due to my own dogs all being Crossguns, I totally get what your both saying but I was merely being cautious rather than jumping in and forcing sky into a bad situation.
Thanks though

Sorry, didn't mean it to sound like that! As gem says, this will be read by loads of others & a comprehensive answer is useful!

Good luck!