Gosh! That is very sad... BEauty had her litter in April, she is due to come back into heat in August, but won't be bred again until next April. Back to back breeding of a female is very hard on them, for heavens sake they are worn out from carrying, delivering, and nursing their babies! It does not take long to breed a dog, and about 64 days until my girl delivers from the date of breeding. I have heard some people say their females come back into heat right after weaning, and sometimes during nursing. I can't remember what that is called??? I guess for me, we hobby breed the Kuvasz, I check lines back 3-5 generations before breeding to be sure there is not a prevelance of HD or other genetic defects. There is ALWAYS the chance you will get a dysplastic pup in a litter no matter how clean the line is, as you said unless you go back to the ORIGINAL dogs you won't know 100%.The best one can do is check as thoroughly as possible. Do you know how many of her pups ended up with dysplasia?
Registering xrays with OFFA and participating in the CHIC program is part of our recommendation s when we sell a pup, and offering health guarantee's for 2 years, as well as supplying the new owners with references they can check on US is a courtesy I think is important in developing good relationships, not to mention its a good business practice all around. I wish you luck with your boy...
On another note does anyone know why a breeder would "Plan" a double sire mating? I just saw that a kennel I am familiar with had a "Planned" breeding of a female with 2 different dogs. I keep trying to figure it out, or what the rationale would be but it escapes me. It seems strange to me.
