Actually was not saying that ang, there is more to breeding than saying what you would do or could do
you dont find out until you actually get into it WITH A MENTOR AND WITH MUCH RESEARCH
if you would wait till age three you go right ahead. LOL
and a female with no front also could be bred to a proven male with an awesome front.
it amazes me how many people have high opinions, yet till they get into the nitty gritty, only then do they realize
that
A not every pup is going to be incredible in one litter
B that no matter how perfect the parents are, you will have odds that defy your best laid out plans
C that no one should ever get into breeding until they have learned structure, movement and studied their breed and many others for experience.
toi many jump into breeding yesterday or get their first newf and want to breed, i got my first in 86 and didnt start breeding till 2000 only after having done the obedience rings, Search and Rescue for several years, and of course the conformation ring wich is full of politics and all the wrong things promoted including harmful fads.
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And giant breeds aren't mature until 3 years old. Yes you get fewer litters out of a dog during their lifetime, but giant breed dogs have giant litters. It's the natural order of things
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the statement above from you, i only do two litters out of a girl, maybe three but that is it.
if i can do a litter at age 22 -24 months, i find that it is so much easier on her, penny popped out nine pups in five hours each in sack all lived. she did this at age two, all tests were done, though, doesnt mean all pups will clear tests, all it means is mom was done and others in the line
but ya know what?
even all cleared down both sides can throw disastrous results.
at age four, she had a litter of 8, one was born dead with placenta and cord wrapped around it, the others were born about an hour apart, though the pup before the dead one threw off two pups and it was more difficult for her, plus way behinder everyione else was a female.
had she been older, this would have been much harder on her.
why did i breed her
oh for so many many reasons, plus, by the time the first litter is two i saw what she threw and i can match her with other lines that might improve more still.
not sure what you mean by giant litters, but we average with chilled semen, 7-9 pups
many are only birthing two or one or three pups.
hmmmmm makes one wonder about the breeding practices that are going on.
Good for you for researching.
but....
be careful out there.
One more thing i might add, there is no gaurantee that pups will be healthy, none, they cant do it to you when your baby is put in your arms, we as breeders cant gaurantee the health on each and every pup, as much as we wish we could.
nothing is perfect.
and sometimes breeding for one trait, and heavy line breeding can cause more problems opening pandoras box than anything.
so with that i will be quiet now.
LOL