Most often the motivation for
planning a litter does not take into consideration the overall health of the breed population.
Not exact matches
It's absolutely the right thing to
do, but history is
littered with mayors, school - board members, superintendents and others whose advocacy for such
plans became an invitation to find a new line of work.
If you don't
plan to breed your pet, the cost to de-sex will be lower than the cost of bringing up a
litter.
Therefore, if you
plan to breed your female, or if you
do not
plan to spay her and the situation is such that she may become pregnant later on, you should probably see that she has at least one
litter between the ages of five and nine months.
We really
do recommend waiting till at least March if you live in a colder climate or colder region of the country before bring one home, unless you
plan to keep the Chi as an indoor pet and train him to use a
litter box.
It is a full time job, and no breeder can
do it properly if they are not commited to raising their
litters in a well
planned manner.
When
planning a
litter, breeders should have prospective buyers in mind for pups they
do not intend to keep.
Many cat parents are good at kitten - proofing the home, teaching kitty where the food and
litter are, etc., but one area where people don't
plan ahead is teaching the youngster to accept being touched.
Pets don't understand the concept of «
planned parenthood» and as soon as your pet becomes sexually mature, he / she is capable of producing a potentially unwanted
litter.
Does AVMA have any guidelines for basic education veterinarians should provide to new puppy / dog owners such as info on local dog ordinances, educating owners why dogs running loose are a problem, how to prevent unwanted
litters (other than pushing for spay / neuter), laying out a sensible
plan for routine healthcare for the next year or two and providing information about socialization and basic training such as sitting for greeting, crate training, getting the dog used to being handled and groomed etc.?
Doing so can help you determine which part of the cycle your bitch is in, and it can also help in
planning or preventing a
litter.
We have NEVER free whelped a French Bulldog
litter and
do not
plan to.
Many people
plan to spay / neuter, but don't
do it early enough... they
do it after the first accidental
litter.
It is strongly recommended that if you
do have
plans to breed a
litter, that you set up your network with the COE listing as soon as possible to secure early reservations with potential puppy buyers.
They bought a gorgeous apricot poodle and
planned to
do one
litter a year of home - raised doodle pups.
So don't
plan to breed that dam on her very first
litter, she's not yet mature enough and she will have a smaller
litter compared to the average number for her breed.
So if you're
planning on switching to a new brand or type of
litter, there are two ways to
do it.
You should also consider that for the investment, you are getting the benefit of the knowledge and research that the responsible breeder has
done in
planning and raising the
litter.
... but i didn't realize that 50 % of
litters are accidents and not
planned....
Plan litters and have good homes reserved for them, or
do not breed.