Anyone
producing litters from more than two breeds and anyone producing more than a half dozen litters per year should be questioned closely to determine how well - matched the parent dogs are and how well - socialized the puppies are.
These surgeries prevent dogs and cats from
producing litters of puppies or kittens.
If a breeder is
producing litters that are unhealthy and not trying to eliminate diseases in dogs, that is not a good breeder.
All of my pets, two dogs and five cats, are all spayed and neutered so they are not
producing litters of unwanted kittens and puppies.
If you have a kennel in which two or more bitches are
producing litters and one loses a litter to herpes, what should you do to save the next litter?
The majority of puppies sold in pet stores have been taken from mothers who live out their lives in the cramped confines of unhygienic cages, continuously
producing litters, so adopting from a shelter is one way to take a stand against puppy mills.
It is not uncommon to find people breeding more than one kind of dog (for example, quite a few Akita breeders are also interested in Shibas), but a breeder
producing litters of many different breeds of dog is not going to be your best source, and probably should be suspected as a puppy - mill or disreputable breeder.
People who call themselves «breeders» are
producing litters upon litters of mixed - breed puppies.
All of my pets, two dogs and five cats, are all spayed or neutered so they are not
producing litters of unwanted kittens and puppies.
You've got these farms with 300 breeding dogs
producing litter after litter after litter, quite often in atrocious welfare conditions... There's a massive problem.
Again, that's not an inducement to rush out and
produce a litter, but the freedom to consider a larger family (which will nevertheless demand sacrifices) if it's what you want.
Dog owners who have mated their dogs
produce litters of puppies and then try to sell them away by advertising in online or print classifieds, or post notices on online forums or notice boards at supermarkets or condomium clubhouses, etc..
Breeders often study their breed — really study it — for years before
producing a litter.
Statistically speaking, even if a person finds good homes for a litter of kittens, some of the kittens will grow up and
produce litters of kittens.
The problem is not dedicated breeders, but the backyard breeder, who just want their dog to have a litter or
produce a litter.
Thanks to a three - way collaboration, 5 dogs and 16 cats will no longer be able to
produce litters of puppies or kittens to add to the problem of already overcrowded shelters in New Jersey and surrounding states.
She seems to have suffered only neglect and starvation, because
she produced litter after litter of puppies that could be sold, so she was too valuable to have the worst forms of cruelty inflicted on her.
The Chinese Crested, who was used to
produce litter after litter of puppies, was turned over to a dog rescue group.
In the 1960's, a white domestic non-pedigreed longhair cat named Josephine
produced litters of typical cats.
Female breeding dogs are forced to
produce litter after litter until they can no longer breed — at which point they risk destruction.
His reply raised more questions than it answered so I forwarded it to a group of long time breeders and asked if they, or anyone they knew, had
produced a litter containing congenital hypothyroidism with goiter (CHG).
If the dog does not remain in anestrous for at least 90 — 150 days, she is unlikely to be successful in
producing a litter during the following heat cycle because the uterus will not have been repaired enough to support a pregnancy.
Un-spayed female cats can begin reproducing at 6 months of age and can
produce a litter during the same year of birth.
As the miller shipped off her adorable puppies for sale, Millie was left in the mill to
produce litter after litter.
We also have 4 outside cats who have adopted us (3 of which we've been able to catch and take to the vet to be spay and neuter, however the 4th as it turns out is a female who
produced a litter of 5 in April.
This dominant queen is a sexually mature, intact female that will
produce litters of kittens.
In many cases, the dogs used for breeding in puppy mills are kept in cramped cages and forced to
produce litter after litter for as long as they live.
DNA testing is another tool breeders can use to help guide them through breeding choices when deciding which dogs to pair together to
produce a litter.
In addition, there is no evidence that allowing dogs to go into heat and / or
produce a litter before getting spayed has any health benefits.
On December 5, 2008
I produced a litter co-bred with Marily Mayfield of Mayfield Cavaliers.
At one time, the Basset Fauve de Bretagne was commonly bred with the Griffon which
produced litters in which some puppies had longer legs.
Some large or giant breeds are still growing at two years and breeders may prefer to wait even longer before
producing a litter.
Although the number of accidental breedings and the proliferation of strays in some cities suggests that canine reproduction is a snap,
producing a litter can actually be a hit or miss proposition.
The breeding
produced a litter of six pups (3 - 3) all of which are carriers as indicated by the blue dot which is the same disorder as found in their mother.
This 4 - year - old English bulldog spent the entirety of her life locked in a puppy mill cage,
producing litter after litter of puppies, before her rescue in December 2015.
Care of the puppy begins with careful selection of parents to
produce the litter.
Unless they both have littermates and ancestors with correct top lines it would be difficult to justify this breeding because it is likely to concentrate the genes needed to
produce a litter with the same poor top lines as their parents.
The CKCSC, USA does not believe that it is the duty or the right of every Cavalier owner to
produce a litter of puppies from his or her dog or bitch.
Many animals in our community remain unaltered,
producing litter after litter, just adding to the pet overpopulation problem that we struggle with day after day.
When their health deteriorates sufficiently to interfere with their ability to
produce another litter, they are disposed of, sometimes inhumanely.
«The Friendship Animal Protective League supports this measure because we have first - hand experience caring for mother dogs discarded by the puppy mill industry after they could no longer
produce litters.
In the 1980's on a cherry farm in the The Dalles, Oregon a brown shorthaired tabby
produced a litter of 6 kittens.
They are not bad people and usually want to
produce a litter, keep one pup, and sell off the rest.
Good Lhasa Apso breeders are dedicated enthusiasts of this amazing breed, their only aim in
producing a litter being to improve and better Lhasa Apsos in terms of temperament, health and conformation.
Pebbles and Piper have
produced litter after litter of puppies in their lifetimes.
In some cases, the breeder has
produce the litter for a particular reason that indeed justifies a higher price for males.
They produced a litter but only one male puppy named Boris survived.
In other instances, the breeding is planned to
produce a litter.
Spayed cats and dogs will not be
producing litter after litter, costing you money and time.
Indeed, a mixed breed dog that is not protected during her fertile period can be bred by several dogs,
producing a litter with two or more sires.