Not exact matches
Up to 25 % expected death rate in any given
litter, macrosomic
pups that block the canal and kill all the
pups to follow,
pups that are «too big to birth» so the bitch is euthanized because the owner can't afford a C - section, horrific rectal tears, sectioning dead calves just to get them
out and save the dam, uterine atony, hypocalemia... the list
of ways that «birth» can kill a dog or a cat goes on and on.
Embryo - fetal development studies carried
out on mice and rats also observed a reduced number
of pups per
litter, reduced
pup weight at birth, and an increased frequency
of skeletal «variations» in
pups after pregnant females were given high doses
of DEP.
Liliana went on to become a registered breeder with AKC by the time she was 12 after having selected her pick puppy from a
litter, raised and trained it, competed with it in USA and in Europe, and then decided which impressive German male to use as stud for her female based on Judges evaluations, what she knew
of the bloodlines, and how the stud was producing, and successfully breeding her first
litter of pups out of Guardian Eva Von Gottschalk.
Some people think that they need to see the entire
litter of pups in order to pick
out a good dog.
Learn more about our own breeding policy and history here and check
out the images from all
of our
litters of pups to date, here.
Something I find myself repeating over and over again in the attempt to educate prospective GD buyers when they contact me for assistance is that even though they are not interested in showing in conformation; that they should still purchase from a reputable / quality Breeder for the majority
of the
pups in any given
litter; will be pet marked (too much white for example) yet they have been bred for temperament, health, conformation, longevity and the Breeder is not only
out there perserving the GD Breed that we love so much; yet they are also improving on their own lines with each generation bred.
I've wanted an English Bulldog puppy for years and had quite a surprise when my friend Tony, making a vet visit, discovered that her dog, Gertie, had a
litter of pups, who were now four weeks old and who were
out playing on the lawn.
This is because with larger
litters the
pups run
out of room and signal the beginning
of the birth process.
On the other hand, a dog that is having a large
litter is likely to deliver a little earlier since the
pups run
out of room quicker and trigger labor sooner.
Ray was the only boy in a
litter of three puppies, and when he wasn't running around playing with his sisters like a normal
pup, his mom took him to the vet and found
out he was blind...
But then we drove four hours from San Francisco to meet the
litter, spent several hours interacting with each available
pup, decided on Otis — and then drove back to across California to get our house ready (we had been
out of town for several weeks), returning the following week to bring her home.