Hi,
I have a female schipperke 3 years...and we would like to breed her. I am not purchasing a male, just looking for one to breed with my dog.I prefer not to ship my dog.I live around Sacramento.

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You have 4 threads running at the moment

1. How to stop a dogs smelly breath

2. How many puppies can a Schip have

3. What food should you feed a 3 year old dog

and now this one

Given the other 3 threads do you really consider that you are informed enough to even begin to THINK of breeding?

Melody

I was wondering myself, and will be first to say I am wrong if I am,

You have posted a question asking what to feed your 3 year old as you are a new owner, then you ask how may pups she could have..now you are looking for a stud.. how long have you had her??

Hello..wakey wakey, Does the person you got the bitch from know your intentions? Do you know anything about your bitch?

You should not be even thinking about breeding.

Schipperkes are very difficult to place and not for the faint hearted as you must be aware being an owner, you have some very stiff competition in CA some of the countries top breeders are in your state.

Have you had your bitch tested for MPS IIIb yet? If so have you notified the Bonchien website so that her status can be listed along with a lot of the others who have been part of the early testing program. This is a fatal condition to those who are affected and the number of carriers is increasing, has she had her OFA testing done for thyroid, hip, elbow, cardiac and Patella status, has she had any CERF testing done if she has results from all of these tests were they good enough to breed?

Have you spoken with her breeder re her suitability for breeding and if so did they not suggest a suitable stud dog, actually did they not suggest a good kibble for her?

I hope you won't take my comments in the wrong vein but from the small amount of information you put on the chat list in combination with reading the responses from other members, I have to agree with many of their comments.

I have been in Purbred dogs for over 25 years. My two breeds are Wire-Haired Fox Terriers and Soft -Coated Wheated Terriers. I have bred a number of litters of Wires with problems resulting from C-section to genetic problems. It is not an endeavour to be entered into without a lot of forethought and planning.

You should know your breed standard inside out and backwards so that genetic problems are very familiar. Any tests that can be done to check on genetic things must be done. You need to assess your bitch's good and bad points so that when you pick the stud to breed her too, he will complement her ( his good points will offset her bad and vice versa). It is not a cheap undertaking either. You have stud fees, food for bitch and puppies, vet fees, shots, advertising to sell the puppies if you haven't done pre-advertising and have a waiting list of puppy owners and AKC registration fees. I'm not sure of the regulations in the States but in Canada a dog can not be considered PUREBRED unless it is Registered with the Canadian Kennel as per the Pedigreed Livestock Act as mandated by the Federal Government.. Every person that calls and wants a puppy may or may not be the right person for one of these pups. It is your responsibility to ensure that when you place this puppy you have placed it for life.If the placement breaks down they will contact you first to return the puppy. You can hopefully place this dog with another family that will give it a secure home.

The responsilibilities are enormous when one takes on breeding a litter. I don't want to stop anyone from breeding I just want them to go into this with their eyes open.

All the planning such as which sire, pre-advertising and in which magazines needs to be done well in advance of your girl coming into season. If your bitch has not been checked for Genetic Disorders in your breed, those should also be done long before you even think about breeding her. The idea behind breeding a litter is to improve on the parents not just produce another group of pups.

PLEASE THINK HARD AND LONG BEFORE YOU PROCEED! She will have another season and you will have time to due your homework. ;)

Margaret :) Canada