Hi,

I have 2 staffy's both red 1 male and 1 female I am thinking of breeding but only have days to decide if I am 100% as my dog is 17 days into her season so I may already be to late, I work full time so I would like some comments from other people so that I know what I am letting my self in for. I would rather breed in the warmer months as I have heated outbuildings but I leave it another season it will be to cold.

I would apprciate comments please

NikiH

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Pam n the boys

Many thanks for your comments which I have taken on board, when we have our girl the breeder checked our boy's pedigree to make sure than everything was ok so we know that, with regards to re-homing them we would only re-home to suitable owners and vet them like we were when we bought both of our dogs, I have decided to waite until the next season so that I can find out exactly what is required.

Many Thanks

NikiH

Niki you will be taking on a lot. We bred two litters, seven puppies in total, both occasions to keep a dog for showing. Unfortunately I never managed to improve on my "show" bitch, (the best puppy dog was also taken as stud fee - close but no cigar). It would be a off hand comment to suggest the breeding part is the easiest, but it is!! :(

The problems are with finding good reliable homes. We did everything by the book, never advertised, (KC puppy list only?) turned down loads of local people, neighbours families etc, we were really picky about who could have a puppy. Experienced dog owners? Good homebase? Good fencing? Good feelings from speaking/meeting? We still made mistakes. :o

We kept two puppies till their injections before we found suitable homes for them. Money was never the object, we told people a higher price over the phone £450, to deter the time wasters. If they turned up and where OK, home OK we sold them for £300. We could have sold them all easily, but the people wanting them I was just not convinced by!

My whole world revolves around my dogs, I have never had so much fun having puppies running around everywhere, but after the last litter we decided too many Staff puppies where out there and decided to have my three spayed. If breeding, our responsibilities to the breed are huge. With the best intentions in the world, unless you are in a position to find strong buyers prior to breeding her, I would think again!

Sorry if that is a downer, but we still worry if all the pups turned out fine, are still with the original owners, bad specimens, good temprements, good lives, sad lives... wish we could find out!

your probably are too late anyway but then i have read that a bitch can be mated successfully up to 21 days, though to me day 17 seems a little late to try and start now. i would wait until your next season when youve had time to read a bit more- after all theres no harm in waiting! and you have to make sure both dogs have had all relevant tests etc. if your worried about breeding her in the winter months you can always put a little heater in the whelpng room and as the pups will be indoors anyway you will be able to monitor their temperature. also my bitch was very uncomfortable being pregnant in the past few hot months so its probably best for her to have the coolness of the autumn/winter months as she will feel a bit more comfortable. if i were you i would wait until her next season and do a lot of reading a research before then because even though most whelpings go well, there are a lot that don't and you need to be prepared for anything and everything! :p
Good Luck! hope iv helped you a little bit!
Liz

Niki,

Do you realise how many unwanted Staffs are in homes. You may think you are vetting the new homes but circumstances change and alot of people give up their dogs with no second thought, i looked at a dogs card today it said reason for rehoming " not toilet trained and chewed" amazing!!!!!!

I work at a dogs home and every other dog is a staff, it really makes me angry that people can just breed Staffs with no experience what so ever!

Like the previous post said there are enough staffs out there, why do you want to breed staffs? money? why??
There should be a law against unlicenced breeders.

The difference is "good breeders" will always take back a dog they have bred should it need to be re-homed. The pup should remain a responsibility of the breeder for all of its life when it comes to re-homing.
If a breeder makes that clear to new owners and remains in touch with them all then good on the breeder.
I can honestly say I know the whereabouts of all pups I have bred and have made many good friendships with the new owners.

Sorry i wasn't meaning experienced breeders i was meaning people who don't really know what what they are doing. It is such a shame this happens.

Our breeder mails us nearly every week about Gus's progress. She is always there to offer help and advice and we know we can contact her at any time for help . She also offered to rehome pup should any problems arise in the future :)

Staffie - thats the most disappointing side to it, you would hope you make some new Staff mad friends, but it 'aint always that way. Of the seven pups we kept two, the other five...two went to a lady in Liverpool who's husband was a University Lecturer, they moved out of the city without contacting me. One went to a couple who lived in a village close by, after a few phone calls over a couple of weeks I went around one morning to say hello only to find they had moved to Manchester! One puppy went as stud fee back via Bishop Auckland to Scotland after asking several times for the owners contact details I gave up asking. My contact details were on the ped. Like I mentioned I made some mistakes. The fifth puppy I have mentioned before on another thread, was pts without my knowledge, I was informed two days later. That was after being sold to a SBTerrier show judge and breeder in Bristol, who never gave me the chance to take her back! Like I said, breeding is the easy part, vetting people is not easy, staying in contact? You live and learn.

So sorry to hear about what happened to you.
The people in America who had a puppy from us made her up to an American Champion. My husband and the boys went over to North Carolina to stay with them for a week and had a great time. Me and my daughter were meant to go too but I had a Bordeaux litter due and did not want to leave my bitch.
I also have a folder where I get pictures of all the pups as they are growing and put all the letters from the new owners. It is nice to show people that are interested as they can see what other pups have turned into and that you mean it when you say you want them to keep in touch :-)

Staffidax

Thanks for your comments but I have no intention of breeding for money I will only have one litter and then have my girl spayed. And if I was in a position where I have a had a litter and the new owner did not want the puppy any more I would always take it back. I always keep in touch with my breeder who is very helpful with any problems that I may have and this is how I intend to be so please do not slate all us new breeder as we are not all tarred with the same brush as those who are only thinking of £ signs.

I have given this a lot of thought and decided to leave it until next season.

NikiH

Hi all i would just like to say all us breeders started somewhere with a bitch and we all learned as we went along. The top breeders in the country started off once somewhere with just the one dog and we all progress as we go along, Read books listen to other peoples advise we just dont become experienced breeders over night But just remember it is hard work and things can go wrong. all the best gwen