I would like to breed my 2 year old bitch this year, it will be a one off, she is not championship material. just lovely lady. I would like to know how to go about doing this, including where to get the relevant health checks. She is not due into season again until the first week in December, so I have time,
however any help would be very gratefully received. I dont want to go about doing the necessary the wrong way.

Go back to the breeder of your bitch where they will be able to help you.
If you have no luck there try joining a Breed club where you may find the help you need.
Its not easy breeding a litter and would be good to have has much infomation has you can get .
And there is always the down side to breeding where problems can happen .
You can start by getting a book on breeding go to www.ourdogs.co.uk and order the book of go to your libery where they may have some more books to help you out.
Also your own vet can be very helpfull its good to have a good rapour with your vet.
Everyone has the right to breed before anyone adds there words to this note.
If you read the post the owner are willing to do all the health checks and acting as responsable owners.

Hi guest and Kennelsitter - firstly, is she a King Charles, guest? I dont know the abreviation KGC Spaniel. Knowing the breed would help in pointing you in the right direction to the necessary health checks, breed clubs etc. You will have to register with the group to be able to reply. Secondly kennelsitter says "everyone has the right to breed", which, I suppose is true, in the legal sense, but is not necessarily correct morally or in the best interest of your bitch or the resulting pups.

Of course, everyone has to start somewhere, and have that first litter. But you need to loook closely at the quality of your bitch. When you say not Championship standard, do you mean good enough to show but not to make up to a champion, not good enough to show at Ch. shows, or not really meeting the breed standard in a lot of ways? A lot of excellent brood bitches are not good enough to make up into Champions, however, it takes experience and developing an 'eye' for the breed to be able to see these bitches qualities and realise where they will fit in with your breeding programme.

I suppose what I am trying to say is that if you believe your bitch meets the breed standard and is of good temerament and healthy, then get your opinion verified by one or two experts in the breed. `Next when she passes all relevant health checks, and you verify that her parents/siblings etc are all health checked satisfactorily you can then consider going ahead with a mating.

However, if you just want to breed because she is a devoted and charming pet, please think again, there is a risk you can lose her, and if she is a King Charles then the pups can be difficult to raise. You would be much better seeking out another to buy rather than risking your beloved girls.

bye
Gwen