Hi, i want to breed zeus with another lovely staff as i want a pup for a bit of company for him,my question is this, whats the best way to get them to mate i know that she is ready as she has been braking down for ten or eleven days now and has just stopped is there any way i can make sure the successfully make it happen?

Hi, your best bet would be to ask a breeder, soverenstaff (Julie) is one who is really helpful. I havent the first idea. Julie has done some blogs on different subjects relating to mating and pregnancy, so its worth a look on her page, and her blogs. Hope this helps.

hello sorry cant help but i agree with lynne i think julie would know have a read of her blogs they are brilliant

 

kevin

first get your vet to do a progesterone test. that will determine when the bitch is ovulating/ready to ovulate/finished ovulating.

 

A.I if necessary.

 

there's a squillion staffies in pounds & shelters, if you are not a registered breeder breeding to improve the breed why not save a life instead of contributing to the problem?

 

i'm sure zeus wouldn't mind a pound hound for a buddy.

I agree with kipmckool. Thats a very sensible suggestion. You should do a bit of research as to the number of dogs that get euthanised in pounds every year due to pet owners who...."just want one litter" or "think my dogs great so I want a litter with my neighbour" etc

Also breeding is risky business if you don't know what you're doing. You might lose your girl in the process then end up with no dog and a huge vet's bill!

look i no there is lots of dogs in pounds but where i live there isnt the dog that i want i have homes sorted for up to six pups and they are all within my family so i dont need everone going on about pounds all the time yes they are bad the way ppl jus abandon dogs but this wil not not be the case i can assure you.
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I agree with you  here in Belfast it is very difficult to get a staff from a breeder when i was looking for Duke we were searching for months no staff pups anywhere i was ready to go over to the mainland but this adds quite a bit to the initial cost of the pup. Any we saw at the pound had already been used as fighting dogs or badly abused we were scared to bring home as we have young children coming in all the time. But be careful get advice from your vet first. or check with the northern ireland sbt club they may be able to put you in touch with a breeder who is expecting pups that's what we did.

It's not always possible to get from a home anyway.  We tried to get a staff from bath cats and dogs home but because we have young kids were told no because the staffys pasts were not known.  we even ended up choosing to home a completely different dog, that was ok with kids.  went in as arranged to walk it to be told he was no longer available as was going back to his owner.  my partner was really upset, they said they'd ring us if any other child friendly dogs came in and we've heard nothing that was over ayear ago.  on speaking to them they said to gegt a very young pup for best chace with kids.  More measures should be taken  to allow all breeds of dogs around kids since they are bound to be around a child at some point!

i can see from both side yes there are lots of staffs in pounds and with a rescue staff  you cant be 100% sure of there temprementas you never really know how badly abused they were  so going to a pound for another dog isnt always the solotuion.

so in that situation isnt it better to breed from your own dog where you now the background and that all health checks have been done rather than line the pocket of some byb or puppy farm

 

if you are still thinking of breeding your girl i would by your self a copy of book of the bitch i found this very valuble before ,during and after my girls whelping

when i mated my girl the stud owner came to me (although it is usally the other way round ) it was on saffys 11th day and a new she was ready as she was presenting her self and her tail was curled up high me and the stud owner just let them got on with it we supervised of course incase there was any aggresion but it went fine they tied for about 40 mins he then came back two days later and we did the same thing.good luck in which ever route you decide to take  

Hi i dont want to push anyone into Health  testing but i must add it the best thing to do with any dog breeding.

There are plenty of staffs in rescues & understand you are worried about the temp on them.its such a pity

Breeding :

Are you prepared to loose your bitch & the whole litter,or if the bitch dies are you prepared to rear the pups yourself(have you time)

Have you got the costs if things dont go to plan,pet insurance does not cover pregnancies or anything to do with them,so make sure you have from £600 -£1000+ spare cash before her term date.

You must help with the whelping & not leave her alone to do it herself incase things go wronge,you must also know what to do in an emergency

if you are fine with these then go ahead & goodluck,get the (book of the bitch) its a must & read it loads

 

 

My Ellie will only accept a male on the 12 - 13 - 14 days of her season & so does Misty,stella will go from the 11th day,but some bitches will go alot earlier or later,your male should know when she is in prime time & yes all my girls have to be restrained as most staffords do