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Please dont breed if....
- Your not experienced in very small breeds or do not intend to
mentor under a reputable breeder.
- If you think there is such a thing as a "teacup"
chihuahua. Neither CKC or AKC recognize any such thing
- If your not willing to take dogs back that are 3, 5, or older
with or without behavioral problems or serious health conditions.
- If your female is under 4.5lbs or more. YOU COULD KILL
HER
If you do not intend to give the dogs & pups top of the line care and veterinary service
- If you think breeding dogs is a good way to make money.
Its not. If you are taking the best care possible of your dogs, are prepared to pay $1,
500 more for a c-section, keeping all dogs vaccinated, wormed and tagged in your county
and taking into consideration thousands of hours you will spend caring for dogs and puppies
then surely you realize per litter you will be in the hole a couple of hundred dollars.
If you have concerns about any of the things listed
above PLEASE DONT BREED |
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If you do not 'fix'
your dogs, you will have either a pregnant dog or you will have to keep them 100%
separated while the female is in heat twice a year. That means putting up with
howling, clawing, barking, etc. for several weeks twice a year. This is just
downright cruel to put the animals in close proximity and not allow them to satisfy their
needs. Also, you will have to keep the female 100% away from any male dog,
since chihuahuas are so small an accidental mating with a larger dog could seriously
injure or kill her.
Most chihuahua females are not suited for breeding, only an experienced
breeder should ever attempt it. Even then, many times, there is not a good
outcome. A good friend of mine, an experienced professional breeder recently
had a litter born, all dead, and the dam needed an emergency hysterectomy. This
was an uneventful pregnancy and the dog had better prenatal care than a lot of humans
do. Total cost was well over $1000 for veterinary care.
I know you said cost isn't an object, but the health of your pets should be. An
inexperienced breeder will not know when things are going wrong, that lack of knowledge
could quite easily lead to the death of the female. Even if the litter
survived, they are orphaned and will die without the care of the mother or experienced
persons. That's not being a responsible pet owner.
Puppies are very cute, yes, and there are so many puppies born every year that are
euthanized due to genetic defects or because homes cannot be found for them.
I don't know why you are so adverse to spaying/neutering your dog. All my
animals (all female) have been 'fixed', and they don't seem to mind not going through
heat. Please Please Please if you get a female, have it spayed.
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Chihuahuas
are fragile breeders, those under 4 pounds as a general rule
shouldn't be bred at all, and never breed to a male larger than the female. If
you can't figure out who the father is, the vet should closely monitor the size of the
pups, a cesarean or even an abortion may be necessary to save the life of your
Rosy.
In either case, please consider having her spayed. The costs associated with
breeding chihuahuas are much more than you could recoup by selling the pups, and the risks
of losing the mother dog and/or the litter are just too high. |
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