Dog Breeding and Whelping
- Before You Breed Your Dog - Lists of considerations when planning a litter, including choice of the parents, costs and time involved and difficulty finding homes for the pups.
- Being a Responsible Dog Breeder - Includes information and sample codes of ethics.
- Breeders Only Mailing List - For discussion about breeding purebred dogs. Submissions invited about health, care of stud dog or bitches and whelping tips.
- Breeding Dogs - Information about biology and management. Includes illustrated descriptions of the process involved in artificial breedings.
- Breeding, Whelping, and Rearing Puppies - Examines each stage in the form of FAQs. Topics include paperwork, preparing a whelping kit, finding and dealing with puppy buyers, and financial considerations.
- Breeding Your Dog - Considers three common reasons for having a litter.
- Costs of Breeding - A breeder presents a detailed account of the expenses involved in breeding a pedigree litter. Includes photographs and explanations of some tests.
- Determining Breeding Potential - Discusses the points to consider in choosing a sire and dam. Written about mastiffs but applies to all breeds.
- Do you want to be a breeder ? - Examines the chances of a problem-free experience.
- Getting Started As a Responsible Breeder - A list of suggestions from the American Kennel Club.
- Heat Cycles - FAQ about the physical changes and their significance.
- Heat, Pregnancy and Whelping Guide - Description and photographs of the whole process, including common problems.
- Highlights of Whelping - Discusses preparation, supplies needed, possible problems and solutions as well as an account of the process.
- Hybrid Vigor - Examines the belief that mixed breeds are healthier than purebreds.
- Pet Bits For You - Details the heat cycle, mating, pregnancy and whelping, with a weekly diary of the changes, potential problems and solutions. Includes advice for new puppy owners.
- Reality of Breeding Dogs - Provides articles, explanations, FAQs, mailing lists and book suggestions for anyone planning a litter. Includes a checklist, a cost analysis and discussion about sterilisation.
- So You Want To Breed Dogs ? - Detailed accounts of whelping experiences, written by breeders.
- To Breed or Not to Breed : 1 - Discusses the characteristics of a responsible breeder wanting to raise healthy puppies.
- To Breed or Not to Breed : 2 - Guidelines for deciding if an individual animal is worth breeding.
- Whelping Information - Provides articles and downloadable forms to assist in planning and record-keeping.
