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Canine Reproduction
Do you sleep by the whelping box when a first-time bitch is due to whelp? Have you breathed life into a stillborn puppy? And cried when it died… Have you studied pedigrees, planned the breeding, and watched the litter grow as proudly as the owner of a Kentucky Derby Winner once did? Then you can say with pride… |
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YES I AM A BREEDERCindy Smith, www.akitascas.com / TheDogPlace July 2010
You jolt awake with your heart pounding and jump out of bed. A quick glance at the clock tells you its 2:38 a.m. You pull on your robe and rush out - kicking yourself mentally because you've fallen asleep for over 2 hours and have not been WATCHING.
You glance in the whelping box, a quick count tells you that there is still as many puppies as there were two hours ago, and all are moving. You offer up a quick 'Thank You!' Open the door and tell Mom it's okay to go out. She is hesitant, but nature wins and out she goes for her potty break, rushing to get it over with so she can get back to her babies ASAP.
The pups are three days old. Every day the worry factor
eases a little, although as an experienced breeder - you know it's gonna be there until these babies that
YOU helped to create are in their new homes, until the show puppies become
champions, and until health clearances all attained. Shrugging, you
acknowledge that you’ll worry about them until they die of old age. https://www.thedogplace.org/Reproduction/Yes-Breeder-10072_Smith.asp
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