Breeding Dogs

[Raymond 618]

Looking for facts if anyone has a link on the biology involved. Ive searched for a while and cant find when its too late to breed a bitch in heat. Ive always went with 9 ,11, and 13 days or 10, 12 and 14 days . A friend of a friend recons he waits untill about 18 to 19 days from the first drop of blood noticed. Ive never bred a bitch after the 14 days as I always got a couple of successfull ties. For once I was quiet and didnt have an answer.HA

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

For the sake of a few quid surely a blood test is the way to go?

 

Why leave it to chance and old wives tails? Every bitch is different.

[Raymond 618]

Thanks for your reply, just looking for info on the cycle of the bitch in heat and is it physically possible to get preganant 18 or 19 days into the 21 day cycle. Never had a problem get a bitch pregnant. The fact is the sperm stays for up to 7 days before it starts to degrade so once the blood goes really watered down kind of pinkish colour and the dog ties job done.This generally happens around 12 to 14 days no wives tails and no chance involved. I get the blood test thing could come in handy in some cases.I have wittnessed a bitch with a dry heat as we call it.She swelled up but never passed any blood.But when she really wanted it a gentle breeze on her back end had her flagging. She was successfully bred from by a friend of mine without blood tests.

[leegreen 2,254]

Use the taste test, 95% accurate.

[Raymond 618]

Use the taste test, 95% accurate.

Are you takeing a chance with that one or did you hear it from someones wife. When I tried that method I seemed to get the 5% that wasnt accurate

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Thanks for your reply, just looking for info on the cycle of the bitch in heat and is it physically possible to get preganant 18 or 19 days into the 21 day cycle. Never had a problem get a bitch pregnant. The fact is the sperm stays for up to 7 days before it starts to degrade so once the blood goes really watered down kind of pinkish colour and the dog ties job done.This generally happens around 12 to 14 days no wives tails and no chance involved. I get the blood test thing could come in handy in some cases.I have wittnessed a bitch with a dry heat as we call it.She swelled up but never passed any blood.But when she really wanted it a gentle breeze on her back end had her flagging. She was successfully bred from by a friend of mine without blood tests.

Mate you've said yourself it's all ifs, buts and maybes. I wouldn't leave it to chance.

 

The sperm CAN stay active for UP TO 7 days from SOME stud dogs. But it can be useless after 48 hours in some cases. Especially older stud dogs.

 

All the best though.

[Raymond 618]

Il have to go back to spec savers , cant see where the ifs,buts and maybes are. Just looking for factual effidence that can a bitch get caught 18 or 19 days into the cycle. The eggs are released from 9-11 days.If you read the days I usually mated a bitch you would see that a stud with sperm thats no good after 48 hours would be sorted. Get the dog to tie the bitch day 9 ,11, and 13 or 10,12,14 job done. It only takes one tie really, the 3 mateings covers older dogs like you mentioned. I know most the biology and facts up to 14 days never needed to know anything else after that.I would love to know and be educated more if theres info out there to let me know what the biology behind it is, can be done at 18 or 19 days. I will deffo keep your suggestion of blood test in my bag of tools incase I ever needed it

[dillydog 8,523]

In my experience a bitch will get caught when you don't want it to lol. I've had them get caught way after twenty days when they've got a fanny like a mouses ear. I personally let the bitch tell me when she's ready, as soon as she stops staining I'll let her with the dog of choice.

[Peter Leemooch 160]

your asking for facts ok she won't take on the 30th day.apart from that what answer do you want mate blood tests are there for I formation we can't get ourself if you choose not to use it facts cannae be that important to you

[Raymond 618]

your asking for facts ok she won't take on the 30th day.apart from that what answer do you want mate blood tests are there for I formation we can't get ourself if you choose not to use it facts cannae be that important to you

Thanks youve been very helpfull.

[HPR 1,161]

My brother breeds bulldogs and he uses the driminski tester he and me think there the bollocks the bulldogs are such a messed up breed hes had them mate on day 4 also day 21 with out the tester he would of missed also hes had bitches come in mate them then 4 weeks late come in again and then theyve had a proper season . so who knows well a good stud dog will ha ha .