dog breeding

I know embark is the best, but are there other cheaper ones that are almost if not just as good? Also, I’ve never got a dna test before. Do y’all get the breed ID one or health one? My male dog is CKC registered, but I don’t know if that’s enough to stud him out since I’ve never done it before.

https://ibb.co/Xx36DyG I’m getting a male or female Rottweiler puppy from a breeder this week and these are the parents, once the puppy gets older and gets health tested I want to use the male or female as breeding stock. Do you see any obvious faults on these dogs? Edit: added this picture...

One in particular, she has 12 great Dane puppies who are 6 weeks old, what would come in handy, or what can a breeder always use more of? I'm not a breeder yet, that's a couple more years down the line, but I'd appreciate any advice to brighten this dog Mama's holidays!

I have been a breeder for a long time. We are currently whelping this evening. In the FB communities I belong to I keep seeing a lot of "the puppy went home and they called me and said they got Parvo." "The puppies are 6 weeks old and not walking. I was told at the vet today they all have...

Is it normal/good that my dog doesn’t mind people being around/handling her puppies? I’m imagining it is, I just remember the first time I ever got a puppy and going to see it for the first time, the mom dog hated her owners getting too close to the puppies. It seems to be a common thing of...

Mom has chewed off umbilical cords, but some are a little too long. Do I cut it down to around two inches or so? Or leave it? When puppies wander away from mom and the heated area, do I leave it alone and allow it to return to mom on its own? Or do I move it back closer to mom when I feel that...

Hi all! I am looking for some insight and found this community! I'd love to hear from you and if you think I'm overthinking this whole thing...I have been looking into and researching dogs to get for quite a while (we also do actively keep an eye out in the local shelters). I previously had been...

I have a dog that was bred. I got her for breeding, so I made sure she came from healthy parents. I had all the DNA tests and everything cleared except for the hips and elbows checked out since she mated prior to me getting her examined. She’s 30 months old and I finally got her PennHip exam, 7...

My girl is on day 55 from tie and day 57 from slip toe and she had her X-ray today and she is having only one! I need some tips and helpful info involving the delivery and early weeks of having a singleton!!

How do you handle singletons for play/socialization if you have a sole survivor in your litters. I have a 4 week old sole survivor (litter or 7 that were born as strays, momma had no interest in her puppies, 3 taken out by birds of prey, 1 to aspiration pneumonia before making it to us, then 2...

I just recently made a post about my dog going into labor and thankfully for the most part it went super well but now that I’ve got 4 puppies to supervise I’m noticing some simple things I’ve overlooked and would love some advice if anyone’s got any 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 First of all by now they’ve been out...

I've got one for you. Confirming our suspicions. We got a dog a few years ago. Told he was a cockerpoo. Papers and everything from his breeder. Breeder seems to be legit. But neither of us agreed he was one. His hair too long and flowy and he looks too much like a spaniel. Until we found stuff...

edit: given some of the sources ive been referred to, it doesnt sound like im in a position to raise happy, healthy puppies. i told my bf that and he doesnt wanna do it anymore. thank you to all that were helpful, and i wish everyone the best! hello! ive been doing research on dog breeding and...

My dog is a rescue and we were told that they thought she tied on March 28, 29, 30 and again on April 7, 8, 9. We were told that this would be her first pregnancy, but this is also not guaranteed. Over the last day or two we noticed that her nipples were wet when we touched them. We gently...

Hey everyone, I am not a breeder but I wanted to ask a question. I have 2 purebred GSDs 3yo F 1yo M my female is in her heat cycle and my male is still intact to ensure he can reach his full growth. He has started panting and whining a lot, and I’ve never seen him to it during her last heat...

Hi. I was buying from a large poodle breeder however cancelled the transaction at 7 weeks (poodle age) when 3 seperate vets frowned upon her desexing her puppies at 8 weeks, instead of the vet recommended 12 months for large poodles. The breeder got personally offended, and has now gone dead...

My mini schnauzer had 6 puppies almost 4 months ago. She didn’t eat as well as I would have liked while she was pregnant, and she ended up thin enough to alarm me a little when she delivered. I followed the guideline of letting her eat as much as she wanted to while she was nursing. At the...

Noticed a drop of blood today on my tile after she came out if a sit. Acting totally normal, pups are freshly weaned from momma. I haven't noticed the bloody discharge in like 2 weeks but that doesn't mean it wasn't there, no swollen vulva so I don't suspect a heat.

My dog Luna was doing amazing with her 7 puppies for the first two weeks, wouldn’t leave their side for more than an hour, feeding and cleaning almost constantly. It seems now that the puppies are 2 weeks old, eyes open and walking that she does not want to feed them more than 5 minutes every...

One of my girls (3 years old pug) free whelped a large litter for her breed yesterday. The first 2 were in the same sack and came out together. I have heard of this happening before through other people, but I have never experienced it. Both are male and they are each about 40 grams smaller than...