Before breeding your dog

Factors to consider when choosing a breeding mate for your bitch

• This is perhaps the most important dog breeding info to keep in mind: always choose a mate that will complement the weaknesses of your bitch. Remember the motto: “breeding to improve”.
• Choose a mate whose bloodline will strengthen the weaknesses of your bitch and enhance her good qualities.
• With the assistance of experience breeder or some other aid you should avoid a breeding mate of questionable temperament.
• Because dogs suffer from a lot of heredity defects, you should therefore ensure that you produce dogs that will not suffer from any of the known health defect associated to your breed.
• A successful dog breeder will pay attention to the genetics of the breeding mate since your prospective puppies’ temperament, soundness, looks, health, etc. is determined by the genetics of their forbears. How knowledgeable you are will determine the quality of the litter your bitch will produce. It is very important that dog breeders particularly new breeders should know that issues such as dog temperament form the core of any dog breeding pursuit.
  

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