"Should I breed my dog?" Flowchart

heatherr · 01-08-2011, 12:57 PM

I saw this posted on another dog forum...

Hopefully this can help illustrate to some people why they shouldn't (Or should!) breed their dog.

1der_girl · 01-08-2011, 01:14 PM

Love it!!!

WarrantsWifey · 01-08-2011, 01:39 PM

I got all the way around to the hips part. He isn't quite old enough for his hips yet. Thats a really good flow chart though!!

Lucy Dog · 01-08-2011, 02:42 PM

Good stuff. This should be made a sticky so it's always on top.

Myamom · 01-08-2011, 02:53 PM

Love it and I agree...sticky!

rvadog · 01-08-2011, 03:01 PM

Eh. Truth is if you are asking that question the answer is no.

When you are ready to bred, are knowledgeable enough on the breed and have breed worthy dogs then you will know.

Lucy Dog · 01-08-2011, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rvadog

Eh. Truth is if you are asking that question the answer is no.

When you are ready to bred, are knowledgeable enough on the breed and have breed worthy dogs then you will know.

Yeah, but the average person coming on here asking when to breed their cute puppy doesn't know that.

A chart like this can be pretty helpful to someone just looking to breed their cute puppy once old enough to give to all of their friends and family.

Metalsmith · 01-08-2011, 03:48 PM

Please make this a sticky!

heatherr · 01-08-2011, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucy Dog

Yeah, but the average person coming on here asking when to breed their cute puppy doesn't know that.

A chart like this can be pretty helpful to someone just looking to breed their cute puppy once old enough to give to all of their friends and family.

Exactly! I worry that some people come on here wanting to know if they should breed their cute puppy without paperwork, or knowing both parents, etc. etc. and then when they get bombarded with comments upon comments about everything, sometimes that can come off snarky, they sign off, never look back, and BOOM another litter of pups that do nothing to promote the GSD breed while there are plenty of other cute puppies in shelters and rescue networks without homes.

I saw this and thought it might be a little less aggressive way to get those points across.

selzer · 01-08-2011, 10:49 PM

I went around the circle to the section where it says are you emotionally prepared to take all the crap that could go wrong with a whelping.

I thought I was.

I do not know anyone who can guarantee what type of basketcase they will be during the horrible stuff.

I just watched a c-section. You cannot KNOW what that will be like, unless you have been there and done that, and even then, when it is your dog strapped to the table being sliced open....

01-08-2011, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
heatherr Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 124	"Should I breed my dog?" Flowchart I saw this posted on another dog forum... Hopefully this can help illustrate to some people why they shouldn't (Or should!) breed their dog. __________________ -Heather Whitman 1 yr GSD George 3 yrs Orange Tabby DSH cat Sofia 3 yrs Black DSH cat www.phillypaws.org www.temple-cats.org

01-08-2011, 01:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
1der_girl Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Greenfield, MA Posts: 130	Love it!!! __________________ October von Hena-C, AKA "Tober"

01-08-2011, 02:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Myamom Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PA Posts: 12,145	Love it and I agree...sticky! __________________ Mya - Queen GSD-..the void will never be filled...Love you always and forever! Until we meet again..... Ava - Princess GSD Cheyenne-GSD Buddy-Sweet lap cat - Forever in my heart...until we meet again... Baby - Crazy cat Spencer - Eclectus parrot

01-08-2011, 03:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
rvadog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 207	Eh. Truth is if you are asking that question the answer is no. When you are ready to bred, are knowledgeable enough on the breed and have breed worthy dogs then you will know. __________________ Dog training in the NYC area! http://www.gooddogtrainingco.com

01-08-2011, 03:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Metalsmith Master Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 573	Please make this a sticky! __________________ Sarah Khyber GSD Mr. Coal BFBC (big fat black cat)

01-08-2011, 01:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
WarrantsWifey Knighted Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,905	I got all the way around to the hips part. He isn't quite old enough for his hips yet. Thats a really good flow chart though!!

01-08-2011, 02:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lucy Dog Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,944	Good stuff. This should be made a sticky so it's always on top.

01-08-2011, 10:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 20,802	I went around the circle to the section where it says are you emotionally prepared to take all the crap that could go wrong with a whelping. I thought I was. I do not know anyone who can guarantee what type of basketcase they will be during the horrible stuff. I just watched a c-section. You cannot KNOW what that will be like, unless you have been there and done that, and even then, when it is your dog strapped to the table being sliced open.... __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC & Babs, CD RA CGC HIC (not AKC) Heidi, RA CGC & Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC & Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly CGC & Bear Gretta Hepzibah

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