Breeding every heat. - Page 3

Wolves have heat cycles once a year because there is only enough food avalible for the mother to feed the pups once a year, in spring. Now that we feed our dogs quality food all year round, they can now support a litter all year round. This is why I think dogs began to have heat cycles twice a year. I don't see anything wrong with brreeding a bitch every heat if she is healthy, except if she is getting too old. Better to stop while the going's good. Human females naturally stop having reproductive cycles, I don't know about dogs.

The most important thing is: with a good female who brings good progeny  you should breed every heat, if she is healthy then its Ok

females who bring shi..     from them is one litter already enough

Breeding a bitch every season? Who the heck can find  proper homes for so many puppies?

Old German saying, possibly from Stephanitz, paraphrased:

If you don't breed the bitch every heat cycle, all you get is a fat bitch.

Shelley...I also remember that saying from Stephanitz's book....."Consider breeding as a form of  WORK ...If not bred, your bitch will gain nothing but FAT..."  So is that why we have  prostitutes and call boys in the society ???   I consider myself a Callboy since i'm working in a call centre...

have a nice day... :) marci

So I say... let the bitch have her sweet time but limit the progeny to a maximum of six pups only... this way i

FM2410 Thanks for posting this topic not only is it interesting  to see how people feel about it but also sheds a new light on how we look at things. I was raised with every other heat and only a few years ago did I find out it was better to breed back to back on the first and second litter. Now it is every litter. Still have a hard time thinking that way but after reading all the post and talking not only with the kennel posted but other breeders I am starting to understand more and why.  

By the way Mike was very knowledgable and took the time out to talk with me in more details about his program. I was very impressed . 

Excellent post Molly and exactly the way I feel also.   

If I could get that much for pups, I'd breed my bitch every heat too, until her uterus fell out! At least Kreative Kennels breeds nice dogs and not crap.