Breeding a alpha female - Page 1

I have a friend that has females that will not stand for a male. She told me that they are very alpha and will not do "natural breedings"  so she  AI s her females. IS there a trick to the trade? I mean these are so really nice working import dogs that will not get naturally (which I find odd) breed/

I just read about thread about heat cycles and will pass that along as that might be a thought.

I personally had a black bitch that was very alpha and we tried a few males with her but no luck. Then We tried my czech male that was very presisted . After a very long and exhausting hour they only had on tie. That tie produce 8 puppies. But I never bred her after that.

any suggestions?

EK

Barbara, it is certainly not unknown for humans to assist with a breeding. from muzzling the bitch to securing her in a breeding stand. I know that we all prefer a natural breeding and tie, but there are some tough bitches out there. I have one (1) like that who is long retired, and she required an AI the first time while she would flag and stand for the male; the moment he mounted her there was a nasty fight. But for her second (and last) breeding the same male was able to mount her and have a successful tie. Perhaps maturity is important here, but she was past three (3) years old for the first breeding.

I think that sometimes we must interfere if we want a successful breeding. I prefer to not make an AI, but I do realize it is sometimes necessary.

Regards,

Bob-O

One female i had was also very alpha and to breed her we had to take her away from her home and i had to leave as she would not bred with me in sight. Soon as I left in ten minutes she bred.

The other part is that she had to be in full heat to accept a male, we only had a couple days that she would accept a male.

Hope this helps...

Just curious why breed this alpha bitch other than to line your friend's pocket? I noticed on this board seems like almost everyone breeds their gsd.

Bob-O I totally agree.

I noticed on this board seems like almost everyone breeds their gsd.

Well, let's think.  Is this a German Shepherd board? 

Bhall  you took the words right out of my mouth LOL 

Djon You are right not every dog should be bred. But in order to have working police dogs that not only protect you and I but also this country people have to breed. It is not like they are breeding just to breed and over populate the world.

So getting back to the thread at hand

Thank you DR and Bob-O  I will pass that along.

EK

Our females are all alpha and when they are right and flagging they will  accept the male. Try doing progrestone levels and get a base to see if she is climbing in her numbers to ovulate  proper. We have had some first time bitches that were difficult with first breeding and muzzles were needed to keep everything safe but this is rare. The female in question may not be reaching the level with progrestone ( a true heat cycle)  that she will accept the male and it also helps to have the male and female familar with each other especially good with first time females. If a female is not ready she will be aggressive with the male for sure and this is normal alpha or not this would be a normal response. Some males are not dominate enough to breed a snapping female as well and you may need to take her to a proven stud  with some breeding history as well that is more aggressive when the female will not cooperate. If they  do not breed something is usually wrong sometimes females need to have some age three or older before their heat cycles are regular and normal as well, start with lab work on the female and go from there. Good Luck! Marlene