Females Not breeding - Page 1

What would cause a female not to breed. Say for instance a female a grown up with a male since she was 8 wks old and now she is on her second heat cycle and won't breed to the male. What could be the cause of this? I thought breeding was an inherent instinct in all animals what could actually make a female not want to conceive or even mate? Thanks so much

How old is the female? Also are they together all the time?? She may see him only as a friend not a mate. Keep them seperated for a few weeks before she cycles and then she may be more apt to see him as a mate instead of a buddy she hangs out with. Does the male show interest?

She may have a vaginal stricture.

The female is a year and half now. The male does show much interest. And yes they are togeter 24/7. Also she was hit by a car at 6 months old and had to have surgery and had pins put in. Can her accident also prevent her from breeding. The reason I ask is because I don't want to get her spayed because I know how they tend to pick up weight and all and thats not good for the pins but then I was just curious as to why I didn't have to worry about her mating. And if I don't have to get her spayed then great. But i was just curious. Could I take her my local vet and have them tell me if she is able to conceive or not or can it only be done by testing with a male.

You don't want to spay her because you're worried about weight gain but you're willing to breed her so young? Weight gain can be controlled with the amount of food you give her. What have you done with them to show they are good enough to breed and have puppies? Working Titles? Proven in SAR, herding, or as an assistance dog?

i am not trying to breed them. i don't want them to breed. Its just strange to me that I don't have to worry about that. And she has come in season twice. Goodness. That is not my aim or goal.

Sorry, your question made it sound like you were trying to breed them If you don't want that, then get her spayed as soon as possible and control her weight by controlling her diet. We've had various females that have been spayed with no weight problem, just don't over feed.

Either get him neutered or her spayed if you have no want to breed them. Diet is key in weight control.

Oh brother, don't ever count on dogs practicing birth control. Just because she won't accept him now (as far as you know) doesn't mean that she won't on another season or sometime later in her season when you think she's no longer in heat. I know of 3 big litters that were whelped from "oops" breedings on the the 27th, 30th and 31st days of the bitches' seasons. Those dogs didn't seem interested in mating either, until the owners weren't looking that is. Just have her spayed and don't let her get into the refrigerator too often and she won't get fat. Spaying her will prevent a uterus infection in the future which is very common in unspayed older bitches and that requires a life-saving emergency spay and can even result in death. I lost mye first dog to a uterus infecton, called pyometra. Spaying her will will also cut down on her risk of getting breast cancer. Generally speaking, neutered dogs are healthier than their un-neutered, never-bred peers.