breeding my german shepherd

Question
Hi I have a 2 and a half yr old German Shepherd that went into heat. She is on day 11 today. I took her for the swab test and the vet said she was ready on day 9. I introduced her to the stud and she wanted to basically bite his head off. We brought her back over there and it was the same thing. The stud is interested but as soon as he tries anything she goes to nip at him. They both are not being submissive at all and my dog will not back down. Do you have any advice on how to make this process work? We had tried to breed her in the past with another stud and she ended up in false pregnancy. We also have another dog at home that is a male that she grew up with. She does not act like she does with the stud. Could it be that she feels that my other dog is her mate and thats why she will not let the stud mount her?

Answer
If she already missed, there's no reason to try to breed her this cycle. Some females will only breed on the right days, some'll breed during the whole heat. And then there are others that just refuse at anytime. These type of females may need to be either muzzled, tranquilized, or have to use AI on them. If you have to go to extreme measures just to get a dog bred, you may need to rethink the reason to breed this particular dog, as temperament is hereditary. I'm not saying your girl falls into this category. If you just missed her time, then she shouldn't let the male try to breed her. That's her way of saying that the time has come and gone, so get the heck off of me! :-) If she is super close to the male at home, that may be her 'boyfriend' in her mind. I've known dogs to do that. A good friend of mine bred a champion bitch to a different stud, and even though it was the right time in her cycle and there was a tie after breeding, she didn't take. The next time she bred her 'boyfriend' even though the breeder was wanting to breed her to a different dog, and they ended up with 10 pups! If this is the case, and she's just really attached to your boy, you may just have to use AI with her if she is to be bred to a different male. That's no biggie. They just get attached to certain dogs, just like we pick our own mate! You could try to put the female and the male you have at home together and see how she acts. If she flirts, and allows him to mount, then you may need to either consider AI or just muzzling her if you want her bred to the stud.