Dog Mating - All You need To Know About Breeding

If your pet is a female dog and you have no intention of allowing her to have a litter then you must take action. The only way to be absolutely sure she won't breed is to have her spayed. This medical procedure can take place when the female dog is four months old. If a female dog is not spayed she will come into season. Every time this happens you will have to keep her securely locked in so that she doesn't come into contact with any male dogs. If they do come into contact you can be sure they will mate. The mating process of dogs is fine tuned to ensure the female has every chance to be impregnated.

Breeders understand the process of mating and know what to expect from the dogs in this situation. They also know how to position the dogs if necessary. There are breeders who are keen to get a litter because they sell the puppies. These are usually breeders who specialize in the breeding of a specific breed. There are many people who choose to have a specific breed of dog as their pet. Certain breeds have certain characteristics. For example, a Labrador is a good family dog, an Alsatian is a good guard dog and a Yorkie is a good lapdog. There is a demand for specific breeds and breeders want to ensure that when their dogs mate the result is a healthy litter.

One of the things breeders must ensure is that the dogs do not become distressed while mating. If they do they could become injured. The phase of the mating procedure when dogs may become anxious is during the tie. The dogs are unable to separate and do get agitated. This is especially so if one or both of the dogs have never mated before. However, they both have to stay that way and allow nature to take its course for the next twenty to thirty minutes. It is possible for the dogs to stay tied for longer than thirty minutes. While they are tied the semen is being released into the female.

As soon as the dogs separate the breeder will place the female in a crate. This is to stop her from urinating for about the next thirty minutes. If she does urinate some of the semen will be lost. Keeping her in the crate and preventing her from urinating gives her the best chance of becoming impregnated.