The
beginning of the season
When will a bitch first come into season?
Should a bitch be bred on her first season?
How old should a bitch be before breeding
commences?
On what grounds should a bitch not be bred
from?
On what days is a bitch fertile?
How long is a bitch's season?
Breeding the
dogs
On what day's should a bitch be bred?
What is a stud master and when should they
be used?
On what attributes is a stud dog selected?
What health testing should both the dam and
dog have prior to breeding?
How old should a dog be before he is used
at stud?
What are the responsibilities of a stud dog
owner?
What are the important contract items to
have in a breeding contract?
On what grounds should a dog be neutered?
What diseases can a dog get while being
bred?
When should a dog be allowed near an in
season bitch?
How does the breeding actually take place?
Does there need to be a tie for a breeding
to have taken place?
What is AI and when should it be conducted?
Who should conduct the AI and what specific
precautions should be taken?
Why is the stud dog turned during a
breeding?
How many times should a bitch be bred?
Can a litter have more than one father?
Where must a bitch be kept while she is in
season?
Gestation
How long is a bitch's gestation?
What special diet should the bitch be fed
while in season, and while pregnant?
Under what special circumstances should
additional calcium be fed to a pregnant bitch?
Whelping
What are the signs that a bitch is going
into labor?
What is the best type of whelping box
arrangements?
Where should the bitch be when she whelps?
What are the signs that the whelping is
going well?
What are the signs that there are problems
developing?
When should a c-section be performed?
What is primary inertia and the
implications?
What is secondary inertia and the
implications?
What is oxytocin?
When should the vet be called for help?
Should calcium be administered during
whelping?
What does green fluid indicate?
How long should it take for a bitch to
whelp?
What is the incidence of puppy deaths in
each litter?
What is a breach birth, how often does it
happen, and what are the problems that can result?
What are the implications for a pup born
out of the sac?
How do you ensure that each placenta is
accounted for, and what do you do if they are not?
What should be done with the placenta?
How do you resuscitate a dead puppy?
How do you clear fluid from a puppy's
lungs?
How many extra set of hands should you have
at a c-section?
When should oxygen be administered to
puppies?
When should puppies first fed from the dam?
How do you check for cleft palate?
How are puppies who are deformed managed?
Caring for the
mother
What should the dam be fed while she is
looking after puppies?
What are the signs of infection in the
bitch?
Caring for
puppies
What are the signs that the puppies are
progressing well?
What are the signs that the puppies are in
trouble?
What is mastisis and how is it treated?
What do you do if the dam's milk does not
come in?
How do you bottle feed a puppy, and what do
you use?
How do you tube feed a puppy?
How can you tell if a puppy is feeding
well?
How can you tell if a pup has received
enough milk?
How can you check to see if a pup is
dehydrated?
What is fading puppy syndrome and how do
you rescue a puppy from it?
What are the common problems to be aware of
when raising the puppies?
When do you introduce "real food" to
puppies?
Why should puppies never be given "baby
food"?
Why should puppies not be given grains to
eat?
Should puppies be vaccinated?
Should puppies be wormed?
Under what conditions should a puppy be
culled and how?
Under what conditions should a puppy be
wormed and/or vaccinated?
Placing
puppies
How do you choose puppy buyers?
What responsibilities do you have as a
breeder for those pups?
What sort of guarantees are you going to
offer the buyers?
How do you ensure your puppy buyers are
going to look after the puppies?
When and how do you temperament test
puppies?
How do you match the right puppy with the
right person?
When do you remove the dam from the
puppies?
When should the puppies be totally weaned?
How are puppies house trained?
When are puppies first socialized and how?
What sort of puppy pack information are you
going to provide to the buyers?
When do you start training the puppies?
What breeder support are you offering once
the puppies have gone?
