Mating In Dogs

2024 Author: Sebastian Paterson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:47

In order to get good offspring, sires must not only be in excellent shape, but also reach a certain age, as mentioned in the last issue of "ZooPrice". Finally, we remember that only the best pedigree dogs should be allowed into breeding with strict culling of the sick, weak, not meeting the breed standard. If all these conditions are met, then you can start knitting.

Bitches are knitted no more often than once a year (after one heat). Mating in every estrus adversely affects their health and puppies are born weak. Males are usually knitted no more than four times a month (once a week). Dogs are usually not knitted after 6-8 years of age. The bitch should not be mated before the second heat.

Before a mating bitch, deworming should be done. The male and female must be healthy; their mating should be of interest from the point of view of improving a particular breed (here I mean not only the exterior qualities of dogs, but also their genetic, physical, mental health, as well as working qualities). Owners of a dog and a bitch should correctly fill out the mating act - a document that records the fact of mating and stipulates the terms of payment between the owners.

You can knit a bitch only during the "hunting" period. Mating "forcibly" can lead to physical and psychological injury to the dog. Therefore, each owner of a bitch should be able to determine the timing of "hunting" for his dog. The hunting period for each bitch is determined individually. "Hunt" can be defined as follows. Place your hand on the dog's rump. The bitch that has come to "hunt" strains its hind legs, takes the tail aside, lifts the loop (the edges of the loop diverge, as if twisting to the sides). With such signs of "hunting", it is better to mate on the same day.

Mating should be done in a place familiar to the dog. The presence of the owners of the dog and bitch and, if necessary, a mating instructor is enough. Before mating, the dog and the bitch are not fed. Whether the dogs need help with mating depends on many factors, for example, the experience of the dog, the breed of dog, etc. If the dog has made several unsuccessful cages or has premature ejaculation, he needs to be allowed to rest and calm down (preferably separately from the bitch). It is useful to take the dog outside and take a walk - this kind of exercise will help the dog to restore his strength. When the bitch is "hunting", she calmly accepts the dog and does not resist. But there are dogs that, in principle, do not allow males. Then the bitch has to be held so that the male can insert the penis into the loop. After this, ejaculation occurs. At this moment, blood flows plentifully to the genitals of the bitch, they swell strongly and tightly cover the male's penis - glueing, or "lock" occurs. Dogs can be in the "castle" from several minutes to an hour or more. The dog is helped to take a comfortable position, for which purpose it is carefully carried over its hind leg over the croup of the bitch (the dogs turn out to be turned back to each other). While the dogs are in the "castle", you need to make sure that the bitch does not jerk or sit down: sudden movements can injure the male's penis. If there is no "lock", this does not mean at all that the mating did not take place and the bitch remained empty, the main thing is that the sperm gets into the bitch's vagina.lock "from a few minutes to an hour or more. The dog is helped to take a comfortable position, for which it is carefully carried his hind leg over the croup of the bitch (the dogs are turned back to each other). While the dogs are in the" lock ", you need to watch that the bitch sharply did not twitch or sit down: abrupt movements can injure the male's penis. If there is no "lock", it does not mean that the mating did not take place and the bitch remained empty, the main thing is that the sperm gets into the bitch's vagina.lock "from a few minutes to an hour or more. The dog is helped to take a comfortable position, for which it is carefully carried his hind leg over the croup of the bitch (the dogs are turned back to each other). While the dogs are in the" lock ", you need to watch that the bitch sharply did not twitch or sit down: abrupt movements can injure the male's penis. If there is no "lock", it does not mean that the mating did not take place and the bitch remained empty, the main thing is that the sperm gets into the bitch's vagina. If there is no "lock", this does not mean at all that the mating did not take place and the bitch remained empty, the main thing is that the sperm gets into the bitch's vagina. If there is no "lock", this does not mean at all that the mating did not take place and the bitch remained empty, the main thing is that the sperm gets into the bitch's vagina.

After the dogs separate from the loop of the bitch, a certain amount of turbid, sometimes bloody fluid flows out. This is not sperm, but a lubricant that makes it easier for the penis to move. There are few spermatozoa in it, since they have the ability to move against the flow of fluid into the uterus, where they "meet" with the eggs and fertilize.

The second, control, mating makes sense to carry out no earlier than 48 hours after the first. This mating is desirable, and even necessary, because the bitch's period of "hunting" does not exactly coincide with the period of fertilization. Fertilization is the time when the eggs are released from the ovaries into the uterus and are able to fuse with the sperm. Sometimes this discrepancy is quite significant. Despite the fact that spermatozoa can remain viable for two to three days, waiting for the release of the egg, fertilization often does not occur precisely because the period of "hunting" does not coincide with the period of fertilization.

Since the eggs do not mature at the same time, it is possible for a bitch to be fertilized by several males. Then the puppies in the litter will be from different fathers. That is why the puppies are so diverse among yard dogs. The bitch after the "official" mating still needs to be protected from stranger males.

In recent years, artificial insemination has been used in dog breeding, a method that was previously only used for farm animals. There are now ways to store sperm for a long time. This allows the genotype of outstanding males to be used even when normal mating is not possible. Used literature:

Blokhin G. I. and other Cynology. Textbook for universities - M.: OOO "Scriptorium Publishing House 2000", 2001. Fateeva. All about the dog. Directory. M.: OOO "Gamma Press" 2000. Evans JM, White K. Complete guide to caring for dogs. M.: "Aquarium Ltd", 2000.