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Topic: possible problem with stud dog
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lou3
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posted January 11, 2004 09:46 AM
Hi
I am looking to breed from my english pointer this summer, she is due to come into heat in two months.
The dog i plan to send her to also fathered her last litter and i had no problems with him the first time round, i liked his temperament and his pedigree is impeccable, his fertility high and he is a champion.
However recently i have heard rumours that he has bitten a few females quite savagely during/after mating. I thought he was a lovely dog and was present last time he was mated to Jodie and he never displayed any signs of aggression. What do you all think i should do? should i investigate these rumours further or just cut my losses and find another stud that i like?
thanks
Lou
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Dawn
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posted January 11, 2004 02:45 PM
Either just go ahead with it, or request that he wear a muzzle. They shouldn't have a problem with it. It's a reasonable precaution no matter if he has ever bitten or not.
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lou3
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posted January 11, 2004 05:28 PM
Im really more worried about him passing on his temperament to his pups. I would hate to be accused of breeding bad tempered animals because of a poor choice of stud dog. Jodie has such a lovely temperament it would be a shame to spoil any pups by using an aggressive stud. None of the previous litter have shown any signs of aggression - but both the dog pups were neutered which probably prevented it, i would be worried if she produced a stud-quality dog (which is likely 2 of her first litter by a different dog are now used as studs) that it would also show signs of aggression.
Lou
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Dawn
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posted January 11, 2004 06:03 PM
If he didn't have a problem with biting before, didn't seem aggresive, and you've only heard a couple of rumours, even if it did happen, it's probably a handling/training problem and not a heridetary type of thing.
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lou3
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posted January 12, 2004 08:46 AM
thanks for the advice - i'll follow it up a bit further. I hope you're right cause their last litter produced a really exceptional b.itch that became a champion last week at only 14 months old!
Lou
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