Discover the best dog breeding practices, tips, and tricks on PetMeetly! From breed selection to whelping, our resource has everything you need to know.
More than half of all pre-weaning puppy deaths happen in the first week, and a dying puppy usually looks fine until it does not. This guide covers the three things that kill newborn puppies (cold, low blood sugar, and missed colostrum), the numbers that flag trouble a day early, and when to call the vet.
When can you breed your dog? A vet-informed timing guide covering male and female age windows, 50-breed reference table, OFA CHIC health tests, and heat-cycle protocols.
A standards-backed dog breeding checklist covering pre-breeding clearances (OFA CHIC, brucellosis PCR), heat-cycle timing (progesterone 5 ng/mL), whelping prep, dystocia red flags, week-by-week newborn care, and responsible placement at 8 weeks.
Yes, a female dog can have puppies from two different sires in one litter via superfecundation. This guide covers the biology, the AKC multi-sire litter registration process, when intentional dual-siring is useful, and what to do if the mating was an accident.
A standards-backed guide to ethical dog breeding: the AKC 5-pillar H.E.A.R.T. framework, OFA-CHIC health testing, COI under 5%, ethical pair selection, lifetime take-back clause, and a 9-question self-audit you can run on your own situation.
