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EQIDIUSKENNEL · SLOVAKIA

From the book

From mating to the litter

The breeding female, finding the right mating day, preparing for whelping and rearing puppies – including litters of ten and more.

Chapters XII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII · pages 175, 177–184

For the author, “breeding female” is a title of honour. These chapters follow her from the heat to weaning: how to judge the optimal mating day, and why a failed mating is rarely the stud dog’s fault; how to prepare for the delivery; how he feeds and cares for the dam; and the routine that let him raise a litter of thirteen.

This is a preview. The full text, photographs and bloodline charts are in the book.

What the book covers here

  • Ways of finding the optimal mating day
  • Preparing for the whelping
  • Rearing puppies, including large litters