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|||You don't breed them. It's pretty simple. Spay that poor female dachshund.
edit: a dachshund, be it a mini or a standard, should not have problems whelping naturally. They are not known for C-sections, though I won't say it's unthinkable.
No, this person shouldnot be breeding. If he needs money he should get a job.
edit: I am not against breeding in general, I am against the ignorant greeders ruining "my* breed. Since I'm involved in rescue, I am tired of picking up yet another bad tempered funky looking mini smooth dachshund that's been dumped at a shelter.|||And you know enough to know that these dogs suit each other in conformation / health faults etc.
I assume the male comes already health screened then does he or are you planning on getting that done along with your female.
This breed have SO many problems with their backs that only the very knowledgable should breed them to try and get away from the problems.
I don't think that person is you.|||There's nothing you can do to make them like each other.
And buying a male just to breed to your female is stupid. He hasn't been tested for hereditary problems (I'm betting you female hasn't either), and you're stuck with him. You should have found the best stud you could (health, temperament, conformation) and bred to him.
But of course, only people who want to better what they have do that. Backyard breeders just want to produce puppies with no regard to quality, so they can collect $$$.|||They're certainly smarter than you are. Breeding is not a hobby. Do some research about backyard breeding and dog overpopulation. Hopefully, you'll change your mind before you do something really irresponsible. Spay and neuter before it's too late.
(Plus, "mini" dogs often can't give birth naturally. They need very expensive c-sections in order to survive delivery. Is that something you're prepared to pay for?)|||You got a dog just so you could breed it with your other dog? What? Why are you even breeding them? My advice is don't.
Most dogs get used to each other over time.
EDIT: Why are we getting all these thumbs downs, but no answers? Look, if you're going to tell someone their answer is bad, you ought to explain why. I'd really like to know who it is that thinks it's a good idea for this person to be breeding any animals at all and why.|||They don't have to "like" each other to mate. Once she goes into heat, they'll mate on instinct alone.
But before you breed, maybe you should research the problems that go along with the breed, and have them health tested and proven either in the ring or Earth trials before breeding.|||Nothing. Get her spayed, and him neutered. The world doesn't need any more puppies unless they are from top quality parents, and that means at least a slew of good wins, or even a Championship, on both, to confirm their quality. And they need to be tested for the problems within the breed.
Breeding isn't for the casual breeder. Why do you think you need to be producing puppies I wonder?|||Get them fixed don't breed them there is to many in the shelters all ready. They don't want to have puppies, your being selfish! Please don't there is a lot more than you know that comes with breeding, and expense!|||Most of the people chastising you are clueless about the breed and just against breeding in general.
But those people do have a point. You bought a male without checking whether they were compatible which says you don't know anything about breeding any dogs so it's doubtful you know the finer points of Dachshunds.
The fact that you don't know the male's age says he is not worthy of breeding and you will end up with a bunch of puppies nobody wants and you will probably take a financial loss getting rid of them.
Hopefully you do know about double dapples and your dogs are not dapples. If your dogs are both dapples do not even consider breeding them. The risk is too great.
If one of your dogs is a dapple there is no shortage of dappled Dachshunds of any line and all you will be doing is adding more of a dominant gene to the gene pool which will increase the likelihood of accidental double dapple breedings.
All those puppies born without eyes or ears or blind or deaf will be on your head.
The best you can do for IVDD is look to see that it's not in the lines but that is no real guarantee because it's the dwarfism that all of them have that causes it (and the freakish dwarfism came from the conformation dogs everyone is telling you should be bred). Since it doesn't show until 3-7 years I would question any breeder who claims an ability to thoroughly check the lines or the dogs for IVDD before breeding. There is no test to predict how far the calcification will progress.
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You are correct that this person should not be breeding, WyrDachsie. Obviously the male is not registered (or they would know the age) which instantly makes the pups less desireable and worth little and they'd be lucky to break even. Most likely some of them will end up in a shelter.
The ones I was talking about against breeding in general are those who give no answer to breeding questions other than to call names and say not to breed, or simply make stuff up like testing for IVDD or c-sections.
When I thought about breeding a dog those types made me more determined. The ones who convinced me otherwise were those who tried to educate.|||wait until she is in heat.|||this is a no-brainer. You just wait until she comes into heat.
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