In article , Baz
writes
Thankyou, Janet, for the info,
I feel a bit confused though.
It has been hinted from Sacha that I could have a similar natured puppy
from Rolf if he mated. Once Rolf has mated and sired, are you saying he
should be casterated? This is going to happen when he has successfuly
sired anyway, and it will be his first.
I am tangling my words here, I know what I mean but can,t put it in
writing for you to understand. Frustrating!
One thing I can say is that I want a dog for various reasons, and one top
reason is that no cat has been seen or evidence of.
Rolf is going home tomorrow(Thursday) and I can tell you we will miss him
a bit.

Baz



No once a male has been used at stud - castrating him /neutering him
will have little effect if he suddenly becomes more dominant/squares up
to other males . he will see himself as a top dog as he has been allowed
to mate.

However I was just warning about thinking it was a simple matter of
breeding from him if the owner has never bred before or if he was just
going to have a casual litter.

I don't know what breed he is but I am going by what i have learned
breeding Dalmatians and I know how hard a litter can be to look after
and to socialise correctly etc. and what it can do to the sire's
behaviour and/or temperament.

I am sure it will be fine and possibly the owner has had litters before?
Has he got a bitch in mind for the mating then? Are the owners of the
bitch keen for your dog to be the sire of the litter?


Janet

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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk