i would rather a smaller litter and more healthy if you know what i mean !i would rather the bitch be taking care of them than bottle feeding them all !

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we had a staff that had 9,, blooming hard work,, we lost the smallest,, it was really nice to all white with a black eye patch and ear, my other staff had 4 pups and that was much better, for her and me,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Breeding problem solved. They did tie up yesterday, day 14. They needed a little assistance, the stud is a bit smaller. Thanks for all your advice and encouragement!

good news then,keep us posted, and if you have the patter of tiny feet,, we would love pictures,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I did'nt bottle feed all mine, Mine had their mums natural milk, I got up every hour morning noon and night and put pups on their mum and stayed wile they had their fill, Then i took them to bed with me, English bulls can be aukward mums and i myself would never take a chance and leave them with mum, Iv'e heard of to many being suffocated by mum, Alot of top breeders do it this way aswell, As it was them who taught me how to rear them and not take a chance . Mine turned out to be very nice strong healthy big boys and girls
Only the best for mine thats for sure.

congrats lets hope she takes and you end up some lovely pups

Yes congrats on the mating Hope all turns out as u hoped.
Hopfully you will be posting on here with some lovely babys to show off to us all .

sounds like your bitch has had enough if she has had 3 litters how old was she when you first bred her??????????Being four and a half now she may be in her prime but you bred her before her 2nd birthday i think the poor girl has had enough. Did you not keep a pup from a previous litter that can have a litter??? Personally i think you should spay her and have her as a pet, reward the girl with the love she deserves for having three litters. Dogs are not breeding machines and i would only allow mine 2 have 3 litters alltogether.

Louise

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I dont see how letting your dog have more than 3 litters is punnishment!
The K.C allow a bitch of breeding age to have up to 5.
One of my BT's has had 3 litters and she loved every minute of motherhood. So much so that she has been used as a surrogate before and has also helped my BM with half her litter!

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the kc allows bitches upto 8 to have puppies and bitches as young at 12 months if you contact them directly. This doesnt make it ethical!!!!!!! having up to 5 isnt either. They may love motherhood, but its an awful lot to ask of a dog, im sure she would love every minute of life the same without having a litter. having a litter is instinct to a dog they dont know better. However we as humans should, and be kind to know when enough is enough, like i said before not breeding machines.

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