Odd dog ???

[hogdoggerdude14]

Just a questionbut I got luck and now I get to keep my cousins English  bulldogand I was planing on breeding her and sellin the pups to finanse my hog hunting and get some dogs but first i need to find out
can u breed a bull naturaly or do u have to use artificial incemination and of so what r the rates
and what r the rates of a dogs c section 

[aladatrot]

I know nothing about EBs. I did do a little reading just now though, and was pretty surprised myself.

Nothing against the breed itself, but the website I found was contradictory. They claim that there are people who don't take the breed seriously and see EBs as slovenly couch potatoes which are plagued with health problems and unable to conceive without intervention. Of course, they claim these are false claims. If you then click on the breeding tab, it goes into explaining that the EB's body structure makes natural breeding more difficult and dangerous for bulldogs. The bitch has to support 60% of the stud's body during mating and since they are more prone to sensitivity to the heat she could overheat. As well, a "long tie" can overheat the stud dog. They said you need an experienced studmaster or veterinarian to assist with any attempt to naturally mate them, and they should have knowlege and experience with EBs at that.

On c-sections, they said that there are a couple of issues with trying to deliver them naturally. First, they have comparatively small birth canals to the size of the pups heads. Secondly, they often times have something called uterine inertia where the uterus doesn't contract to expel the pups. Labor is never initiated. Another reason they cited is that an EB's pain tolerance is such that the symptoms of a retained pup or incomplete delivery just would not be evident.

It did not go into the cost of a c section, but it did state that litters are notoriously small and that c sections are required to save valuable pups. It also said that the c section needs to be planned and booked before breeding because if you wait until she is in labor, it turns into an emergency c section.

Odd dogs indeed.

Cheers
M

[T-Bob Parker]

Daaaaang I thought you asked an odd question at first but after reading that reply I would say that after paying for A.I. and cesarean and coming out with a small litter it probably wouldn't be profitable enough to supplement your hobby,  also what stud would you use and will there be a stud fee?  Also no disrespect to you at all but with all those problems in the breed maybe its time for people to stop breeding them.    I went to school with a Guy who owned one and it had to have breathing treatment daily. Sad.