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Standard Poodle Issues

Posted : 11/13/2006 5:57:29 PM

Someone please HELP!!!!! I have an 18 month old Standard Poodle named Lucy that refuses to let my 4 year old male Standard Poodle mount her, even though she's in heat. This is her 3rd heat, and each time she growls at him, and bites him. I've NEVER encountered this before, and I've been around poodles for at least 30 years. Please please please, someone give me some ideas on what to do to make her more receptive to my male. Lucy has a show coat, and fits the requirements for a show dog perfectly---she's just not registered, even though she's purebred. The owner of the Dam felt it was a waste of money to register her adults, or her litters. I have another smaller female named Molli that also was in heat, and she was impregnated with no issues....I'm out of ideas on how to get Lucy to allow Demon to mount.

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Posted : 11/13/2006 6:05:07 PM

Its the worlds way of telling you we have enough dogs in this world, he he!
Have htese dogs been health or temperment tested? What guarantee are you offering? It seems to me that if the dog was worth breeding the breeder would have registered her.
With all dure respect because I dont want to scare you away....if you were ready to breed, meaning educated enough you wouldnt need to come on i-dog and ask such questions. PLEASEW dont take that in a bad way but we are serious dog owners on here

cairnterriers

Posted : 11/13/2006 6:05:23 PM

I'm so sorry! It sounds so frustrating! But I am not a Standard Poodle person, nor am I a breeder, so I can't help you!!![

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cairnterriers

Posted : 11/13/2006 6:07:01 PM

Oh My Gosh I just thought of something! What if you took her to the vet and have her looked at, and maybe you will find the problem. Or, maybe you can talk to another Standard Poodle/dog breeder and ask for advice!!!!???

cairnterriers

Posted : 11/13/2006 6:08:21 PM

ORIGINAL: sheprano

Its the worlds way of telling you we have enough dogs in this world, he he!
Have htese dogs been health or temperment tested? What guarantee are you offering? It seems to me that if the dog was worth breeding the breeder would have registered her.
With all dure respect because I dont want to scare you away....if you were ready to breed, meaning educated enough you wouldnt need to come on i-dog and ask such questions. PLEASEW dont take that in a bad way but we are serious dog owners on here

I guess sheprano is right...

Deb

Posted : 11/13/2006 7:39:00 PM

Why are you breeding these dogs?

Rebecca Sexton

Posted : 11/13/2006 7:45:49 PM

Sheprano,

I AM a serious dog owner as well. However, I've NEVER encountered this issue
in my 30 years with poodles. All of my dogs have been tested by my local vet
for the issues that may harm my dogs, or make them worth less money.
The breeder that bred my beloved Lucy does it just for the $$$, which I
don't agree with. I called her & tried to convince her to register hers so
that I could register Lucy, but she wouldn't do it. As far as a guarantee, I
guarantee that my puppies are healthy, disease-free, and if they are
uncomfortable with it, they can get the dogs checked over by their
veterinarian. My vet is extremely thorough, and if there were problems with
the parents, he wouldn't hesitate to tell me not to breed them. I'm very
genuine when it comes to my dogs.

As far as why am I breeding these dogs? I'm doing it because I love the breed, and because I have 3 very versatile, unique dogs that are very popular in the area I live in, and since Lucy is in agility, Molli is a hunting dog, and Demon is a guard dog, a lot of people I know want pups from my dogs for these things.

Mookies Mom

Posted : 11/13/2006 7:54:59 PM

Sextonrl, could you maybe explain the reason why you feel like you are so desparate to breed your dog???
Not trying to be critical here, but......she's an unregistered dog with a show coat. Big deal. 20-30% of all dogs found in shelters are purebreds. Perhaps as Sheprano suggested its the world's way of telling you we don't need any more dogs bred for profit, (ok Im assuming youre breeding for profit right?) that potentially could end up in a shelter, unwanted and euthanized.

Take a look at the thread on this board titled Albert's Fate and then come back and 'splain to me why you need to bring another litter of puppies(non registered/non show dogs) into this world.

agilebasenji

Posted : 11/13/2006 7:56:10 PM

Sounds like you need a repro specialist vet. What does your vet say?

Or accept that sometimes mother nature knows best.

rwbeagles

Posted : 11/13/2006 7:56:53 PM

All of my dogs have been tested by my local vet
for the issues that may harm my dogs, or make them worth less money.

UGH...no comment.

Mookies Mom

Posted : 11/13/2006 7:58:15 PM

Sexton, we must of been posting at the same time.

micksmom

Posted : 11/13/2006 8:10:43 PM

...I have an 18 month old Standard Poodle named Lucy that refuses to let my 4 year old male Standard Poodle mount her, even though she's in heat...

What jumps out at me is your female is only 18 months old, which means she is too young to be OFAed for hips. I don't know what the age is for screening for the other health problems seen in Poodles (PRA and Von Willebrand's Disease among others), but she shouldn't be bred until she's had all her health clearances.

[linkhttp://www.kiradapoodles.com/health.htm]http://www.kiradapoodles.com/health.htm[/link]

ETA- Not being registered is another reason not to breed her.

Rebecca Sexton

Posted : 11/13/2006 8:10:52 PM

As far as this goes---I've already stated that I'm NOT breeding them for the money. I'm doing it because I love the breed, and because I have 3 dogs that stand out. My male Poodle is a great guard dog, Molli is a hunting dog, and Lucy is an agility dog. I'm VERY confident that their offspring will also stand out. I thank everyone for their thoughts & opinions on this. However, those of you who judge me without knowing my reasoning or knowing anything about me, you aren't being fair. I'm not interested in becoming a "puppy mill breeder". I have a lot of people in the area that I live in who are interested in offspring from these dogs because of their abilities.

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Posted : 11/13/2006 8:19:18 PM

ORIGINAL: sextonrl

As far as this goes---I've already stated that I'm NOT breeding them for the money. I'm doing it because I love the breed, and because I have 3 dogs that stand out. My male Poodle is a great guard dog, Molli is a hunting dog, and Lucy is an agility dog. I'm VERY confident that their offspring will also stand out. I thank everyone for their thoughts & opinions on this. However, those of you who judge me without knowing my reasoning or knowing anything about me, you aren't being fair. I'm not interested in becoming a "puppy mill breeder". I have a lot of people in the area that I live in who are interested in offspring from these dogs because of their abilities.

Hey there,
Sorry if we all came off a lil crazy but you'd be surprised how amny ignorant folks we get on here and we have to weed them out. None of us believe that you should live by our standards yet at the same time please dont blame us for not supporting what you are trying to do. Best wishes to you!

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Posted : 11/13/2006 8:23:07 PM

In addition, with all due respect nobody called you a BYB or anything nasty. Bottom line is that your dogs are NOT breedable.
My dog's g-father had many working titles, puprle ribbons, health tested and bred for the best in temperment which is extremely rare with pit bull breeders as most of them tend to be of very low morals. Yet she is fixed, if you cared for the breed as you say you do then you would send those potential cusotmers of yours to a reputable breeder