Brainless

Happy to say the dog is now back with his breeder, and hopefully will not be long before a suitable home can be found.

Firstly most vets are not expert regarding the breeding and rearing of puppies, their expertise is diagnosing illness. I had a bitch with severe mastitis on very strong antibiotics,a nd she continued to fee the pups, though they didn't; gain weight quite as well that week, soon made it up. As long as the bitch is prescribed safe antibiotics then she can carry on feeding the pups. If she has a temperature this may affect milk production, so you need to weight the puppies and the bitch must have lots of fluids. if feeding dry food soak it to a mush, to get liquids into her and also

The newest jab 'Alizin' works very well and can be used up to 40 days after mating, in fact it works better later than straight after the mis-mating. So a bitch can be palpated and or scanned and then treated with this. What they used to use would usually interrupt the hormone cycle and hopefully prevent ovulation and the maturation of the eggs. I too have known peoples bitches produce pups, and or dead pups. So make sure your vets are using 'Alizin' and not ovarid or delvesteron etc. Here are the details about the drug, use the links at the side: http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/

To be honest I fail to understand what management advice over a young males reactions to an in season bitch has to do with letting the breeder know the dog is in need of re-homing. What sort of response were you looking to get? The advice not to have another dog would be appropriate. Whatever you decide to do, you signed a contract with the breeder and should have the courtesy to let her know what is happening.

Dogs that are returned to the breeder, in our breed at least are not sold on, but carefully homed to vetted people who understand the breed, to avoid them getting passed from pillar to post. You will find that a dog of this age will have no resale value, the priority is a good home. I didn't breed him, but as I did breed his Father, and also owned his Mother's Father in partnership with his breeder and two other friends and have their relatives in my home I am obviously concerned for his welfare. As to how much contact the breeder has had with you, that can be tricky as many peop

Your Elkhound Bear looks like my youngest Inka, and I suspect may be her half brother by the sire that I bred. His age would be correct for him to be bred by a friend of mine in September. He would have been sold with a contract asking you to contact the breeder should he ever need re-homing. I know his breeder would be most upset if you have not asked her help in homing him, as an ethical breeder bound by a strict club Code of ethics that means a breeder has a lifelong responsibility for the pups they breed. Please get in touch with her ASAP. If I am mistaken and he does not