Difficult Female, American Staghound, Advise Please...

[Dan McDonough 560]

I have an American Staghound that is pretty rough when a dog tries to breed her. I have had her muzzled from the start to keep from getting my friends dog chewed up. This is the first sighthound I've owned. Is this normal or is she just a special case? I've been breeding dogs for some time but this Stag is a different animal. Any insight or suggestions will be very welcome.

[J.DOG 1,355]

Plenty bitches are like that mate very common

 

some bitches like to be wined and dined before doing the deed

[Bosun11 537]

Dan, over this side very few of us have expirience with American Stags, some lurcher bitches, of all types can be hard work when getting lined too. Same with most mutts.

 

If I were you I'd rename your post with the edit button and add American Staghound to the title, then i'm sure the lads your side who run these dogs can give you sound, first hand, advice.

 

Done...

[johnny 2 367]

How old is she,and how many times have you tried to mate her?

[Casso 1,261]

i dont think its just the breed , some bitch's can be a real problem and most of the aggression was usually fear related, they would stand but when mounted would turn fearfully at the dog and attack,

letting the both of them hunt together or a long walk or run sometimes eased the bitch's fears, the more the two of them got to know each other in motion not just standing round, the mind set generated by the two moving along together brought some sort of harmony

[skycat 6,174]

Casso's dead right on this one. I had a bitch who would only stand for a dog she lived with and knew very well indeed. Even then, it took three of us to hold her steady, and she wasn't happy about the whole thing at all. She whelped fine and looked after her pups very well, though she had always been a bit of a nervy bitch: never happy around dogs she didn't know well.

[johnny 2 367]

Skycat I would never again bred off a nervous bitch would you?

[skycat 6,174]

This bitch was pretty weird all round, but one of the best hare dogs I've had, so I took the chance. She wasn't nervous as such, just very highly strung: something I could live with considering how good she was in the field. Her pups were much more laid back, but nowhere near as good as she was.

[johnny 2 367]

Sorry I took nervy to be classed as nervous,silly old me.

[Dan McDonough 560]

_{This will be her first time. I got her about a year ago and this is also the first time she's been in heat since she came here. She's similar to what skycat is talking about. She does fine with other dogs as long as she's had some time to get to know them. She definately does not like other dogs getting on her or introducing themselves boldly. This Collie male I've got in with her is pretty spry but she can get him at will. No way this would get done without a muzzle.}

[skycat 6,174]

  On 16/10/2012 at 01:16, johnny 2 said:

Sorry I took nervy to be classed as nervous,silly old me.

 

My mistake: most people take 'nervy' to mean 'nervous'. This was a bitch who could go past a bin bag on the side of the road 6 days out of 7 without batting an eyelid, but on the 7th day she'd act like she'd never seen it before and spook at it.

 

Dan: when we got her mated, it took a muzzle, my partner at her head with the bitch in an arm lock. Someone mid way to hold her body still so she couldn't throw herself on the ground, and me at the back end holding her hind legs still. Took a very confident dog she'd known all her life to get on her: one who didn't mind that the bitch was surrounded with people and trussed up like a turkey. Just a shame he wasn't quite the standard of dog I should have used: not bad, but not of her class.

 

Or you could try AI: loads of people do it and you don't need any special equipment: just a cup, and a bit of flexible plastic tubing with a plunger on one end.

[TOMO 27,175]

Drugs are the answer,,,

[Malt 379]

  On 16/10/2012 at 08:27, TOMO said:

Drugs are the answer,,,

dog date raping...?

[lurcher330 2,301]

I have a bitch here that was the same,i tried to line her with my friend wheaten x dog a couple of years ago ,she broke muzzels nearly ate the dog and would just not take the dog at all we even left her penned with him for the rest of her heat,she has very irregular heat,sometimes comes in after 3 mths some times after 6 or 7 mths,but i have left her in the pen with my own dog through about 6 heats which she has been penned with from the time i have had her,and he has never covered her until a few weeks ago when i had to hold her while i was out walking them,she is due in another couple of weeks,she has just mellowed abit know she is that bit older ,i reckon!how old is your bitch?

 

If you really want to cover her and nothing else works ,if you know anyone that keeps game bred dogs ,they might be able to help ,they do have some solutions for lining dog aggressive bitchs

[longdog man 14]

  On 16/10/2012 at 02:30, Dan McDonough said:

_{This will be her first time. I got her about a year ago and this is also the first time she's been in heat since she came here. She's similar to what skycat is talking about. She does fine with other dogs as long as she's had some time to get to know them. She definately does not like other dogs getting on her or introducing themselves boldly. This Collie male I've got in with her is pretty spry but she can get him at will. No way this would get done without a muzzle.}

get in touch with a greyhound stud yard some of them might have a crush i think its called she walks in cant move about and will be served in no time. ps or else get it done at the vets. Edited October 16, 2012 by longdog man