May 102013
Canine Reproduction And Whelping: A Dog Breeder’s Guide
This easy to read book discussed the canine reproduction system from head to toe, dog through bitch. It discusses whelping and many other important topics that breeders need to know. It is written in an easy to read format in laymen’s terms. You’ll love and appreciate this book. Many dog breeders describe the Myra Savant Harris books as being their “Bibles” in the dog breeding world.
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A must for breeders!,
Before breeding my first litter, I read anything I could get my hands on, ordered appropriate books, intensely searched online, got my emergency supplies together, my puppy exercises prepared, and my vet on standby. But in all the searching I did, these two books (this one and Puppy Intensive Care, same author) were really what I was looking for at the time. Wrapped in a neat package, they cover everything that you could experience as an emergency. Many of the questions I still had unanswered in my mind after the litters I’ve raised were answered in these two books. I would just add How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With as a good overall puppy development and socialization book.
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BUY THIS!!!!!,
I will try my hardest to express in mere words how insanely wonderful this book is. Here goes.
I read several breeding books before I found this one and I found this one to have the best advice of them all. The lady is an RN midwife that works in a hospital delivering human babies. She did this for years before learning to be a dog breeder and becoming friends with a vet that is an absolute expert in canine midwifery that taught her a thing or two that’s for sure. Her medical experience plus what she’s learned from whelping puppies combines for one extremely objective, helpful book that is still down to earth and understandable for anybody.
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Don’t forget to discuss with your vet!!!,
This is a good book but a first time breeder would be making a mistake to not discuss the whelping recommendations given here with their vet… use of Calsorb, in particular, but a few others. All dogs are individuals and one size does not fit all.
The companion book, Puppy Intensive Care, is also helpful and its DVD shows how to do sub Q IV and insert a feeding tube.
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