It's hard not to fall in love with puppies. They have a very sweet look, and a behavior that makes you love them very much, no, very much. For this reason, it is normal for more than one and more than two to think about crossing their dog and enjoying that experience.
However, we have to ask ourselves if it is necessary to cross a dog. Taking care of both the parents -especially the mother-, as well as their little ones entails a responsibility and a commitment that not everyone is willing to assume.
Necessary?
The short answer is no. Humans believe that dogs should be interbreed with others for their personal well-being and so that their life cycle can be complete, but the reality is very different. And it is for the simple fact that These animals, unlike us, only live at this precise moment, in the present.
This means that they live from day to day (rather, moment to moment). If they are hungry, they eat; if they are thirsty, they drink; and if they are not zealous, then they are not looking for a partner. In addition, it is necessary to differentiate the vital functions (breathing, drinking, eating, urinating and defecating), which as the name suggests are essential for there to be life, from those that are not strictly necessary for it (such as reproduction).
And it is that, in the same way that humans can be fine without having children, dogs too. Reproduction is not something that is vital. Other than that, you have to know that crossing it with another is not going to improve its health. No way.
If you want your friend to be healthy, you must give him a high-quality diet, ensure that he drinks water every day, that he plays, that he lives in a safe and clean home where he is loved and respected, take him to the vet whenever necessary ,… In short, you have to do things that have little or nothing to do with its reproduction.
What will become of the young?
Being able to see how a dog has puppies is an experience that, in general, is usually wonderful. But, and once the puppies have been weaned (at two months or so), what is going to become of them? Only one or two may have been born, but you have to know that up to nine can be born. So, before crossing a dog, you should think about the following:
- It is very difficult to place the young, and even more difficult to get them to go to good homes. Proof of this are the animal shelters and kennels themselves, which have full cages.
- The fact that a family stays with a puppy, reduces the possibility of adopting other dogs that remain in shelters and other shelters.
- 25% of the dogs in shelters are purebred.
- A female dog and her puppies can produce up to 67.000 pups in just 5 years.
Castration, an effective measure to fight against abandonment
If we have a dog and we intend to cross it, it will not help the overpopulation of dogs in the world. On the contrary, castration will. But, What does this operation consist of? Basically in the removal of the reproductive glands of animals. This eliminates zeal and, consequently, also the possibility of procreating; In addition, the probability of developing cancer is also reduced.
It is an intervention that veterinarians perform on a daily basis, and that it is recommended to do before they have the heat (before 6 months of age if they are small, or before 8 months if they are large or giant).
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