Labrador mating 2017
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The Labrador retriever is the most popular dog in America, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC). With so many Labrador puppies available, it is important to practice responsibility in assessing, breeding, and caring for your dog and the resulting litter. Breeding Labrador retrievers is an undertaking that will exceed the 63 days of a dam's gestation. A great amount of planning, care, and follow-up is required in order to successfully breed Labradors.
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Objectively assess your Labrador. The AKC encourages breeders to strive for breed improvement in confirmation, temperament, longevity, and health. To accomplish this goal, you must assess your dog accordingly. The Labrador Retriever Club, the AKC's parent club for the breed, supports a breed standard illustrating how an ideal Labrador should look and act. Compare your Labrador to this breed standard. The closer your dog adheres, the more he or she could improve the breed. If you are uncomfortable or untrained for such an evaluation, ask a Labrador judge or breeder for help. Usually, they are more than willing to offer assistance.
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Find a suitable mate. You may own the sire, the dam, or both Labrador retrievers. It is important to assess the compatibility of the two mates. If you have one Labrador, strive to find a mate that improves on your dog's faults. If you own both the sire and dam, critique the combination, and assess the merit of breeding the two. In your evaluation, you may find both dogs to be wonderful breed specimens, but an awful combination if bred together. Remember, the goal is to improve the breed. If you mate two incompatible specimens, you will only weaken the breed's bloodlines.
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Check the sire and dam for health conditions. Labrador retrievers possess a high rate of hip dysplasia and progressive retinal atrophy, so it is imperative that you undergo genetic testing on all breeding stock. The genetic tests reveal what is not immediately visible in the dogs. Even if the sire and dam do not display symptoms of these crippling genetic diseases, they may be carriers of the gene. This means that, if bred together, the puppies could be afflicted.
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If you own just one of the mates, draft a legal stud contract with the owner of the other Labrador. In this stud contract, determine a stud fee, or pick of the litter, often used in place of financial compensation. Determine what will happen if the dam does not conceive, and document who is responsible for travel and boarding fees, if necessary. Each party must sign the contract. This prevents any ambiguity or complication.
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