SUCCESSFUL DOG BREEDING:
The Complete Handbook of Canine Midwifery

© by Chris Walkowicz and Bonnie Wilcox, DVM

When we wrote the first edition of Successful Dog Breeding, we had no idea how much progress would be made during the ensuing decade. When it comes to dog breeding, things appear to be rather simplistic. After all, there are only so many ways Tab A can fit into Slot B.

In a way, breeders should be considered artists, with the ability to create beauty and bring pleasure to others. But, unlike those who spawn discordant notes of music or a garish painting, we work with living, breathing creatures. When we make a mess of things, they pay. So do their future owners, the breed and, eventually, our reputations. With all this responsibility, dog breeding is hard work.

Whether it's imparting knowledge to others or drinking from the fount of wisdom, the path must be well lit, or we will stumble.

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(excerpted from Successful Dog Breeding (c) Chris Walkowicz and Bonnie Wilcox, DVM)

This is a book for the first-time breeder and longtime fancier alike, no matter what the breed. Down to earth practical information is given to cover virtually every contingency associated with breeding and whelping. Presented in a humorous format, even the most serious information is made easier to understand.

Chris Walkowicz and Bonnie Wilcox, DVM, are both veteran dog fanciers who bring a wealth of personal and professional experience to every chapter. Covering topics from planning the breeding (should I or shouldn't I?) to problems encountered in breeding, delivery and neonatal care, the authors offer viable solutions to innumerable problems, whether old or new. Two highly extensive appendices on breed idiosyncrasies, compiled from correspondence with longtime fanciers as well as from research from veterinary journals, complete the abundance of information offered here. All of this is complemented by original award-winning drawings by the well-known canine artist Mary Jung.

SDB won the Dog Writers Assn. of America 1985 Best Book Award. 


Contents:

  • 1. Taking the First Step
    • Should I or Shouldn't I?
    • Neutering
    • The Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
    • Age
    • A Firm Foundation -- Soundness
    • Type
    • Play by the Rules -- The Standards
    • Mate Selection
    • Pedigrees
    • Golden Rules of Breeding
    • Ethics
  • 2. A Mixed Bag
    • Genes/Chromosomes
    • Dominant/Recessive
    • Homozygous/Heterozygous
    • Additive Genes
    • Mode of Inheritance
    • Breeding Roxie the Dachsie
    • Fertilization
    • Phenotype/Genotype
    • Test Breeding
    • Sex-Linked
    • Natural Evolution
    • Selective Evolution
    • Great Expectations
    • Outcrossing
    • Linebreeding
    • All in the Family
  • 3. Building a Solid Foundation
    • The Future: DNA Tests
    • Preliminary Decisions
    • Stud Owner Responsibilities
    • Good Health
    • Training the Stud Dog -- Mr. Macho
    • Heat Cycles
    • Infertility/Missing
    • Thyroid
    • Vaginitis/Balanoposthitis
    • Canine Brucellosis
    • Other Reproductive Disorders
  • 4. Going by the Book
    • Timing
    • Progesterone Testing
    • Breedings
    • Chilled and Frozen Semen
    • Back-to-Back Breedings
  • 5. Dogs Don't Read the Book
    • Outside Tie
    • Lack of Female Interest -- I've Got a Headache
    • Lack of Male Interest -- Not Tonight, Dear
    • Love?
    • "Up, Please!" -- Size Difference
    • Unattractive Season
    • Muzzling
    • Too Much of a Good Thing -- Extended Tie
    • Prolapsed Prepuce
    • Artificial Insemination
    • Multiple Sires
    • Mismating/Mesalliance
    • Paternity Land
  • 6. Is She or Isn't She?
    • Nature's Indicators
    • Ultrasound
    • Palpating
    • Pregnancy Test
    • False Pregnancy
    • Morning Sickness
    • Touch Your Toes
    • Feeding Expectant Mothers
    • Resorption
    • Abortion
    • The Labor Room
  • 7. Labor Day
    • Whelping Kit
    • Other Essentials
    • Pacing the Floor -- Real-Life Preparation
    • Nesting
    • Listlessness/Restlessness
    • Shivering
    • Crying/Screaming
    • Panting
    • The Green Light
    • Real Labor
    • Simple Whelping 
    • Postpartum
    • Consuming Placentas
    • Number and Gender of Pups
    • The Birds and the Bees
  • 8. Dilemmas and Difficulties
    • Vaginal Exam
    • Prenatal Loss of Fetuses
    • Premature Pups
    • Influence of Litter Size
    • Assisted Delivery
    • Enormous Pups
    • Placental Problems
    • Malpresentation
    • Primary Inertia
    • Secondary Inertia
    • Prolapsed Vagina
    • Prolapsed Uterus
    • Uterine Torsion
    • Ruptured Uterus
    • Caesarean Section
    • Mummified Fetuses
    • Lifeguard Techniques
    • Incubator
    • Be Prepared
  • 9. For Females Only
    • Feeding the Captain Who Feeds the Crew
    • Lack of Maternal Interest
    • Losses
    • Infanticide
    • Eclampsia
    • Mastitis
    • Acute Endometritis
    • Pyometra
    • Breast Cysts, Masses and Tumors
    • Retirement and Spaying
  • 10. The Nursery
    • Newborns
    • Colostrum
    • Orphans
    • Foster Mothers
    • Hand-Feeding
    • Dewclaws
    • Tail Docking
    • Newborn Eyes
    • Runts
    • Fading Puppy Syndrome
    • Colic
    • Diarrhea
    • Dehydration
    • Navel Ill
    • Herpesvirus
    • Birth Abnormalities
    • Culling
    • Weaning
    • Changing of the Guard
    • Bittersweet Moments
  • Appendix I -- Breed Specifics and Predispositions
  • Appendix II -- Disorders
  • Index
  • Lots of winsome, wonderful illustrations!

To order: Mail a check for $39 (U.S. funds) to Chris Walkowicz, 1396 - 265th St., Sherrard, IL 61281-8553. Please make the checkout to Walkoway.  All books include s/h.
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