Dog not pregnant - what do?

Vladpills

Hi all, here the story,

My Weim went into heat, and we brought her down for stud. This was her second time, and was supposed to be her last, because she is 3.5yr now. The plan was to get her sterilized afterwards.
We brought her down to the same breeder as last time, 11 days into her cycle. We told him shes 11 days in, and he said he's 100% its fine, and we trusted his opinion. He said "for our peace of mind", if WE would like, we can bring the bitch down as many times as we'd like, but theres no further need IHO. We also told him about this being her last litter.
The dogs stayed tied for about 20 minutes, but when we got home, the spotting didnt stop like last time, instead kept going until she went through her normal heat cycle as usual.

6-7 weeks in, brought her down to the vets, as she had no milk, no tummy enlargement, no signs of pregnancy, which the vet confirmed. We stuck out the 63 days, but no result. I called the breeder there, and he refuses to give a refund, but he is understanding about it, and is willing to provide a stud service again...which isnt really helpfull in my case, and he knows it.

p.s - first time she had 10 healthy puppies from the same dog and we waited a year after afterwards to stud again.

The reason im fearful of breeding her again, is that in her next cycle she will be 4. My previous Weim, along with the pups died in labour, being 4.5yrs....and it was hard enough to loose one dog. I love her too much to risk her.

my questions are;

1 - Where do I stand on this? Did he do his job and isnt entitled to give me any refund? Reason im asking, is because as any person would, he has the preferability to keep the money, and ofcourse I to get it back, so I want some independent advice and opinion on this.
I called the Weim Club, but I didnt get much help from there.

2 - What are your experiences with studding dogs at 4yr and older?

Thanks in advance!

Knine

The stud owner provided a service so he is right just to offer you a free return especially since his dog is proven & he provided the service. Most breeders would do this. He should have explained at the time of the mating.

Your bitch as she has already had a litter will be fine to breed on her next season. My bitch who has just turned 5 has just finished rearing a litter of 7. Next time bring the bitch back for a second service leaving a day between.

andreac

Did you get her her bloodt tested to see if she was in season and ready to ovulate? That is the best way and you know for sure then if she's close to ovulating.

Did you actually see them mating? How many times did the stud dogs mate her? Did you bring her back down again at all?

Unless she was close to ovulation, mating her at the wrong time would conclude with no pups. Is the stud dog owner experienced and reputable?

4 and half is still very young so you could definitely mate her again, no problem at all. Plus the fact that shes had a litter already would mean that 4.5 years is still young to have another litter.

But you really need to get her blood tested again as she could ovulate very early or very late in her season and miss her if you mate likewise.

andreac

If the dog is proven it is up to the owner of the bitch to ensure she is ready for mating, so that is why she should be blood tested beforehand. At least then you know exactly where you stand in her season. As i said, you can be too early or too late if shes ovulated and you mate too early or late.