Breeding
- Tie
Boys can start to have sperm at 7
months old, but 10 months, is more common. Young dogs do not have quality sperm.
Almost all dogs will have sperm by one year.
Stud dogs are at their prime between 18 months and 4 years old (or 5), after
that, the quality of the sperm starts to lessen, and the ability to penetrate
eggs, lessens. By 10 years old, most stud dogs do not produce sperm that will
impregnate a bitch.
A Tie is a natural phenomenon of
dog breeding in which the bulbus glandis of the male's penis swells inside the
bitch's vagina. The dogs are virtually locked together for 15-20 minutes (2 to
30 minutes is also normal), during
which time ejaculation has taken place. The sperm was released at the beginning
of the tie, during the happy feet dance (see below) . During the tie, he is
releasing prostatic fluid.
As soon as the dogs lock the male
usually moves his leg over her back, turns butt to butt and they remain locked. Tied.
Tie Close Up
Getting stuck together is normal.
Do NOT ice them to get them apart. The male is Supposed to swell up and get
stuck inside the female for 2 to 30 minutes. At this time if you feel the Sire
and Dam in this area you will feel pulsating. When you hear someone say they got
a 13 minute tie, this means they were locked together for 13 minutes.
Picture of a male penis with a
swelled
bulbus glandis
It is advised that you give close supervision
and maybe keep them calm. You do not want a larger female getting all
scared and panicky and swing the male around by his penis, as it will get
bruised and may make a repeat breeding failure.
Do NOT
attempt to separate. Instead, Get ON THE FLOOR and keep them calm. You do not
want the female to panic and start squirming. If she is larger than the male she
can really hurt the male. He is helpless and will usually stand perfectly still
waiting. The male usually stands
calmly, make sure the female does the same.
Some females
cry in what looks like pain, some desperately want to get free, some just seem
to calmly wait.
| I just did a tie with a new breeder that wanted to watch. Her biggest
shock was the young dams initial panic, that would have concerned her. But when
she saw me get on the floor and calm her and then realized this must be normal
as I was so calm. SHE WAS SOOOOOOO glad to see what it is like so she will not
panic, as if she panicked, the dogs may also panic. |
Most Dogs stand for a tie and it is important that you do not
let the dam roll around or get to frisky and hurt the male, but this particular
Dam insists on lying on her back.
Unless you KNOW what your pair will do when
they are locked, I highly suggest 100% supervision when mating.
I only do Supervised Ties.... 100% supervision.... As Accidents can happen.
After the tie they are separated with their great disapproval for at least 24 hours to
allow his sperm to build back up.
With a younger male (under 4 years) 20 hours is
enough, but with an older male, you may want to increase this time to 30-36
hours.
It is wise to check with your Vet. He can draw a
sample from the male and check how fertile he is or if he is Sterile.
If his sperm level is Low, then you must be a little more involved in Breed
scheduling.
Courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese
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Frequently Asked Question
Can a dam who has mated with more than one
stud during a single heat, have pups from both fathers. Yes, when a dam mates
with more than one stud, both of the studs can impregnate the female at the same
time. Pups from a single litter can have different fathers, as the sperm from
both fathers, will swim around, waiting for the eggs to ripen. The sperm from
both fathers, will live in the dam for 5 days.
Purebred Yorkshire Terrier and a Chorkie
(Yorkshire Terrier / Chihuahua mix) born in the same litter
YES, it is the female, that will determine
the size of a litter.
YES, the stud dog, determines the gender of the puppies.
"This litter is a result of a mistake
when a Chihuahua male caught a
Yorkie female at the beginning of her heat.
The Yorkie male mated her as well. In the same litter we have a
Chorkie female and a pure Yorkie male! Cute! In the
photo they are 8 weeks old." Courtesy of
Wilkinsons Dream Kennel - Spain
