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THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE BREEDING.
We assume of course that your bitch and the dog you are going to use both have kennel club registration papers and have passed the screening tests and hold all the required paperwork against hereditary conditions common in the breed, particularly hip, eye and mouth.
If not do not breed. You are not doing anyone any favours bringing more substandard dogs into the world, least of all the pups themselves.
Assuming the above ask yourself these questions before breeding:
Is my dog so outstanding that he/she is really one of the 5% of top Rottweilers that should be bred from? Or am I just being sentimental and he/she is really just one of the ordinary 95% that should never be bred from? What is it about my dog that makes him/her so special that someone would want one of these pups instead of one of the many others on the market?
Will the puppies add to the 5% or the 95%? If you can honestly answer 5% continue, if not buy your next dog from a reputable breeder.
Are you prepared for several months of extremely hard work? This can be literally 24 hours a day in the first month if the litter is big or the bitch gets mastitis and they have to be bottle fed. Finding good homes for a dozen or more pups can be as hard as the actual raising of the litter.
Is your girl and the stud you are going to use of such quality that you will find little difficulty in homing these pups? If not you may be faced with the awful prospect of putting down healthy pups that no one wants or winding up with a houseful of dogs. We have seen this happen to someone. Bred a litter but no one wanted them.
Can you afford the costs of raising the litter? If nothing goes wrong you are looking at about $400 per puppy, most of which has to be paid long before any money comes in from the pups. So 10 pups $4,000.00 A lot, lot more if something goes wrong.
Are you prepared to deal with the possibility of a deformed or sickly puppy that has to be put down? We have been there and it is not pleasant.
Are you prepared for the possibility that something drastic might go wrong and your bitch dies. It happens, not often but it does happen. Could you cope with an orphan litter?
Are you hard enough to not fall in love with one of them. If not you will almost certainly end up with another dog. This is how we got from breed enthusiast to multiple dog owner initially.
If you have answered these questions to your satisfaction, get all the tests done and get some opinions from experienced breeders and other Rottweiler enthusiasts. Perhaps consider putting her in a critique show with a visiting judge to get an objective opinion. (Get yourself a handler if you haven't done this before).
Finally, make sure that you have some confirmed advance orders for the pups, preferably with a deposit paid before proceeding.
See picking a pup on this site.
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