My friend's dog is possibly pregnant. Actually, I'd be shocked if she isn't, because she's been with a male about 4 times....
I just want to scream and lecture BOTH owners involved. My friend's dog is 2 years old and I'm pretty certain she's a jack russell/rat terrier mix. The male is an 11 month old lhasa apso/poodle mix. I'm angry that they didn't get her spayed, or at least keep a better eye on her if she's gonna be intact... and I'm angry at the owner of the male because he SAW them get together and just watched, and he knew she wasn't spayed.
They didn't get her spayed because they can't afford it, so if she does end up having puppies I don't know how they'll pay for them. Or God forbid she needs a vet's help while whelping or something....
Oh yeah, it also sickened me when I was told they were planning on breeding her eventually anyway, with a min pin.
Are there any good online resources now that it's said and done? I have very minimal knowledge of even the basics, so something outlining what happens/what to do during the pregnancy and what to do once the pups are here would be helpful. As long as my schedule allows it, I plan to be there when the pups are being born, and just to help out with the litter in general. Quite honestly I don't expect anyone to take this seriously--my friend's mom wants to make money off of them, I'm afraid they're going to end up horribly undersocialized, so I want to be equipped with as much knowledge as possible so that I can help out and make things at least a little okay. For the puppies' sake.
I just want to scream and lecture BOTH owners involved. My friend's dog is 2 years old and I'm pretty certain she's a jack russell/rat terrier mix. The male is an 11 month old lhasa apso/poodle mix. I'm angry that they didn't get her spayed, or at least keep a better eye on her if she's gonna be intact... and I'm angry at the owner of the male because he SAW them get together and just watched, and he knew she wasn't spayed.
They didn't get her spayed because they can't afford it, so if she does end up having puppies I don't know how they'll pay for them. Or God forbid she needs a vet's help while whelping or something....
Oh yeah, it also sickened me when I was told they were planning on breeding her eventually anyway, with a min pin.
Are there any good online resources now that it's said and done? I have very minimal knowledge of even the basics, so something outlining what happens/what to do during the pregnancy and what to do once the pups are here would be helpful. As long as my schedule allows it, I plan to be there when the pups are being born, and just to help out with the litter in general. Quite honestly I don't expect anyone to take this seriously--my friend's mom wants to make money off of them, I'm afraid they're going to end up horribly undersocialized, so I want to be equipped with as much knowledge as possible so that I can help out and make things at least a little okay. For the puppies' sake.