If you have a female dog (or dam), you may need to pay for a male stud. If the stud has a strong pedigree or awards, their fees may be higher. Female dogs should be at least eighteen months old before they breed. If you have a male dog, keep in mind that generally the owner of the dam keeps the puppies. If you want a few of the puppies, you can make an arrangement in which you hire your stud for free in exchange for puppies.
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Tell your friends, vet, and social media networks about your plans to breed the dog. Ask them to refer you to anyone interested in adopting one. You can also contact a kennel or the CCAA. People who are searching for cane corso puppies will often start there to look for breeders.
For the best results, try mating the dogs two or three times. Let them mate once every two days. You will typically take the dam to wherever the stud is. This is because male dogs tend to get more nervous in strange places than female dogs do.
The vet will monitor the dam’s progesterone levels so that semen is injected at the most fertile time. You can get frozen donor sperm from a stud if you can’t find a stud in your area. If you have a stud, its sperm will be collected by introducing it to a female in heat. The vet will collect the dog’s sperm from an artificial vagina when the male dog tries to mount the female.
A pregnant dog may start gaining weight, and her nipples will start swelling. Dogs with false pregnancies may also show these signs, however.
For abdominal palpitation, your vet will feel your cane corso’s abdominal area for sacs. Each sac carries a puppy. This can be done at day 28 of the pregnancy. X-rays will show how many fetal skeletons are in your dog’s uterus. These can be done on day 45 of pregnancy.
Your vet should be able to tell you exactly how much more your dog needs to eat based on its litter size. The larger the litter, the more it will eat during this time.
Line the box with newspaper at first. This will help you clean up a messy birth. You can give the dogs blankets when the puppies are born. Whelping boxes can be bought online or at pet stores.
The dog may start pacing, digging, or moving anxiously around. This can go on for between six and twelve hours before the dog gives birth.
If the puppy doesn’t go to the teat, you can gently pick it up and put it there. It is very important for the puppies to nurse within the first twelve hours after birth. If you have a large litter, the mother may stop and rest partway through.
The dog hasn’t given birth after 70 days of pregnancy. There are more than two hours between births. The dog experiences contractions for over an hour without giving birth. The dog does not go into labor 24 hours after its temperature drops. The dog appears to be in extreme pain (some grunting and discomfort is normal).
The mother may not eat for two days after giving birth. This is normal.
Proper socialization from a young age is important for this breed. Make sure they are exposed to plenty of new people while they are young. Try not to walk or exercise the puppies after they eat. Cane corsos are very vulnerable to bloat.
