handling of health problems

[Silvester]

Originally posted by Vaiva:

"1. Did not come in heat a all "

That also can have a lot of reasons which have nothing to do with genetical health of bitch - as for example wrong and too less food, sickness by infection or mental stress by low ranking social status in a group of dogs with very dominant or / and much older other bitch.

"2. Were covered but never sucesfull / Did have false pregnancy /Pups were seen on echo but were never born ..."

This also can easily happen without any genetical lack, just by social reasons as i wrote before.
It´s very common and often seen also by female wolves which are living in captivity in a too small area or with too much stress.

Greetings, Silvester

[Silvester]

Sorry, i made mistake:

This was of course first and originally posted not by Vaiva but by mijke !

Silvester

[Vaiva]

Originally Posted by Silvester

That also can have a lot of reasons which have nothing to do with genetical health of bitch - as for example wrong and too less food, sickness by infection or mental stress by low ranking social status in a group of dogs with very dominant or / and much older other bitch.

I totally agree. This happens in other breeds too.
But still wolfdogs seem to be much more difficult than other breeds. Our vet seems really excited with Brukne - this year her heat started at... February 1st. She was bleeding very little, not too much atention from males - just like in two previous heats. We were making smears, checking progesteron and estrogen, it showed she is on a normal proestrus, just estrus was not comming On April 19th-20th she stopped, so I thought this heat will end unsuccesfully like the ones before. But then she started bleeding heavily and to smell for neighbours' dogs and was mated on 11th of May So more that three months in total

[woland77]

Originally Posted by Silvester

Originally posted by Vaiva:

"1. Did not come in heat a all "

That also can have a lot of reasons which have nothing to do with genetical health of bitch - as for example wrong and too less food, sickness by infection or mental stress by low ranking social status in a group of dogs with very dominant or / and much older other bitch.

"2. Were covered but never sucesfull / Did have false pregnancy /Pups were seen on echo but were never born ..."

This also can easily happen without any genetical lack, just by social reasons as i wrote before.
It´s very common and often seen also by female wolves which are living in captivity in a too small area or with too much stress.

Greetings, Silvester

What you write is not wrong, but the effect of imbreeding depression on fertility is a phenomenon well established and proven. Rep and his blood was used in very high inbreeding for several generations, it is difficult to believe that this has had no effect.