Food for Thought: A Q&A on Dog Breeding & Pregnancy Nutrition

No matter how experienced you become at dog breeding and whelping litters of puppies, you may sometimes face scenarios you

You didn’t breed your female during her last heat cycle, yet she acts and looks like she is pregnant. Her nesting instinct has kicked in, and her mammary glands are swollen as though in preparation for lactation.

Dr. Greer is a renowned vet & lawyer dedicated to improving health & wellbeing of pets. Watch the webinar about post whelping care & complications, and weaning puppies.

Meet Purina Pro Club Pro Dan Murray, dog handler, dog breeder and dog groomer to learn why he feeds his dogs Purina Pro Plan dog food.

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Meet Purina Pro Club Pros Ronnie Smith and Susanna Love, professional bird dog trainers and breeders. Find out why they recommend Purina Pro Plan for athletic dogs.

Plan early to ensure your females are in top condition to produce a healthy litter of puppies, and to protect their health and your breeding program.

 

Millions of dogs develop painful osteoarthritis (OA) every year. Obese dogs, large- and giant-breed dogs, and middle-aged to senior dogs are oftentimes affected.

Most Rottweiler owners will agree no canine cancer is as scary as hemangiosarcoma (HSA). Challenging to diagnose and equally difficult to treat, HSA often renders a one-punch knockout when a tumor ruptures causing dogs to bleed to death internally.

Dachshund breeders and owners have likely heard about bowlegged syndrome, angular hock deformity, easty-westy feet, and Queen Anne fronts, terms describing potentially crippling angular limb deformities (ALDs).

Boxer breeders are fortunate to have genetic tests for the well-known heart disease arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and the progressive disorder degenerative myelopathy (DM).