Female does not accept stud! Any suggestions??? - Page 1

 Hello!  I have a friend who is rather new to breeding, and has a beautiful  German Shepherd female that is  3 years old and has never been bred before.
 The female was left at the stud owner's place on her sixth day of being in heat, and was picked up 10 days later, but with no success. My friend says her female would keep sitting down or snap at the stud.
  I read once before that in a situation like this the female should be muzzled and held by several people.
Does anyone out there have any other suggestions or experiences with something like this?  Thanks!

Candle light and wine has usually worked for me.

I agree with all above but she might have a stricture.Have the vet see if she does and correct it.

Lenny

The female must have a muzzle and be held by a person who knows the " job ".Do you guys think that it works like with people? Have a cup of coffee first,then go to the cinema,.... Female must have a muzzle so that she does not bite the male. Somebody must hold her or you think that male will be able to try mating her for an hour or so?If somebody holds everything goes much faster and the faster it is, less stress for the female + lower probability that the dogs may get harmed during mating.

In a recent litter of mine my bitch was not in estrous/ standing heat and accepted the male until her 31st day! That was a record .......but 63 days later a beautiful litter of 10 puppies. When taking a bitch to be bred it is best to have a cytology and progesterone study done to get an idea where the female is at especially if all parties lack experience including the bitch being bred. While a general rule is breeding on the 11th -15 days typically,  I have many times bred females who were not ready until between the 16th to 20th day. I had a client come out for breeding last week who had done ALL of her homework ( Bless her heart!! ) All paperwork in order including progesterone levels. Very stress free for all involved after proper intro's and a little courtship. The breeding progressed the bitch was in her 16th day and her progesterone was at 4.9 just the day before. Not to say there are not often difficulties but never FORCE a female ( for the above poster ) A muzzle is acceptable to protect the male especially once the tie begins to swell if she is aggressive but if she is sitting and very clearly not ready to be bred do some homework on breeding first and learn what you (they) are doing before they attempt to breed.

Red Sable,with women not but fortunately with men yes.I am a woman.- Marcela