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I just bought 2 English Bulldog pups-a breeder told me not to mate them untill heat #3 Is this best?

I have allways heard heat #2 is just fine

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1. umm if u dont know, dont breed your dogs, ESPECIALLY bulldogs, they have VERY complicated and expensive births....(almost every time)
2. You should never breed until they are sexuall mature and that is about 2 yrs or older that makes it like 3 or 4 heats. Also check into it most bull dogs need a c-section.
3. The breeder forgot to tell you that they'll need to be superb examples of their breed, show titled, thoroughly screened for hereditary conditions, at least two years of age - and that you'll need to have many years of being mentored, a whole lot of knowledge, and a few thousand dollars in the bank because Bulldogs almost always need caesarians to deliver safely. In short, you're nowhere near ready to breed any dog at all. Contact the Bulldog parent club, ask for a mentor, and get clued up before you start trying to backyard breed.
4. a.k.c. states 18 months old before breeding.
5. At her second heat..she should only be a year old! This is WAY TO YOUNG to be breeding Any dog. If you just bought these puppies, and are asking this question, you shouldn't be breeding at all. This breeder, apparently was not a good one, and you're heading down the same road as they are-adding to the pet overpopulation problem. Breeding is not something that should be taken lightly. It takes years of research, time, money and commitment. Bulldogs DO NOT whelp well, and you obviously have not done your research, and know nothing about breeding. Your dogs may not even be of breeding quality. Your best bet is to have both your dogs fixed, and spare the trouble.
6. NO WAY should you do a littler after the second heat! You are being a back yard breeder(same as a puppy mill)if you resort to this kind of action toward these precious babies! Get them fixed please. The English Bulldogs have so many health problems, and cost the owners sometimes thousands of dollars in health care costs. God bless you! Listen to me now!!(please)
7. You CAN breed: After your dogs turn two. Any sooner and you risk the female's life. She is still growing and maturing until two years of age, and if you make her go through carrying and whelping a litter you may harm her growth. Mentally she will not be prepared for caring for the pups. After they have been screened for genetic conditions. Bulldogs are notorious for having problems whelping due to the head size and general shape. You don't want your dog to have a genetic condition - or any other health condition - that will make whelping even more difficult. After you've done your research and KNOW everything there is to know about: Mating, caring for a pregnant female, costs, whelping, emergency care and when it is needed, caring for the pups, hand feeding, bulldogs in general, etc. The only way to do this is to read books, talk to many breeders, talk to the vet, and FIND A MENTOR to learn under. After you've saved up enough money to care for mom, pups, and take care of emergency treatments. I'm guessing upwards two or three thousand dollars. IF you know the dam and sire's bloodlines PERFECTLY and there is absolutely nothing wrong genetically in either line. I would also look for past problems whelping in both lines as well as behavior issues. If you've competed your dog in: agility, the show ring, obedience, or something else so your dog has something to pass on to the pups. The below link has a few articles you should read including a checklist for what your dogs need (tests, titles, etc), what may happen to your dogs, what you need to know, etc. http://www.learntobreed.com/
8. It sounds like you got your dogs from a very irresponsible breeder. I know for certain that most if not all English bulldog births require a c section. (very expensive and very dangerous for the female). Not only that, but English bulldogs most of the time require artificial insemination because of their bulkiness. That was not good advice to from that breeder to mate these animals if you are not a professional. Get them fixed. And also, I am hoping that these dogs are not related. They aren't asking you to breed brother and sister are they? That is even worse if they are.
9. Puppies are a VERY EXPENSIVE venture if you are looking to make money. My dog delivers naturally, unlike the english bulldog which will require c-section 99.9 percent of the time. It costs me around $3,000.00 to PROPERLY test, breed and care for a litter of 6. You would be (un)lucky to get such a large litter from a maiden. DON'T breed your dog until she is physically mature and a vet tells you that she is a good specemin for breeding after all of the screenings have been done for common congenital defects. To do otherwise is irresponsible. Puppies only make you money if you do one of two things. 1. show and exibit your fine animals and earn a name for your kennel, and the "profit then is quite minimal, it is more like a passionate hobby that will pay for itself if properly run. 2. you can cut corners and charge as much as the market will bear for pups of a breed with little quality. I can tell you from experience that most breeders of quality dogs will not sell, at any price, a breeding quality animal with potential. Nor will they sell you an animal without a contract to alter or with limited registration, which means NONE of the puppies can be registered, unless you count the ckc as registered. I don't, and I think you will find I am in the majority.