Question

Write down the details of your strategy for breeding chihuahuas starting from a small ANSWER group of grey wolves. Don’t worry about the time that your strategy may require, but simply describe the step-by-step approach you would follow and explain why you think it would work.

Answer 1

1.Adopt a Chihuahua to breed.

Make sure your potential dog is in good physical and mental shape. This means it needs to adhere to the breed standards for size and shape, as well as being well tempered and social.

2.Assess whether your Chihuahua is old enough to breed -A female Chihuahua should not be used for breeding until she weighs at least 4 pounds and she has had a few heat cycles, as she will not be physically mature enough to handle a pregnancy until after that age.

3.Figure out if your dog has good physical traits for breeding.

The head should be “a well-rounded “apple dome” skull” with “full, round” eyes “but not protruding.

4.Understand the reproductive system of the male Chihuah- The testes produce the sperm, which fertilize the egg.

5.Understand the reproductive system of the female Chihuahua. For the most part, the female Chihuahua’s reproductive system is located inside the abdomen. The only visible part is the vulva. The ovaries are the female gonads, which produce eggs and the female sex hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.

6.Have both dogs evaluated by a veterinarian. Before you breed your Chihuahua it should have a thorough veterinary examination about one month prior to breeding.

7.Watch for signs that the female is in heat (when she is ready to mate). Because you waited for 2 years before breeding your female Chihuahua, you should have an idea of the next time she will come into heat.

8.Put the male and female in the same room and allow them to mate. When the female is receptive to breeding she will act interested in the male by bowing to him and backing into him. The male will usually reciprocate this interest and mount her for breeding

9.Mate the dogs several times for the best chances of getting the female pregnant. Many breeders will mate the dogs every other day, for a total of 2-3 times, to assure the best chance of a pregnancy.

10.After a successful mating the female Chihuahua’s body will prepare her pregnancy which lasts on average around 63 days.