[RottieMom51503]

Maureen,

Yes Holly was with a male accidently at a kennel she was staying at and there is the possiblity that she is pregnant but the issue will be resolved tomarrow.

I am not a breeder and can not speak for one but I voice my opioion on the matter. When I talked to the Breeder the other night she said she has had three problems with three girls that were fixed when they were six months old. One died from the Anesthetic and two that had developed bone cancer. She give all three people a new puppy. Her Vet suggested she revise her contract to spay when pups were older. Daphne was spayed at 9 months old. I didn't read much about spaying her when it came time which I should have. I grew up with male German Shepherds which were always nutered at 6 months old and never had a problem. According to Nick's Breeder Rottweilers run a higher risk of Bone Cancer than most other breeds when fixed young. Yes there are alot of young dogs even under the age of one having puppies because owners didn't watch and take proper precautions to ensure that didn't happen. However I really think the majority of those dogs having those puppies at a young age are the dogs bought from backyard breeders and are ignored by the family. I really think that if someone decided to buy a Rottweiler and takes the time to research breeders and the activities you want the dog for, take the dog for proper Vet care, Training and Nutrition and additionally pay 1800 for a dog (I only paid 600 for Daphne). On top of this you've got a breeder that checks up on you and wants to know what you have accomplished with your dog and if you haven't accomplished what you said you were going to do with the dog she wants to know why then I really think that lowers the chance a little bit. She wants to ensure her dogs Health. How would that look on her as a breeder if people that bought her puppies were all saying the puppy I bought from her has been diagnoised with Bone cancer and it might have been preventable if she had let me spay my girl a little bit later. People that don't care for their dogs definitely don't pay 1800 for dog nor do they want a breeder calling and checking up on them all the time. It's like having teenagers, healthwise you wouldn't go have the unterus removed from your 15 year old daughter because you were scared she would wind up pregnant you take precautions to ensure that doesn't happen the same with dogs. When Daphne came in heat and was only nine months old I had two intact males living with her and I knew nothing of the Heat cycle until Targonrotts explained it to me in this posts and Daphne never got pregnant. I think blaming the breeder is wrong in this situation it's stupid people that think "DOGS ARE JUST DOGS" that are the problem. The Breeder doesn't approve or encourage breeding unworthly dogs and she made that clear to me. She even offered to send me one of her Puppy information packets which I accepted. She doesn't have to take the time to put one of those together for me, Daphne isn't her puppy nor related to her line at all but she cares about Rottweilers and Thought their might be something in her packet that I didn't know. I'm not upset or anything but I think I read that you said that you weren't a breeder and what you would do if you were a breeder. You can't go on IFS because you aren't a breeder and haven't reared a litter so honestly you don't have clue as I don't. Just don't be so quick to judge this breeder when you don't know her.