Question Re: Nuala's Post

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Just curious really. Don't dogs realise that they are siblings or closly related? I know this sounds daft but I would have thought they know and therefor would not breed, surely in the wild if they did that there would be all sorts of inbreeding problems? Anyway I know it's not a ideal scenario Nuala but I hope things go well. Best of luck x
 
I don't think wild dogs are really that comparable to domestic dogs. Wild "dogs" tend to have far more complex society rules and this situation would never have been allowed to occur in a wild pack.

With 2 dogs confined within a household; both with an overpowering urge to bonk, well they have no option but to do it with each other, regardless of whether they are related or not.
 
And with careless owners who feel terrible about this. Funnily enough - Mumble had shown no interest in her at all but after this happened he was desperate - panting, off his food, and terrible protective of her. We had to keep him on his lead everytime we went out.
 
Hi Nuala I ddidnt mean anything bad when I posted. Its just funny as I have followed your posts about them as you got them at a similar time to when I got my JRT. Its just funny how they are pups together and then one day something changes. Anyway, I'm sure things will be fine - silly little sex craved buggers!!!!!
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My randy old dog, tries to hump his daughter, luckily I had his bits lopped off when he went in for an ear operation. Two for the price of one if you get my meaning!
I wouldn't worry too much, when I was small I remember the same thing happening with our old heeler getting to his daughter, she whelped and the pups were all healthy and happy, not that I condone it of course.
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Sorry to hijack this post, but by heeler did you mean lancashire heeler fatarse? And Nuala, don't feel guilty, you took every precaution its just the little horrors were cleverer than you.
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Well when Morgan's breeders come to visit, her dad mounts her quite happily. He has no manners.
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Sadly, once they get a taste for sex, some dogs can become very singleminded. I am sure in the wild dogs do mate with close relatives at times, but if the offspring were unwell or feeble they would simply die.
 
Nope, they have no idea. I do remember when my mum started up in her current breed (27 years ago!) then 'in breeding' was quite popular with some breeders - father/daughter, grandfather/granddaughter that kind of thing.

Luckily it didn't last
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I love Lancs heelers. We had one for nearly 15 years, sadly lost her in 2006. She was the most incredible little dog, used to run with and boss the GSDs, on more than one occasion people thought she was a GSD pup
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I did mini agility with her and sometimes she would fly round other times pretended she didn't know how to jump. We all still miss her.
 
Mine lasted 18 years, was heartbroken when it was time, he was blind but eventually he lost his marbles, he would pace back and forth from front door to back door for hours on end, he was virtually indestructible, once when he was 15 he fell under car (off a step on the yard) got run right over, we went off to the vets, with him doing a dying fly, left him over night and picked him up the next day right as rain!!
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Oh I'm sure everything will be fine, don't worry, accidents do happen.

I didn't intend for a dog to come onto my property (well off the beaten track) and bonk one of my bitches either, but it happened and it's all worked out very well. I am VERY careful though, when the brothers of our puppy are here on the farm, as particularly one of them is starting to pay attention to Snowdrop. She hasn't had a season yet and is only 4 months old so I can't whip her off to be spayed just yet, but her brother has his wobblers and appears to know what they are for!
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All of my other bitches have been spayed now so no more worries there, thank goodness.
 
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