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Stud dog

A question for breeders. How many days rest do you give your stud dog between breeding 2 different females. I breed a female skip a day and then breed again. How long of a rest do most breeders give their males before they breed another female. Does the male need a certain number of days to build up a store of semen again for the second female.

Re: Stud dog

It really depends on the dog, his age and what he has been producing (sperm wise).

Many young dogs can breed two bitches a day. Some need more recovery.

Do sperm counts and see. The sperm you see today was made 3 months ago.

Keep him in good shape - once a day is fine.

Re: Stud dog

I had two girls last month, I split his semen each day because both were cycling at the same time. One day rest in between. Both had 10 pups each!