It would be a lie to tell you that I don't love breedingchihuahua's, but I would not want anyone to go into it without fully knowing what to expect,either. Most importantly, I want to to stress that breeding will not make you rich and, in fact, you'll be very lucky to even break even.I would lie to say you can not make money breeding and selling puppies, but I don't know any one who have gotten rich at it.The only reason to get into breeding chihuahua's is for the love of the breed. You have to love the animals,each and every one to make it worthwhile and it is certainly not for everyone.You have to have time to devote to your females and puppies.Breeding cost alot time,your life.Can you cancel out on dates,vacations, doing things you enjoy to be home to care for your moms and puppies.

While most deliveries go without complications, there is usually at least some help required by humans.I've had to swing (CPR) puppies,rub them to dry or stimulate them,and worst of all -- be prepared to put one down, if necessary (injury too severe to survive, birth defect, etc). C-Sections are a very real possibility, so are X-rays and ultra sounds,and other possible meds.As the puppiess are delivering, you need to keep track of the placentas to be sure they are all delivered,and accounted for, and to make sure all puppiess are nursing well. You must also keep an eye on your female for possible infection, fever, extra bleeding for the next several days.You also have to watch your female during the time she is nursing that she does not calcuim drop as this is a life threating situation.

Having one litter of chihuahua puppies does not make a female more content after altering,and there is some evidence that it does exactly the opposite. If they are never bred they will never know what they are missing and,they will be more puppy-like as adults.Breed them once and they'll know what it is to have puppies.Some female will look for babies for years after the puppies are gone,altered or not.

Some females chihuahua's do wonderful having puppies.They never need help,the puppies grow and are a joy to have around..However some females have complications,some I have already talked about.One of the complication I have not talked about is some females absorb thier litters for unknown reasons. Other females will not carry thier puppies to full term and will deliver premature puppies. Most times premature puppies do not survive even with the best vet care around the clock.My own female had 2 premature litters. It was very heartbreaking on us and my female.We have spayed her to prevent this from happening again.Theses are her and her puppies the day she delivered them. All died in 24 hours.

Occasionally it is required to hand feeding a litter of chihuahua puppies every 2-3 hours around the clock for 4-5 weeks is needed.Are you willing to give up your sleep for that amount of time? could you take that much time away from your job ? or do you have someone you could trust to help with that???



MY HAND FEED LITTER...MOM CALCUIM DROPPED AT 4 DAYS AFTER HAVING PUPPIES..I HAND FEED THEM TIL 6 WEEKS OF AGE.

This is our Sassy.She was a little premature and was 2 oz at birth.She was too weak to nurse and at a week old stop eating and was force feed til she starting eating again.I hand feed her for 7 weeks.Sassy is still tiny and was place in an approved home where we knew she would be safe and loved.



The next question is: If you knew ahead of time that your dog would die due to complications, would you still breed? I am sure your answer is no!!!!! Believe me it happens far more often than most people think. MANY, MANY, things can go wrong during pregnancy and whelping. But, most important of all, you must find quality homes for the puppiess you produce. Even if you just give them away they need to go to good homes. That said, can you raise a puppy up to 6,8,12 weeks and handle when it dies for whatever reason.As much as there is joy in breeding, there are as much sorrows as well.loosing a puppy or worse a mom is heart wrecnching and this is not for those faint at heart. You have to learn to be thankful for the ones you have and not focus on the loss.That is not easy as it sounds.