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I'm not new to beagling but when it comes to breeding dogs I never got into it still learning.I got a 3 year old female that has never been bred thats in heat right now.The man I got her from never bred her because he had her littermate brothers and didnt want that close of a cross,and didn't want pups anyhow.I let 1 cycle pass on her because couldn't find a good enough male for her.I have high hopes for this dog because shes all business in the field and should throw nice pups.I put her with a male and she will not let him do what needs to be done!Theres no doubt she's in heat and ready but she'll growl or snap at him just wont let it happen.An old timer told me I may have to hold her or tie her up,does this sound like what I need to do or is something else going on?She's prime time ready right now cant figure it out..Any help is appreciated.


Chris

We don't recommend it because most times when shes ready it will happen. try changing the environment they are in

we have dome it before and it works well but always on our rots and they can be tough to hold down. especially on other peoples dogs who aren't trained like ours...

don't do it till you do everything else.

She will stand when ready. I am no expert, but have seen more than one that were alligators until ready! how long has she been in? Is she flagging her tail at him? is she in a comfortable area that she is used to? wish you luck!!

Put male with her all night take him out during the day all the way thru her heat cycle she will get bred

Yeah she's use to the area comfort shouldn't be the issue.When the male was put with her they both acted as if it was about to happen she backed up to him he mounted it wasn't a second and buddy she let him know she didnt like it.Shes in the 3rd day of the 2nd week.I know theres still plenty of time but was hoping for a tie up today.Thanks for the input though,guess Ill see what happens tommorrow.

I had a problem but it was the male he had not bred in a while so I moved her to a diferent kennel after being together and nothing then took him out to her a day later and bam bam bam like he was a pro good luck when she is ready make sure he is lol

I have a female that I have to tie up in the corner of the kennel because she will not let a dog breed her and she has had about 4 litters of pups.

I had a female, much like yours. I took her to my buddies dog and he never could get her bred. His male tried several times over a week. He tried to hold her and she tried to bite him. I went and picked her up and then stopped at another friends house, picked up a male that I had sold him. When I got her home I put them together and she went through her routine growling and trying to fight him. I grabbed her with one hand on her mouth and the other under her belly. The male mounted and bred her. The next day I put her with him again and he bred her with no assistance. She gave birth to four pups.
Years ago, I took a Little Ireland bred bitch to an advertised stud. We put her in the pen and she repeatedly fought him off. Then the breeders pet fiest came up to the pen sniffing and whining. The bitch went to the fence and sniffed noses with the fiest. Immediately she curled her tail then stood as the stud mounted and hung her. She had six pups
I took the same bitch to DFJ Ruff Wong. She showed no interest and fought him off for about thirty minutes. Finally, I held her and he bred her. I took her home, dropped her in a pen with my male dog and she was hot as could be. She stood flagging. She didn't have any pups.
That is why standing a stud dog is such a pain.

With most domestic animals, it is better to take the female to the dog. The male is comfortable in his kennel and the female is more submissive being taken from her kennel and placed in the male's domain.
Timing is the primary factor, usually the female will display her desire to stand firm for mating either by being mounted by other females in her kennel or the males raising a constant ruckus with each other. Testing the female with a "teaser" male will show if she's ready for the event, just be sure to keep him on the "short leash".
I've only had a couple of bitches that were hard breeders,... one, her matriarch status kept her from wanting to be mounted,...and the other, her hormone levels or fear of pain never permitted allowing a male to enter her without a fight. These I had to "short couple" to get the breeding done.

As the sayin goes the only dumb question is one not asked so here goes. does the fact shes not that accepting of being bred play into how/if she'll raise the pups?I hear of some dogs where the pups die cause the female doesn't have that "instinct" especially first litters.I read above where someone said their female was the same as her but had since had 4 litters so I guess it doesn't but just made me wonder.She's a hell of a dog so I'm just as excited about pups from her,thanks for the advice though guys really appreciate it,I kept him with her last night,took him on a hunt today gonna put him back this evening ill leave it up to them.

I haven't seen enough evidence on whether a reluctant breeder is a poor mother. The Little Ireland bitch that I mentioned was a poor mother. She didn't like to lick the pups and keep them clean. The other one was an excellent mother. There are a lot of factors. Some times when a bitch comes in heat she does not dilate, making breeding difficult. A buddy took a bitch to breed to FC Bucks Branch Kalagha. She didn't swell much and didn't dilate. With the aid of KY jelly and a rubber glove the mating was made. I watched and thought there is no way this bitch can have those pups, too small. She whelped six healthy pups, was a good mother, and raised all six.

You should bring her to an experienced male. He has to be confident. I had a female that would do the same thing until I put her in the males kennel.