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my question is this, why do you want to breed these 2 breeds together?What do hope to achieve in this match up? if you adopted her, why are you not fixing her? does your male have all of the extreme health testing done by responsible Neo breeders?have you done all of the health testing on the Bulldog as well?

Before even thinking about breeding I would recommend contacting your breeder and/or other breeders of said breeds and check what tests are required for sire and dam before breeding these breeds.

Personally as the owner of Filas,Dogos, and Neos over the years, I would not recommend breeding a Neo to anything but a Neo. You really are unable to know what genetic and health problems you are going to get. I showed for a number of years and spayed and neutered my champions. Why add to the over population. Also, what kind of homes are you going to find for these pups that could be hyper and the size of a Neo!!! Are you ready to have to keep these pups?even if a litter of 8 or 10 or 12?Both breeds can have large litters.

I just cannot see purposely breeding mutts.

I am a very upfront and honest person, so I say what I mean and mean it. For over 17yrs I have rescued,fostered and helped Pit Bulls in need. I have had ex fighters, ex baitdogs, you name it come thru my house. I have seen the worst of the worst in my journey with Pit Bulls. So, I have a lot of dog knowledge. I also volunteer at my local shelters. But, I have also bred a couple of my own litters after a couple thousand put out for al of the testings that needed to be done to ensure I would be producing the best quality(health wise)puppies. My puppy contract alone make people rethink if they want a puppy from me. My potential adoption contract is even worse. In all honesty, I have a mutt she is a Boston Terrier mom and Mini Schanuazer dad, called a Miniboz. But, I am very against purposely mixing 2 breeds together for profit.

The best way to not have puppies is to keep both dogs crated and for the female to only go out on a leash and with you. Both sexes can be very resourcful when they want to breed. My friends Rotties hooked up thru a chainlink fence!

Hello Smoochie and Welcome!!

 

I am actually the one who started this website. The last thing I want is for you to feel unwelcome or attacked for reaching out for information. Our site started out because of my two Chihuahua Poodle mixes that I purchased. At that time in my life I did not know much about dogs or breeding or puppy mills, etc. After starting this site I began reading and researching a lot and this site changed gears a little. We do try to promote spaying/neutering and rescuing from shelters, but that is not to say that breeding is bad. It just needs to be done with care and all the proper testing, etc.

 

In your case since you are not planning on breeding your two dogs the health testing would not be something that I would push. If you do not want them to 'get together' then you will definitely need to keep them apart during her heat cycle. Crating is not cruel when done properly and it would only need to be done during the heat cycle which is only once every 6 months. Besides crating you can just keep them in separate rooms when you cannot be watching them. None of this is fool-proof however. I may have missed it but is there a reason the female has not been fixed? How old is she? Spaying a female before her first heat cycle can actuall reduce/eliminate their risk for certain conditions like certain types of cancer, etc. So there are healthy benefits to it as well. Check out our article for more information about that: http://www.designermixes.org/Dog_Articles/28/Spaying__Neutering.aspx

 

I think you are doing a good thing in reaching out and researching this beforehand. Ultimately, everything is your decision and you will get a different opinion from everyone you ask. The important thing is you love and care for your dogs and you do the best for them. My personal opinion is that you should seriously look into spaying your female especially because it sounds like you do not know much about her past.

 

I hope this helps some and best of luck with everything!

Crates are not cruel and based on all of my experience I am pro crate all the way. Having 6 or 7 Pit Bulls in your home that are from different bad situations crates are the safest way. And,I did not say to keep her crated 24/7 for the rest of her life. I said to separate them while she is in heat. If you do not keep them separated when she is in heat they will breed. It doesn't matter if he has been around females in heat before,nature will kick in.

 

In no way were any of my posts negative against you. I am also not ignorant by far. I speak after years of experience and have done spay and neuter education along with what it means to be a responsible pet owner seminars. I have changed the mind of many,even with my direct approach. I also am a Senior Customer Service supervisor and have been for. But that doesn't matter.

 

I do understand that you do not want to chance having something happen to your female considering her rough beginning. I have been in that position myself more than once with my rescues.So that means you have to be even more vigilant in keeping them separated when she comes into heat. An unplanned pregnancy in an already compromised female would be disastrous to her. Even death of her and/or the pups. If she is not strong enough to be spayed ,she certainly is in no shape to deal with pregnancy and whelping.

 

I hope you take the helpful info and use it to your advantage.

Thanks for the additional information. I was wondering if it was a health issue. I do applaud you and the vet for making the decision that is in her best interest. There are many vets out there that would want to do the opperation anyway. Like pitbull said crates are not cruel and you should probably start getting them both used to them if you don't have another way to separate them during her cycle. One of my dogs LOVES his crate. If I cannot find him he is usually in his crate with the door standing wide open sleeping soundly. Dogs are den animals and when crate-training is done correctly the dogs find them comforting and safe.

 

As far as if something should accidently happen...that is one of the reasons I started this site there is not a lot of information out there abou mixes. You really have no way of knowing what will happen during birth. Just because one female of a certain breed can have a perfect birthing experience of pups fathered by another breed does not mean that another pair of the same breeds will be so lucky. It is much like human pregnancy/birth...everyone is individual. It sounds like you have a wonderful vet that you can trust. So, you may want to consult with him/her since they know both of your dogs the best. Setup a time to discuss thing with him/her and get your questions/concerns answered. If nothing else it may make you feel more at ease.

 

Like you said though I would definitely do your best to make sure they are separated because a pregnancy for her would not help her health situation at all. Best of luck!!!