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anyone got any tips on breeding my shorter male bulldogge to my female bullmastiff, besides a i .

>>anyone got any tips on breeding my shorter male bulldogge to my female bullmastiff, besides a i .
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Chelle and the rest of the crew including, but not limited to Kita and Taiko (the shiba inu wrestle maniacs), Adi (reserved and dignified tabby cat), and all 28 reptiles

I guess the main issue most of us would have, is that we don't think you SHOULD breed two different breeds together.

In general, extreme height differences in dogs are resolved with AIs or with assistance ... and what kind of assistance will work will depend on the degree of difference in heights. You basically need to get the dog up to the bitch's level on whatever stable surface you can utilize or contrive.

I once bred a tall deerhound bitch to an average height deerhound male, and he did best with her when we positioned her in a planter bed and him on the surrounding brick patio. But all he needed was an inch or two.

I know a woman who bred Afghan hounds whose dachshund plastered himself to a chain link fence and bred her bitch through it ... but I don't in general recommend that.

I had a deerhound bitch out in my fenced yard one day, pottying her under my direct supervision because she was in heat. She trotted over to a place where the sprinkler was leaking, so the grass was very, very tall. She was not 50 feet away from me. She suddenly lay down in the grass, which I found VERY odd. As I watched her, she seemed to be looking at her hindquarters, and I walked over, to find the neighbor's loose-roaming, intact Shih Tzu mounted on her backside. I have no idea if they'd have figured something out if I hadn't interefered or if hope simply springs eternal in the canine breast.

But again, my main concern is ... WHY are you doing this breeding? To me, the purpose of breeding is to preserve and improve our chosen breeds, and I don't see how creating mixed breed dogs in a world already awash in them is a good goal for a breeder to have.

I know that some breeds have traditionally been "created" anew with each generation, such as the lurcher, and I am not familiar enough with the bull and mastiff breeds to know if that's the case here, but I'd like to know your thoughts on this.
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Christie Keith
Caber Feidh Scottish Deerhounds
Holistic Husbandry since 1986
www.caberfeidh.com/
Dogged Blog

This IS a joke, right?

I can't believe that anyone in this day and age would even consider such a thing.

I recommend that this person go volunteer in that little room at the back of the local animal shelter. The one with the silver table and the long needles and pink fluid that takes them out of their undeservedly miserable existence (and lets face it... ANY dog that has no one to care for them or worse yet an owner who abuses or neglects them is miserable).

Go spend some time putting perfectly health dogs to sleep for a while and THEN think about the stupidity of breeding for profit, breeding for "friends and family" or breeding "just for pets".

And before you jump on responsible breeders bear this in mind:

Responsible Breeders:

Check pedigrees, and RE check pedigrees

Check for genetic problems in the backgrounds of the dogs they intend to breed

Check the dogs they intend to breed to make sure they are not carriers of genetic problems

Show their dogs to evaluate them against the standard.

Spay/neuter pet puppies before placing them.

These are just the BASICS.
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Joan
Responsible Breeders spay/neuter Pet puppies.
Statistically, the average breeder remains in a breed for five years. The mark you leave on that breed, good or bad, is entirely up to YOU!

>>anyone got any tips on breeding my shorter male bulldogge to my female bullmastiff, besides a i .

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My biggest concern here is the temperament that could well result from this cross. I wouldn't advise anyone to adopt one of these puppies. Their health could be horrible, too. Might be a race to see whether they'd die of health or aggressive behavior first. Not a good idea.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47