can a litter calmed down a dog

moomin5

6 weeks was also early to leave her mum & siblings usually pups leave for their new homes around 8 weeks.

I can't see how having a litter would provide a permanent change in personality and is full of risks. I've seen a few its me or the dog shows featuring dogs that are over protective of a family member or aggressive to visitors that were solved with training and a change in the families behaviour with the dog, not suggesting you should copy these more that a trainer would be a better option to solve those problems, probably cheaper and less work than looking after pups for at least 8 weeks with no guarantee it will calm her down any.

cheepskate_2

Sorry but its not a litter she needs, but training. You have allowed her to become aggressive thus the responsibility lies with you to train her properly.

Rev

A behaviourist/trainer would be a MUCH better idea. You need to get her out of this, not give her puppies which she will also feel the need to be protective with.

Also diet can be a contributing factor to hyper dogs.

devildog

I have never heard of an over protective pug before
TBH to attempt a first litter out of her when she is 2 1/2 is a little too late really. It is a fine balancing act between breeding when they are no longer a pup themselves and leaving it too late especially because of the size of the head issues(not knocking pugs have had one myself)
Ok will get shot down in flames here but imho sometimes having a litter will quieten a b***h down however the issue you appear to be having is with her being over protective and if she is like that with you what is she gonna be like with puppies?!
Based on what you have said I wouldn't breed from her.

cinderellacomplex

devildog wrote: »

Ok will get shot down in flames here but imho sometimes having a litter will quieten a b***h down however the issue you appear to be having is with her being over protective and if she is like that with you what is she gonna be like with puppies?!
Based on what you have said I wouldn't breed from her.

Even if some !!!!!es do calm down after having a litter that should never be a reason to have a litter from them, it should just be a side-effect of the litter that was planned for better reasons...

cyberbob

devildog wrote: »

Ok will get shot down in flames here but imho sometimes having a litter will quieten a b***h down

No one has disputed that it may calm her down. People have just pointed out that those are very bad reasons to start breeding dogs.

devildog

LOL knew it would happen but in my defence I did say that I WOULD NOT breed her because of reasons stated. I also fully agree that any dog should not be bred from in the hope that they would quieten down. Experience has shown that some b*****s do settle after puppies BUT the reason they were bred from was not to achieve this(talking about breeding/showing kennels here where it is a business/hobby-and where I just happened to be employed to look after the dogs!)
The original queston was can a litter calm a dog-yes it can, however op's dog is over protective and you cannot calm that by having puppies and more than likely could make it make it worse.

cyberbob

devildog wrote: »

LOL knew it would happen but in my defence I did say that I WOULD NOT breed her because of reasons stated. I also fully agree that any dog should not be bred from in the hope that they would quieten down. Experience has shown that some b*****s do settle after puppies BUT the reason they were bred from was not to achieve this(talking about breeding/showing kennels here where it is a business/hobby-and where I just happened to be employed to look after the dogs!)
The original queston was can a litter calm a dog-yes it can, however op's dog is over protective and you cannot calm that by having puppies and more than likely could make it make it worse.

Sigh. *****The problem I had with your original post was not what you were saying but you were implying that others had said it wouldn't calm her down. No one said that. Others decided just to point down what breeding entails. It pays to read the whole thread before replying and not put words in others mouths.

devildog

cyberbob,looking back over the posts only one other poster apart from myself has stated that having a litter may calm down a !!!!!.
Although, based on op's post, I too have also stated that I would not breed from her
We have cross posted
But in relation to that last post I did read the whole thread at least twice before posting and I do not feel that I was putting words into others mouths. I stated my opinion based on experience.
Your post was very informative and I am sure it gave op plenty of things to think about and we both agree that it would not be a good idea to breed from her.
However how you can insinuate that I did not read the whole thread when your response to her original post was"Why do you want to breed from her?" when it was obvious she was asking whether a litter could calm down a dog!

tankgirl1

An ovariohysterectomy is more likely to calm a b***h down than a litter - complete removal of the ovaries and uterus and the associated hormones.

However OP, I don't think your pooch would be helped by either whelping or neutering - I think you need a behaviourist.

I'd also like to add that I strongly recommend you get her neutered - entire females are much more likely to suffer from mammary tumours and pyometras, and given her anatomy (if she is anything like any other modern pug I have seen), a general anaesthetic (to treat the potential tumors or pyo) whilst she is ill would be of a much higher risk, than an elective spay whilst she is young and healthy.