- Make sure your bitch’s quality is of a good enough standard to breed. The market is “over stocked” with very poor quality bitches.

- Seek advice from experts regarding the choice of stud dogs.

- Do not use any stud dog. Attempt to use the best possible stud dog which could improve on the bitch’s bad points.

- Your bitch must be very healthy and in good condition, de-worming and inoculations up to date, clean and free of fleas.

- Feeding during pregnancy is of utmost importance. High protein and extra supplements such as Calsup, milk and eggs, etc. should be given.

- Feeding while the puppies are still suckling is also of utmost importance. (A person can never replace what the puppies have received in the uterus.)

- Seek advice from the club regarding feeding of the bitch and her puppies.

- Do your planning well in advance, in order to book your stud dog.

- Bitches go on heat every 6 months and are usually mated on the 10th – 14th day after bleeding has started.

- Remember that they remain fertile and thus have to be kept safe up to the 17th day.

- First litter should preferably not be before 18 months.

- One litter per year is recommended.

- The contraceptive pill or injections are not recommended. Stud dog owners have found that the bitches are aggressive when mated.

For a fee, the club will supply a list of possible buyers, if you abide by the prescribed rules, e.g. feeding, ect. The puppies must also be of a good quality.