Watford GSD Help & Information

BREEDING 

Attention Novice Breeders
The Breeders' Code of Silence
Responsible Dog Breeding
The GSD Breed Council Breeders Charter
To Breed or Not to Breed
'Pups? Never Again'
Indiscriminate Breeding Needs To Be Stopped!

Ask the Breeder These Questions Before You Buy
The Breeder/Buyer Relationship Guarantees and Ethics
A Comparison of Resposible Breeder/Backyard Breeders

Common Problems faced by the Pet Breeder
Breeding Programes and Rates of Progress
Careful Breeders Let Littermates Learn From Each Other
The Right Puppy for the Right Family
No Christmas Puppies Please

Determining Pregnancy

Mastitis

Dystocia

Eclampsia

Pregnancy and Hair Loss

Puppy Rejection

Hormone Levels

Sexing Puppies

Whelping

Care of bitch and newborn pups

Hand rearing Pups

Feeding Puppies

Tube Feeding Puppies

The use of Oxytocin during the Whelping of a litter

Colostrum:The important First Milk

Weaning Puppies

New Puppies Feeding and Rearing

Birth of a Litter

The First 18 Weeks

Growth Rate

Careful Breeders Let Littermates Learn From Each Other

CPR in Newborns

Diseases of Puppyhood

Birth Defects

Swimmer Puppies

Fading Puppies

Herpes

Puppies Born With Worms

Aspiration Pneumonia

Cleft Palate

Puppy Vaginitis

Umbilical Hernias