Howdy from Reno, NV USA and welcome to the forum. 🤠
It's more like a situation which is totally absurd never should happened but you have a feeling there is now no way out.Welcome Robert! So you're Kafka reference means a time of great change, or something else entirely? I'm afraid I personally would need more to go on...
Thanks for a reply. I will contact with the person. The risk for Lili was of course massive and Lili were part of family. I spend lots of time training her what she loved. This is the link for the video I made some dayYou could contact Trevor Cooper at www.doglaw.co.uk.
But, as I understand it, in the UK if you own the bitch, you own the pups. You could warn her off by saying that an unplanned mating could have been dangerous for your dog, even killed her, and that allowing the mating to happen was highly irresponsible behaviour.
What breeds are the dogs? If the male was larger, that was a very high risk pregnancy.
I don't understand how your wife fits in this? Was she the one you left Lilli with?
Lili born 2 puppies. As we both owners of Lili we registered one for my wife and another for me as the owners. I just wonder s it make any different in situation.Just that you said there were two puppies, one was your and one was your wife’s. I didn’t understand why you had said that, what relevance it had to the person who was looking after Lili when she was mated.
Hello from Leicester, UK.Howdy from Reno, NV USA and welcome to the forum. 🤠
Hi. I mean the situation it's hard to find the way out. I wrote the situation in details in this thread I can copy in reply to you if you wish.Welcome Robert! So you're Kafka reference means a time of great change, or something else entirely? I'm afraid I personally would need more to go on...
Hi.Hi. Welcome to the forum.
Yes, more information of the situation you find yourself in would be most helpful.
No need to copy and paste anything. I posted that before you explained. I can always go back to the first unread [by me] and catch up.Hi.
I wrote more details of the situation in the thread I can copy as reply to you if you wish.
That's true I wonder many times what I didn't think about to put myself in this kind of situation.No need to copy and paste anything. I posted that before you explained. I can always go back to the first unread [by me] and catch up.
It's amazing how often situations like yours happen. You leave your intact dog with the owner of another (male) intact dog, and lo and behold, when you come back, you find an unwanted pregnancy on your hands.
What made you think she was out of season? If it's because she stopped bleeding, that's an indication of the second, fertile stage of the heat.
You are the owner of the bitch, therefore you're the owner of the puppies. You offered a stud fee, she refused. If you have that in writing, you should, in theory, laugh her out of court.
Too late for the OP, but for the benefit of anyone else who finds themselves cornered in this situation who might be reading, an unwanted mating doesn't have to result in an unwanted litter. You can always take your dog to the vet for the mismate jab which will terminate any pregnancy. And if your vet won't administer it (because they're not breeding experts), find one that will. It can be given up til about 5 or 6 weeks, I believe, but the sooner the better.
A season doesn’t stop when the bleeding does. It means the bitch has entered her fertile stage. An internet search would show that up, so I’m not sure what you mean by you had “internet knowledge”?That's true I wonder many times what I didn't think about to put myself in this kind of situation.
My wife monitored Lilk she was pretty sure as bleeding stop almost week ago and discharge she had stop as well, but we had a knowledge from internet. Real life gives real lessons.
I didn't believe the pregnancy will happen so we ignored situation for a while. When we had a scan for Lili the operator explain it needed to be last day of season as there were only 3 puppies discovered.
For an abortion was to late when we had a scan.
The drama of the situation is we spend hundreds pounds to keep the house clean hours a day of hard work to give attention to puppies they were Golden Retriever border Collie mix they are real devils. We had damages to our property what I explained to let's call it other party bit or mean nothing for her.
Thanks for reply. Is it worth to make another thread to get further advice?
The bleeding stop time before than was some discharge which stop as well. My wife was sure the fertile time was over, but I prefer be precaution in every situation that's why I asked the person who was suppose to take care about Lili to make sure nothing like that happened. During the scan we were explained that's why the litter was so small usually coyld have 6 to 10 but I was really suprised when I was told bitch can have pregnancy with two different males😃.A season doesn’t stop when the bleeding does. It means the bitch has entered her fertile stage. An internet search would show that up, so I’m not sure what you mean by you had “internet knowledge”?
But, you said you you had “internet knowledge”, so presumably, you looked it up, and would see that once discharge and bleeding had stopped, the bitch was fertile. And if you had looked it up before you went away, why didn’t you join this forum (or petforums.co.uk) sooner?The bleeding stop time before than was some discharge which stop as well. My wife was sure the fertile time was over, but I prefer be precaution in every situation that's why I asked the person who was suppose to take care about Lili to make sure nothing like that happened. During the scan we were explained that's why the litter was so small usually coyld have 6 to 10 but I was really suprised when I was told bitch can have pregnancy with two different males😃.
First time I see the situation a bit different when health visitor worried about mood asked me what happened. After the story she told me it's not the first time somebody breeded the bitch without owner permission.
Thanks guys.
I thought I was quite clear but it looks like I need to practise that ability as well😀.But, you said you you had “internet knowledge”, so presumably, you looked it up, and would see that once discharge and bleeding had stopped, the bitch was fertile. And if you had looked it up before you went away, why didn’t you join this forum (or petforums.co.uk) sooner?
Why would you grin () at the fact bitches can be impregnated by two different males?
I’m just trying to understand why you didn’t act sooner. Your friend told you your bitch had been mated. You say you had internet knowledge of seasons, but the wealth of knowledge on the internet would have told you that once the discharge and bleeding had stopped, the bitch was entering her fertile stage and that they will only allow males to mount and tie with them once they’re receptive, so why didn’t you come here or the other forum sooner to ask for advice? We could have advised you about the mismate jab, which would have avoided all the problems you have now - the damage caused to the house by the puppies, the threats of the small claims courts, the attempted puppy theft.
Please now get you bitch spayed. It’s in her best interests. Every season you allow her to have puts her at risk of pyometra, a potentially fatal uterus infection, and the longer she remains intact, the bigger the risk of potentially cancerous mammary tumours.
And for the benefit of any other owner of an intact bitch out there; as well as the above advice about getting her spayed, let this thread be a lesson: if you’re about to go away on holiday when your bitch comes into season, either take her with you if possible, or stay at home with her.