My Chow chow only had 1 puppy is this normal? (vet, breeders, training)
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This is her second litter , her first litter she had 5 living puppies. . The dad is older he is 9 yrs old and she is about 3 yrs old.. this is her second litter and she only had one puppy..both mom and dad are pure chow chow ..
No, it's not normal...but it can happen. Did you ever take your pregnant dog to the vet? Then you would have known how many puplies were coming. Keep an eye on the mother and I personally would take her in just to have peace of mind that there isn't anything going on...like other puppies stuck etc.
There is never any guarantee how many puppies a dog can have.
All depends on many factors, the age of the parents, the number of eggs released, the quality of the sperm, whether the dam has absorbed any puppies over the course of the pregnancy, etc. Your vet could have told you about how many to expect .
I agree with taking her to the vet. There could be a dead puppy in there or two. Also sometimes with just one pup she may not be producing enough of the needed hormones to complete labor.
This is her second litter , her first litter she had 5 living puppies. . The dad is older he is 9 yrs old and she is about 3 yrs old.. this is her second litter and she only had one puppy..both mom and dad are pure chow chow ..
Almost without exception, singleton pups (when there is only one pup) have very specific behavioral issues resulting from not having to compete with siblings for resources. I would immediately start looking for a reputable behaviorist who can help you understand what will be needed to help this pup. You absolutely MUST start getting this pup used to being handled, and continual ongoing socialization is critical. As well, you must make any potential buyer/adopter aware of what kind of issues they will have to manage including the potential for aggression, low frustration threshold, very low tolerance for other dogs, "dominance", and the need for very strong leadership.
Even dogs whose owners did everything right ended up with severe behavioral issues. The only person I know who has successfully raised a balanced singleton is Susan Garrett- her blog article is below- and she is the exception not the rule. She is also a world-class trainer who worked with her singleton every single day with exercises designed to head off any issues. She also found another breeder who had a litter of young pups about the same age who helped socialize her singleton.
Please get your dog spayed so that she doesn't have another litter. If you were a reputable breeder you would have a strong support network of breeders and experienced dog people able to assist and answer these questions for you.
Last edited by twelvepaw; 03-20-2016 at 05:11 AM..
When I was raising Shelties the Adv Litter was 4. 1 year I got a young male about 6 months old. Now on adv Males don't mature till they are about 12-18 months. Couple months later my Girls started coming into heat. I had 1 litter of 6 pups...1 of 9!!! 1 of 1...guess he got tired.. 4th female had 5 ALL born within 10 days of each other! I divided them equally as close as I could among the moms.
Contact local rescues & see IF they need a Foster mom.
Almost without exception, singleton pups (when there is only one pup) have very specific behavioral issues resulting from not having to compete with siblings for resources. I would immediately start looking for a reputable behaviorist who can help you understand what will be needed to help this pup. You absolutely MUST start getting this pup used to being handled, and continual ongoing socialization is critical. As well, you must make any potential buyer/adopter aware of what kind of issues they will have to manage including the potential for aggression, low frustration threshold, very low tolerance for other dogs, "dominance", and the need for very strong leadership.
Even dogs whose owners did everything right ended up with severe behavioral issues. The only person I know who has successfully raised a balanced singleton is Susan Garrett- her blog article is below- and she is the exception not the rule. She is also a world-class trainer who worked with her singleton every single day with exercises designed to head off any issues. She also found another breeder who had a litter of young pups about the same age who helped socialize her singleton.
Please get your dog spayed so that she doesn't have another litter. If you were a reputable breeder you would have a strong support network of breeders and experienced dog people able to assist and answer these questions for you.
^^^ So this!
To the OP...In addition, I strongly suggest the you keep this puppy and devote your future time and energy to caring for it. You assumed the responsibility for this challenged puppy the moment you bred your dog.
As I've written before, breeding quality dogs is not for the faint of heart.
Excellent advice already. I'd highly suggest a trip to the vet to make sure there isn't a puppy dead in there that will kill the mother. I also highly suggest you get your pets spayed and neutered. We don't need any more backyard bred puppies in this country. Just because they are 'pure bred' doesn't mean they should have been bred. We kill plenty Chows in this country already.
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