The Complete Book of Dog Breeding. Dan Rice

a Suitable Male

       4. Potential Breeding Problems

       Breeding Records

       Silent Heats

       Conformation Influences

       Female Breeding Failures

       Male Refusal or Inability to Breed

       Pre-breeding Evaluation

       History and Examination

       5. Breeding Process

       Introducing the Mates

       The Breeding Act

       The Tie

       Assisted Breeding

       Post-breeding Examination

       Artificial Insemination (A.I.)

       6. Pregnancy

       Duration of Pregnancy

       Whelping Date Estimation

       Embryonic and Fetal Activity

       Early Pregnancy Determination

       Fetal Resorption and Abortion

       Hormonal Changes

       Blood Cell Changes

       Physical and Attitude Changes

       Exercise

       Nesting

       False Pregnancy (Pseudocyesis or Pseudopregnancy) 66 Kenneled Bitches

       Pregnancy Nutrition

       Drugs During Pregnancy

       Pregnancy Termination

       Pyometra

       7. Whelping

       Too Much Help

       Predicting Whelping Time

       Imminent Whelping Signs

       Body Temperature

       Stage I Labor

       Stage II Labor

       Preparation for Whelping

       Nesting and Whelping Box

       Whelping Supplies

       The Delivery

       When to Call for Help

       8. Dystocia (Difficult Birth)

       Interruption of Labor

       Maternal Causes for Dystocia

       Fetal Dystocia

       How to Recognize and Assist Dystocias

       When Whelping Is Finished

       Environmental Temperatures

       9. Cesarean Section

       Who Is Qualified to Perform a Cesarean?

       Risk Factors

       Anesthesia

       When to Perform a Cesarean

       Surgical Technique

       Assisting with a Cesarean

       Release from the Hospital

       Aftercare