oakway Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I have been doing it for nearly 40 years and never had a complaint. I think that speaks for itself. That's you thou, were are talking about someone else you do not know as a paid service. No, I mean I have been doing it as a service to people, who for some reason can not whelp their own bitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I would not use such a service. I am too attached to my girls and I couldn't be comfortable with them being away from me at a critical time, and I imagine they would be freaked out by being taken away from home without 'mom'. I would have paid quite a bit for someone to come and sit in on the whelping for the first few litters I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowenhart Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I would have paid quite a bit for someone to come and sit in on the whelping for the first few litters I had. I think that might be a good market right there. A vet commented one day that I should have a business helping newbies deal with whelping/raising, especially in the first few critical days and after caesars etc. People get sent home from the vets with a basket full of puppies and no idea how to keep them all. Having a whelping assistance service, where you are on call and can be the voice of experience for those stressful moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaY Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Having a whelping assistance service, where you are on call and can be the voice of experience for those stressful moments. God no! I usedto have my phone number on my website, I would receive phone calls at all hours of the night (read that as 2-4am!) asking for advice - From 10 yr old bitches having there first litter, to X breed god knows whats, people who had no idea the bitch was even pregnant, people who refused to go to a vet. Someone to come over and help out after a caesar or to puppy sit is a good idea I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisart Dobes Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Having a whelping assistance service, where you are on call and can be the voice of experience for those stressful moments. God no! I usedto have my phone number on my website, I would receive phone calls at all hours of the night (read that as 2-4am!) asking for advice - From 10 yr old bitches having there first litter, to X breed god knows whats, people who had no idea the bitch was even pregnant, people who refused to go to a vet. Someone to come over and help out after a caesar or to puppy sit is a good idea I think. I am having a bit of dejavu Sway Isn't this what we have friends / mentors / vets (good ones) for . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Like others we helped friends out especially those that work,whilst we also work we do so from home. We have babys sat friends bitches when near whelping so they don;t have days off for no reason until the time is right We have also done daycare for a week of pups just born(small breeds & they also help vice versa if they can but we all now the dogs plus the owners could come if required . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I would have paid quite a bit for someone to come and sit in on the whelping for the first few litters I had. I think that might be a good market right there. A vet commented one day that I should have a business helping newbies deal with whelping/raising, especially in the first few critical days and after caesars etc. People get sent home from the vets with a basket full of puppies and no idea how to keep them all. Having a whelping assistance service, where you are on call and can be the voice of experience for those stressful moments. I get all manner of calls asking for help during whelping in the middle of the night but the reality is that this is what vets are for and there are limits on what you should advise someone over the phone where it could result in something going wrong.I cant give that kind of advice any more to anyone who isnt one of our members because the insurance doesnt cover me but even then Im very careful about what Im saying over the phone and if its any more than real basic stuff or running them through what they need to watch for and check Im not going there.So far everyone has been happy with the outcome and it makes you feel warm and fuzzy when someone tells you they learned more in a 10 minute conversation with you over the phone than what they have learned for 10 years of breeding dogs but Im very much aware of the fact that if things go wrong I dont want to be the one in the middle of it. Giving advice on how to do what comes next is different as its not so much in the area of professional vet treatments. Remember giving something like oxy to your own dog is within the law but giving it to someone else's dog breaches the law unless you are a vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowenhart Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I think that might be a good market right there. A vet commented one day that I should have a business helping newbies deal with whelping/raising, especially in the first few critical days and after caesars etc. People get sent home from the vets with a basket full of puppies and no idea how to keep them all. Having a whelping assistance service, where you are on call and can be the voice of experience for those stressful moments. I usedto have my phone number on my website, I would receive phone calls at all hours of the night (read that as 2-4am!)asking for advice - From 10 yr old bitches having there first litter, to X breed god knows whats, people who had no idea the bitch was even pregnant, people who refused to go to a vet. I get all manner of calls asking for help during whelping in the middle of the night but the reality is that this is what vets are for and there are limits on what you should advise someone over the phone where it could result in something going wrong.I cant give that kind of advice any more to anyone who isnt one of our members because the insurance doesnt cover me but even then Im very careful about what Im saying over the phone and if its any more than real basic stuff or running them through what they need to watch for and check Im not going there.So far everyone has been happy with the outcome and it makes you feel warm and fuzzy when someone tells you they learned more in a 10 minute conversation with you over the phone than what they have learned for 10 years of breeding dogs but Im very much aware of the fact that if things go wrong I dont want to be the one in the middle of it. Giving advice on how to do what comes next is different as its not so much in the area of professional vet treatments. Remember giving something like oxy to your own dog is within the law but giving it to someone else's dog breaches the law unless you are a vet. By "on call" I don't mean give advice over the phone. And definately not a free "ring a breeder" service. But you'd have to be available outside normal working hours to deal with whelping bitches. Vets can only deal with so much, and it maybe a case of being present during the whelping and saying "This is the time we need to take the bitch to the vet" and not about giving oxy or any treatments to the bitch. A paid support, to even come in and make sure the area set up for the bitch is appropriate. The how to supplement feed, how to check for mastitis, how to tell if the bitch is stressed etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha bet Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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