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Offline chris lock

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age for first litter
« on: February 27, 2013, 05:20:48 PM »
I have a working cocker bitch and she will be 4 at the end of november 2013, is she too old to have a first litter if she was mated a month after her first birthday?
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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2013, 06:34:58 PM »
Hi there,I have a working cocker dog and he will be 5 in june,just to let you know no your bitch is a nice age I think to have a litter. :-*
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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2013, 06:51:19 PM »
Quote from: chris lock on February 27, 2013, 05:20:48 PM
I have a working cocker bitch and she will be 4 at the end of november 2013, is she too old to have a first litter if she was mated a month after her first birthday?

Sorry that doesn't make sense, she's 4 at the end of November 2013, and is she too old to have a first litter if she was mated a month after her first birthday?

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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2013, 07:02:34 PM »
Quote from: chris lock on February 27, 2013, 05:20:48 PM
I have a working cocker bitch and she will be 4 at the end of november 2013, is she too old to have a first litter if she was mated a month after her first birthday?

Is this a puzzle or a brainteaser ? lol,
Sorry couldnt help it  :005:
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Offline maddy74

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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2013, 07:05:37 PM »
Maybe its meant to read, 'firth' birthday....??
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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2013, 07:15:50 PM »
Curiouser and curiouser - firth birthday?  :005: This predictive text needs its own interpreter!
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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2013, 07:18:34 PM »
Quote from: Emilyoliver on February 27, 2013, 07:15:50 PM
Curiouser and curiouser - firth birthday?  :005: This predictive text needs its own interpreter!

 :005: :005: perhaps its a cross between 1st & 5th birthday  :huh: :005:
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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2013, 08:15:34 PM »
Fifth I meant...sorry its been a long day. I wont hurt you honest  :rofl1: :rofl1:
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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2013, 08:16:39 PM »
ps im not even on predictive text im on my lap top, this makes it even worse  :005: :005:
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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2013, 08:43:21 PM »
Quote from: maddy74 on February 27, 2013, 08:16:39 PM
ps im not even on predictive text im on my lap top, this makes it even worse  :005: :005:
:005:  :005: Oops,no hope in that case!
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Re: age for first litter
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2013, 05:03:24 PM »
Sorry, I wrote that I had a working cocker bitch who will be 4 at the end of november 2013, her season would be due early december which would make her 4 years and a week or two; does anyone think this is too old for a first litter? She has been eye tested and comes from FTC lines.
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« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2013, 05:59:07 PM »
If she is lean and fit, then no 4 is probably not too old for a first litter but obviously risks increase with age & she is older than the ideal age for a first litter. It's good you've eye tested her, but she really needs to be DNA tested for prcd_PRA & FN and ideally hip scored too. The clinical eye test is of limited value by itself as it's just a snap shot of the eyes at a given time (it can't tell the breeder whether that dog is a carrier of prcd_PRA or whether she/he will develop the disease in time, as the DNA test does). Here's some info from a Working Cocker perspective: http://www.workingcockerhealthscreendirectory.com/healthissues.htm
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