Breeder Curriculum – Core Curriculum Links
Set Up Considerations
Supplies Needed:
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Whelping
Mate Selection
Balancing Short Term and Long Term Goals
- Midwoofery Post: Breeding Goals
Planning a Breeding
Choosing Type of Insemination
- Midwoofery Post: Dual Sired Litters
- Midwoofery Course: Canine Fertility
Determining Date of Ovulation
- Midwoofery Course: Canine Fertility
Planning for Possible Emergencies
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Whelping
Managing a Pregnant Bitch
Calculating Due Date
- Midwoofery Course: Canine Fertility
Physical/Nutritional Needs
- Midwoofery Course: Just the Flax, Peas: Nutrition for Breeders
- Midwoofery Post: Caloric Requirements for Pregnant and Nursing Dogs
When to do Veterinary Checks, What to Check
- Midwoofery Post: Should you do X-ray for Puppy Count?
When and How to to Setup Whelping Box
- Midwoofery Couse: Breeder Basics – Whelping
Labor and Delivery
Normal Progression
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Whelping
- Midwoofery Post: Water Breaking for Whelping
How to Assist/Support Laboring Bitch
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Whelping
- Midwoofery Post: Got milk? A guide to calcium during and after whelping
When to Intervene
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Whelping
Postpartum Care
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Litter Care
- Midwoofery Post: Retained placentas
Puppy Environment
Nest Box
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Litter Care
Footing
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Litter Care
Neonatal Care
When to Tube Feed; When to Stop Tube Feeding
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Whelping
- Midwoofery Post: When a newborn puppy won’t eat
When to Bottle Feed; When to Stop
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Whelping
When/if to Stimulate to Potty
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Litter Care
What to Expect From Maternal Behavior
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Litter Care
When to Expect Mom to Wean Puppies, When to Assist with Weaning
- Midwoofery Course: Canine Weaning and Nursing
- Midwoofery Post: Weaning your puppies
Puppy Health Issues
How to Recognize and Manage
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Litter Care
Having your Plan in Place Ahead of Time
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Whelping
Cleft Palate
- Midwoofery Course: Canine Embryology and Fetal Development
Puppy Malformations
- Midwoofery Course: Canine Embryology and Fetal Development
Puppy Development
Monitoring Weight
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Litter Care
Vaccines
- Midwoofery Course: Breeder Basics – Litter Care
Worming Protocols
- Midwoofery Course: Managing Puppy Parasites
Puppy Behavioral Evaluations
When/If to Have Them Done
- Midwoofery Post: Is Temperament Testing Really Worth the Effort?
- FDC Post: Puppy Evaluations
Placing Puppies
Contracts
- FDC Post: Placing Puppies
Owner Questionnaires/Interviews
- Midwoofery Post: Sample Puppy Application
- FDC Post: Placing Puppies
When to Send Puppies Home
- FDC Post: Placing Puppies
How to Send Puppies Home (Client Education)
- FDC Post: Placing Puppies