Intact bitches will fight, especially if they’re of a breed known for same sex aggression.  You need to get all three desexed…the bitch he mated with needs to be desexed NOW, before puppies happen.

Also, be prepared to crate the bitches separately.  Once bitch fights start, depending on the breed, they may never stop.

Your lack of experience speaks volumes, Erick.

What sort of health testing have you done on them? What is your intention for breeding? Who is your mentor? What happens when a puppy gets stuck and you need an emergency cesarean on the dam? How do you know these dogs SHOULD be bred?

Please, leave breeding to people who’ve put the time in to learn more about their breed. Please. Don’t contribute to the overwhelming number of dogs in shelters.

I am being mature.

There is no easy answer to the aggression problem. This could have been started with irresponsible breeding (the other bitch shouldn’t have been permitted anywhere near the breeding couple while they were tied). This could be hormone related. This could be due to questionable temperament of the dogs living in your yard. In truth, you will most likely have to deal with bitch fights until you start crating both bitches and rotating which is permitted out of the crate OR until you rehome one of them. Bitch fights only escalate.

Beyond that, I have said my piece. Take my advice or don’t, but don’t complain about the advice you’ve been given. You bred irresponsibly, and now you risk having puppies with questionable temperaments. It would be irresponsible to allow this pregnancy to come to term for that reason alone.

I agree with Laura on all counts – breeding dogs should be done by people that understand a breed, want to improve the breed, or breed dogs for a particular purpose, and have a full understanding of how to go about it. NOT because they want some cute puppies or because they think they can make money selling the pups. It is okay to be a novice at this – but you should have educated yourself by reading a few books, or finding a mentor long before you threw three dogs together and hoped for the best. And especially with huskies! All the Northern breeds are closer in temperament to wolves than most other breeds and typically will fight to keep other females from breeding, and may kill other female’s litters if they can get at them. You have created a very dangerous situation for your two girls – you need to rethink the way you are keeping these dogs, what you want to do with these dogs (how would you even run them as a team if they want to kill each other due to your mismanagement? Pretty serious consequences to have some cute pups.

Dr. Magnifico often suggests using dirt in the litterbox.  I would also have at least one other box on hand…most cats really don’t enjoy pooping where they pee.

You need to remove the tick.  If you aren’t comfortable doing so, take your dog to the vet NOW to have it removed.

I’d rush him to the vet if I were you.  This sounds like an emergency, particularly the bit where he isn’t breathing right.  

Take her to the vet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goodluck.

Skin issues should be handled by a vet.

No – the human version of the herpes virus is not transmissible to dogs.  I would be more worried about obstruction, depending on the size of your dog.

“Buy a cat. I presume you mean adopt a cat? ”
Yes, you are correct.

“It is too noisy, too chaotic,”
I have considered this factor, actually. The house I’m living in is actually not loud or chaotic at all 99% of the time.

“and there are too many people coming and going.”
As long as they watch to make sure that the cat is not going to dart through the door when they exit, it should be fine, yes?

“Most college kids lack resources for all of the possible needed pet care items, and especially lack resources should emergencies happen.”
This is, obviously, something I have considered. I wouldn’t even think of adopting a cat unless I had secured a decently paying job and had sufficient savings to cover most emergencies.

“I just strongly believe that this is not a stable, healthy, safe environment for a cat. I have seen too many misguided attempts at pets in college. Please wait until you are out of school.”
I will certainly consider your advice and concerns seriously before I make this decision. Thank you for your time!

Take him to the vet.  Whatever this is (and my unexperienced layperson’s opinion says it COULD be a luxating patella), it’s not something you can fix at home.  It may require surgery.