I have a 5 month old female deer head chihuahua and I am breeding her with my male. I need to know if she can breed the first heat or do I need to protect her from him?
2006-06-28 01:51:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
She will most likely come into heat about 6 to 9 months of age and it is not recommended that you let them breed for the first time let them come in and then out. It is usually recommended that you wait until they are a year old before you breed them. A chihuahua is subject to many health problems when they become pregnant so make sure she has plenty of calcium in her diet or she could become sick and have seizures
2006-06-28 01:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually it is best to wait until the the pup is a year old before you breed her. When we had our female chihuahua, she went into heat for the first time when she was 6 months old. We had to buy dog panties and pads! It was a mess! We were actually considering breeding her, but after that we changed our minds, lol! The first time your dog goes into heat, it will last longer than any consecutive times. So just bear with it and once she reaches a year old you should be able to breed her with your male. Good luck!
2006-06-28 02:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by Monica G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average estrus cycle in a dog is approximately twenty-one days and this cycle usually occurs every six to seven months. The first cycle will often depend on the size of the dog. Small breeds such, as Chihuahuas or Toy Poodles will come into heat between five and seven months. Large breeds like the Collie, Mastiff or Great Dane may have their first heat cycle at six months but it isn’t unusual for them to delay until they are a twelve to sixteen months. Larger dogs develop at a much slower rate than small dogs.
2006-06-28 01:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by moonhuntz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will come in heat about 6-8 months old. But it is very very important that you wait to breed her until AT LEAST her second heat cycle. chihuahua's are such small dogs that the older and bigger they are the easier the pregnancy and birth...FYI a C-section is common in small dogs so make sure you have a vet on hand when you are expecting pups....C-sections can cost between $400-$800 so be prepared for that also!! So yes, protect her from your male chi. until her 2nd cycle!! Good luck with that!!
And it is NOT good for your dogs health to let her have a litter of puppies before she is spayed. Actually having a dog spayed before their FIRST heat cycle greatly reduces the chances of ovarian cancers and tumors!! The more heat cycles a dog goes through the more you are increasing the chances of her getting cancer in her life time!! Have her spayed ASAP!!
2006-06-28 02:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by Amber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Females usually go into heat around 8-12 months of age. If you get her fixed at 6 months you won't have this problem. Heats are messy and gross and last for 21 days, in the meantime she cannot be allowed outside without a leash, must be monitored at all times and you cannot take your eyes off of her for one second outside, it will take 1 second for an unfixed male to smell her and get at her. If your male lab is fixed he might attempt to hump her, although it will be impossible to do. I had a male fixed foster dog that kept trying to hump this female at the dog park, I asked the owners if she was fixed they said yes so I didn't worry about it, however, turns out she wasn't fixed she was in heat and even though the foster was fixed he still kept trying to hump her. So I am not going to say your fixed lab won't try something. Take the worry out of this and get her spayed.
2016-04-04 05:28:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vet told me to wait until my chihuahua came into heat for the second time before breeding....Then when she did come into heat the second time we had her breed with a smaller male chihuahua. But it was unsuccessful....
2006-06-28 01:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-01 01:11:32 · answer #7 · answered by tasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most breeders will let a dog go into heat at least once before they breed them
2006-06-28 01:54:58 · answer #8 · answered by patclem2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when we were breeding jack russels, we skipped the first heat, then started breeding in the second heat.
she was a very good mom, and we got 6 pups!! and better yet...all of them lived!
just so you know...it's healthy for a dog to only breed a few...2 or 3...times...and for your dogs best health, if you're going to spay her, let her at least have one set of pups...
2006-06-28 01:57:14 · answer #9 · answered by alfjr24 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 -8 months. But it varies .
2006-06-28 01:54:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋