How do I know when to breed my dog?

Question

She just went into heat for the first time. She is 10 months old. We aren't going to do it for the money, we may only do it once, but she is such a perfect dog, that we want to share her.

Answer 1

When she's at least 2 years old.
When she has proved her perfection by completing her Championship
When she has passed her health certifications as recommended by the breed's national club.
When you have the money set aside for food and medical bills (checkups, shots, worming, emergencies)
When you can take the time off work to look after them.
When you have serious puppy buyers who have made deposits.
When you have done your research on breeding and whelping and possible problems.
When you are prepared to stand behind your puppies for their entire lifetime, and take them back if their owners are unable to keep them (even if it's 10 years from now).
When you have the knowledge to advise your puppy buyers on raising a puppy, basic nutrition, training and help them with problems they may have.
When you have studied your breed and know what makes a breeding quality animal as opposed to just a pet.
When you know your girl's pedigree and what is behind her, not just the names but the quality, health and temperament.

Answer 2

Yeah..right. There is no perfect dog. Even show dogs are not perfect.
Unless you show the dog, or have had her evaluated by a REAL BREEDER for quality, you do not even know she is breeding quality. Chances are you bought a pet quality pup and now want to be a backyard breeder and make more pet quality pups.

She needs to be old enough to also have all the health clearances for her breed. For many breeds, that is 2.
Clearly you do not know a lot about breeding. That is a bad thing when you are talking about breeding!!!!!!!
I can't even begin to imagine why people want to put their female dog through a pregnancy, the increased risk of breast cancer, the chance of a c-section, the chance of a life threatening infection following the birth, and chances for making unhealthy puppies that can crush a family....just so you can "share her".

Why don't you spay her, take training classes amd have her become a therapy dog. Then you can "share her" without assing to the downfall of her breed with genetically unhealthy puppies?

Answer 3

Six perfect dogs a minute are euthanized because there are no homes for them. The shelter I volunteer at is currently full to bursting with perfect dogs. There are more perfect dogs in this world than anyone knows what to do with.

Also, you're not cloning your dog--you won't wind up with 8 identical perfect dogs. You'll get 8 individual puppies with individual personalities, who may or may not be perfect.

Your reasons for breeding are lame. Sorry, I have to say it. Lame lame lame. Spend some time volunteering in an animal shelter and then come back and tell us all about how you still want to make good and sure that the world has 8 more dogs in it.

Answer 4

Why do you want to beed a dog?

Are you not aware that there are 15 dogs born for every one human? http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.cause&cgid=1&rgid=2&stid=10

Are you not aware that there are millions of dogs killed every year because of not enough homes? http://www.jour.unr.edu/outpost/voices/voi.valdyke.animal.html

Are you not aware that only 1 dog in 10 gets a permanent home? www.safehavenforcats.com/main.htm

Are you not aware that one female and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in just six years? http://www.metroplexanimalcoalition.com/SpayNeuter/didyouknow.html

That coupled with the health benefits of spay/neuter WHY would you breed your dog? www.sniksnak.com/benefits.html

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_and_facts_about_spaying_and_neutering.html

Really? A perfect dog. What kinds of tests have you had done to see if she would be passing on any genetic defects? They are not always visable you know. What kind of studying have you done to know what dog to put her with? Leave the breeding to the professionals. WHY add to the millions that die every year?

Answer 5

Forget about it for at least another year. Do not breed her until she's at least a full 2 years old. If you love her that much, don't ruin her. It would be like getting an 8 year old pregnant because she had her first period. She hasn't even finished developing herself, and won't for 2-3 more months.
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Answer 6

You need to wait until she is older and more physically developed. If one human year is seven dog years, then you are thinking about allowing a ten year old child to have sex. Wait until she has had three heats and breed on the fourth

Answer 7

The pounds are full of millions of "perfect dogs" that were the result of "just one litter"

The pounds are full of millions of "perfect dogs" who are going to be killed this year. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that 4-6 million cats and dogs are euthanized annually in this country.

That's 13,698 animals PER DAY that will be killed this year.

That's 570 animals PER HOUR that will be killed this year.

That's 9 animals PER MINUTE that will be killed this year.

That's more than 1 ANIMAL EVERY 10 SECONDS that will be killed this year because there aren't enough homes for them all.

Please don't add to the overpopulation problem. Please spay your dog.

Answer 8

The reason you give for wanting to breed, isn't a GOOD reason.
There are already too many people who THINK that they have the perfect dog, and want to share!
So I can safely assume your puppies will be FREE TO GOOD HOMES THEN?
Think before you act, this is uncalled for.
Spay the dog.

Answer 9

Well I just studded my Blue Great Dane out to a lady who's dog is about one and a half years old. You do it after she stops bleeding and is old enough.

Answer 10

don't do untill she's at lest 1 1/2 to 2 years old.