I know like in humans, females only can breed for for a certian amount of years.. so how old are female Chihuahuas when they stop giving birth to litters?
2006-09-27 07:19:53 · 5 answers · asked by ll_freekshow_ll 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Fetch is correct. Dogs have heat cycles until they go to the Rainbow Bridge.
Female dogs usually have pretty regular intervals between their heat periods until they reach their "senior" years. At this time, the heat periods tend to have longer intervals between them, but never to completely stop.
2006-09-27 07:53:23 · answer #1 · answered by HDB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dogs will keep having pups as long as you let them but when they get older they can have complication while having pups. the good age to stop breeding your dog is around the age of 5yrs. by that age their body starts to change because they are getting older. it has been known that if you let your dog keep having litters then there is a possibility that she will pass on after the pups are born or she will pass on while she is giving birth to them. just be careful with the breeding, i would recomend that with her being a small dog i would stop breeding her at 5yrs old because of her body size ad you don't want anything to happen to her while she is having or after the pups are here.
2006-09-27 09:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs can keep breeding until they expire. The older the dogs get, however, the smaller the litters tend to be and the more complications there can be with each litter. If you don't want anymore litters, spay your pet.
2006-09-27 07:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the dog...but its really hard to them to breed them past the age of about 5.
2006-09-27 07:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by Cornsilk P 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Life span is 16 years tops
after 2 years they start maybe 12 years they stop.
I'm no vet but this my guess
DON"T SPAY or NUDER What gives us the right to sexually damage any animal.
2006-09-27 07:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋