where can I find a male for my shih tzu female?

Question

where can I find a stud for my female shih tzu?

Answer 1

Contact the Kennel Club and find out the breeders.

Answer 2

if your female is a quality dog the owners of males will approach you.

NO dog should be bred who hasnt been to dog shows to prove they are EXCELLENT example of the breed WORTHY of passing on their genetics AND been checked by a veterinarian for breeding soundness and things like hips and eyes (esp in SHih Tzus)

at the shows you will meet owners of stud male dogs
the owners of stud males also advertize in dog magazines

DO NOT breed her to just any male.. there are Sooooooooooooo many LOW quality Shih Tzus out there with bad teeth, bad eyes, genetic skin problems, bad legs, bad backs.. etc.. DONT just breed for the sake of breeding..
a good breeder breds with one desire only - to improve the breed.

there are MANY health risks associated with breeding your dog.. if you love your dog you will have her spayed

Answer 3

Umm. Yeah. This is not a good idea. Please leave the breeding to the professionals. Before you even consider breeding you need to have genetic tests done on your female. You also need to have a working knowledge of dog genetics, and a full knowledge of the breed. A proper breeder chooses a stud dog with great care to suit her ***** and to improve and further the breed.

Having puppies is not 'cute', it is not 'good for your dog' and it is certainly not a good way to make money. Spay your dog.

Answer 4

No reputable breeder with a good quality male will book your female to him unless she has her AKC championship (or is very close) AND has passed all the hereditary health exams.

CLose to 20% of Shihs whose owners have had their hips xrayed (typically show breeders) and the xrays looked like they might pass the OFA so they were submited for review FAILED as having hip dysplaisa.

Typically among pets - particularly those from backyard breeders (and responsilbe breeders require pet puppies - as opposed to show prospect puppies - to be neutered/spay) the incidence of dysplasia is 1 1/2 to 2 times higher.

If you bred her to another pet that someone has, the odds of producing puppies with serious hereditary defeects such as hip dysplaisa are very high.

Now a dog can have a condition and not yet show any symptoms.

Here are all the things that can be wrong with the dog and be inherited by those puppies:

"Genetic Testing

These are known problems in Shih Tzu, however, no genetic testing is available for umbilical hernia, inguinal hernia, portal systemic shunt (PSS), and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. It is strongly recommended that testing be done before you even consider using your Shih Tzu for breeding. Consultation with your veterinarian is also recommended.



Eyes - test yearly for following known problems: For more information click here.

Progressive Retinal Atrophy
Juvenile Cataracts
Entropion
Register with Canine Eye Registry Foundation at:

CERF
SCC-A
Purdue University
Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: [phone]
www.vmdb.org


Renal Dysplasia - For more information click here.

Urine Specific Gravity (diagnostic only for severely affected dogs)
Urine concentration (diagnostic only for severely affected dogs)
BUN (diagnostic only for severely affected dogs)
Creatinine (diagnostic only for severely affected dogs)
JRD Mutation Testing (for breeding stock)
Hip Dysplasia

X-Ray
OFA Certification after 2 years of age
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
2300 East Niffong Blvd
Columbia, MO 65201-3806
Phone: [phone]
www.offa.org

Other test that maybe recommended:

VonWillibrands (blood test)
Thyroid disorders (blood test)
Bile acid test
Many veterinarians have access to qualified labs, or blood tests may be sent to

Diagnostic Population and Center for Animal Health
Michigan State University
4125 Beaumont Road
Lansing, MI 48910-8104
Phone: [phone]
www.animalhealth.msu.edu

or

Animal Health Diagnostic Center
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
P. O. Box 5786
Ithaca, NY 14853-5786
Phone: [phone]
www.diaglab.vet.cornell.edu "


Are you prpeared to risk her dying trying to deliver or nurse a litter? It happens far far more thn pet osners realize. Can you write the check for a $1200 caesarian section if she needs one?

Do you have homes already for any potential puppies?

Are you prepared to give a guarantee to the puppies owners that they will be free from hereditary health problems? That if they can't keep the puppy at any time during its life, it must come back to you?? It is the purebreed puppies from pet parents and the casual breeders who fill the shelters and rescue - not the dogs produced by long time show and performance breeders who are members of and active in their breed club. Could you bear it if one or more of your girl's puppies ended up in a shelter and was destroyed for want of a home??

Here is what responsible breeders do:

http://64.37.122.206/Info/breeder_guidelines.asp?menu=Info

Now, if you want another Shih, consider adopting from breed rescue.

Do give serious thought to adopting from an adult from a breed rescue. The clubs' breed rescues go to a great deal of trouble to determine the dog's temperament, personality, likes and dislikes (particularly kids and cats and other dogs in the household), health, and level of training. They make a huge effort to match the right dog to the right home - and if they don't have one they think will be suitable for your home, they won't place it. Great way to avoid the puppy training, newspapers, chewing.......They have dogs that are purebred and part-bred (1/2 or so of their breed.) Dogs that come through rescue are so thrilled to have a forever loving home having once been abandoned to a shelter or rescue that they are typically extra devoted and loving. Dogs lose their homes for reason that are not their fault: death, divorce, a move and they couldn’t keep them, financial problems….


If you want one "just like her", as someone who has been involved in with the breeding and training animals of several species for decades, I can tell you, its not going to happen. Invariably, one looks at the progeny and (1) sees everything that one didn't like that much about the parent and (2) the progeny are never quite "them."


She doesn't need to have a litter to fill "fulflled" or "have the experience." Dogs don't hear or get bombaarded with the social pressures and psychology that women do. She will be perfectly happy being your darling.

Go here to learn more about the breed:


http://64.37.122.206/Info/want_to_own.asp?menu=Info


If you would like to start rasing Shihs, contact a reputable breeder on the breed club breeders' list. Get a show propsect puppy - either as a sole owner or as a co-owner with your breeder or one or two others (helps cover the costs of showing the dog to prove they are a superior specimen of their breed.) Learn about the breed. Get involved.

Answer 5

you shouldn't try to breed dogs yourself. if your dog or the other one has a genetic problem, it will harm all of the puppies (i.e. hereditary epilepsy, hip dysplasia, etc.) you really should ask a breeder. or just get your dog spayed =]

Answer 6

a stud?
but you can find a male in a shelter, a store, just ask your vet.

Answer 7

try looking on the internet or in the newspaper. you could even try going to the humane society.

Answer 8

try a shelter

Answer 9

No REPUTABLE breeder will TOUCH your POS *PET*!!! So,you'll only be able to find some CROOK w/a POS dog! *&*ONLY make MORE CRAP!!!

That's,of course,IF you don't manage to KILL your bitc-h in process!

***SPAY! SPAY TOMORROW!!!****