How old does a dog half to be before you can start to breed it? This is a male dog.?

Question

I just wanted to breed him once and get a daughter and son from him and then either keep all the other puppies too or give them great loving homes, his parents are AKC but he is not, so do you think anyone else would want to breed there female to a male that is not AKC standard?

Answer 1

Do not breed. There are enough dogs without a home. Go rescue a dog if you want another.

Answer 2

I would neuter him.
Breeding even once should not take place unless the dog (male or female) is at least 2 years old,all health tests have been done & passed (not just simple vet exams), there is an impeccible pedigree and the dog has been evaluated to see if it meets breed standard. There is a lot more involved to breeding responsibly then just putting a male & female together to produce puppies.

Health tests include x-rays of hips/elbows that are certified by OFA/PennHip, CERF/PRA on eyes, thyroid and other tests that may be pertinent to your particular breed such as heart, von wildebrands disease,patellas,etc

Breeding without the above and before a dog has reached adulthood is very irresponsible.

As for AKC you will not be able to get registration papers on your dog unless the breeder registered the litter and issued you an individual registration application.AKC will NOT issue them too you no matter what info you have without the breeders the litter being registered andpaperwork being done and directly issued to you.

As for anyone wanting to breed of course there will be people who will, however these will NOT be people with good quality dogs or ones who have been health tested or evaluated or who even have good pedigrees. Breeding underage, unhealth tested, unevaluated dogs undermines all the hard work that responsible dedicated breeders have done to better a breed.



Some vets say 6months.

Answer 3

Breeding even once should not take place unless the dog (male or female) is at least 2 years old,all health tests have been done & passed (not just simple vet exams), there is an impeccible pedigree and the dog has been evaluated to see if it meets breed standard. There is a lot more involved to breeding responsibly then just putting a male & female together to produce puppies.

Health tests include x-rays of hips/elbows that are certified by OFA/PennHip, CERF/PRA on eyes, thyroid and other tests that may be pertinent to your particular breed such as heart, von wildebrands disease,patellas,etc

Breeding without the above and before a dog has reached adulthood is very irresponsible.

As for AKC you will not be able to get registration papers on your dog unless the breeder registered the litter and issued you an individual registration application.AKC will NOT issue them too you no matter what info you have without the breeders the litter being registered andpaperwork being done and directly issued to you.

As for anyone wanting to breed of course there will be people who will, however these will NOT be people with good quality dogs or ones who have been health tested or evaluated or who even have good pedigrees. Breeding underage, unhealth tested, unevaluated dogs undermines all the hard work that responsible dedicated breeders have done to better a breed.

Answer 4

About 1 Year.

Answer 5

You don't breed a male you stud him out. This will be a good time to say this. I don't really think people read these questions. If they did they wouldn't ask the same question over and over again. The male has to be 8 months or older, the female should be 2 years of age. Very rare for someone to breed a female to a male that wasn't AKC.

Answer 6

Most people are not going to want to breed a female to your male who is not registered.
There are more than enought puppys in the world now. How can you be sure they are going to good homes? Homes that seem good now can turn into a nightmare next year. And then the dog you produced is at a shelter and could be killed as there are not enough homes for them all.
Please neuter your pet quality dog.
Unless you are willing to do a set of hip x-rays and get an OFA rating on the hips to be sure you are not breeding dogs with hip problems don't breed the dog. There are a few minimum requiremtns for health checks you should do
OFA rating done after the dog is two years old.
CERF certificate needs to be done each year.
depending on what breed you have there could be much more you should do.

Answer 7

I am a breeder with AKC and APRI I will start breeding my males after 8 months once they have been completely checked out by my vet which includes sperm production test. And if both of your dogs parents have AKC papers then yes your dog can get papers on him. If you did not get them from the breeder than call them and ask for the parents id numbers then get in touch with AKC

Answer 8

Golden Retriever is a robust all around breed as long as you have a minimum of a medium sized backyard it may run around in. that's a huge dogs and it would be torture for the detrimental element to be cooped up in a house all day. Golden Retrievers are friendly, no longer overly territorial, dependable, soft, intuitive, speedy rookies, surprising companions. i might propose against greyhounds and dalmations, as they have a tendency to be hyper and/or intense upkeep. No chows or bulldogs simply by fact of elementary bone issues. No breed that has a tendency to be overbred and/or aggressively territorial (rottweiler, doberman pinscher, boxer, mastiff, pit bull, etc.).

Answer 9

You breed the dog ONLY if he's an excellent example of his breed and after the age of 2 if he's cleared all of his health checks. If he doesn't meet this criteria, you get him neutered - much healthier for the dog and the world doesn't need any more unwanted puppies being killed in shelters.

Answer 10

a year or two id say. but if possible, adopt don't breed and adopt instead. and if you do breed don't make it like a business like some people do and don't breed the dogs to close together. and also don't force your dog to do anything, that's just what I think you should do.