breeding dogs...?

Question

hi, i am thinking of breeding my siberian husky. not yet though. i want to get information and make sure i know everything i need to first. if anyone can give me some information about breeding siberian huskies please let me know.

when do you breed them during their heat?
how long are they pregnent for?
how often do you take her to the vet to be checked on?
what is a good age to breed her?

any information would be greatly appreciated. thank you

i would breed her to another pruebreed siberian husky... a friend down the street has a male siberian husky. or i will put an ad in the classifieds in the news paper.

as i said i am not deffenite about breeding her i wanted information which most of you have given me. i would never breed my dog unless i new everything i needed to know. and yes i would think about everything you have said. and all that. my dog is going to be 2 this june but i wasnt thinking of breeding her untill at least three and i get everything i need to know. i would deffinitly tkae any unwanted pets back. i have adopted many dogs and other animals it makes me so sad to see any animal be put in a shelter. shelter animals are sometimes the best pet you could get.

but thanks to everyone for letting me know what they know

Answer 1

Is your dog a Champion? (As in show dog) Does she come from Champion lines? Has she had her eye, hip and health certifications done? (Must be over age 2) Does she conform to breed standards and have exceptional qualities (Both physical and behavioral) that are worth genitally passing on to improve the breed?

If not, it's best to spay her. A "real" breeder won't breed their dog with yours unless you can answer yes to all those questions. You'll just be considered a Backyard Breeder (Down there with the ranks of Puppy-Mill) adding to the overpopulation in shelters.

Answer 2

Well, before anyone tries to only discourage you, I think that if you really want to breed Siberians the thing to do is to get familiar with what your should be breeding for. Meaning, familiarize yourself with the standard of the Siberian Husky. Also familiarize your self with the health testing that should be done in that specific breed and where and how to do those health screenings. Doing these things will help you choose a sire and how to choose one and why your choice would be best for the female you want to breed, and also help you decide whether the female you currently have is a good candidate for producing nice Siberian offspring. The first thing I would do would be study the standard of the breed and the best place to find that and additional information about health testing etc would be looking up the parent club's website. (I will do that for you and place it under sources bellow.) Another thing to do is to go to some dog shows and get some in person knowledge of what you are looking at and the different dogs within the breed. You will find pedigrees become very interesting and probably also want to order the breed magazine which should have many pictures of different dogs and also tell you something about pedigree. Also go to some dog shows, local ones can be found on a site called infodog.com and talk to some Siberian people about their dogs, the breed, breed type, conformation, etc.

Answer 3

There is a lot to consider before deciding to breed your dog. Is she healthy, does she have a good temperment, and do you have stud and the same questions go for him as well.
Do not breed her until she is over two years of age and has at least been in heat once before. Once she goes into heat they are usually ready to accept a male starting around day 9. Some do not accept until day 10 or 11(just depends on the dog). Most dogs are pregnant for about 62-63 days. It depends on you as to how many times you take her to the vet. My vet suggest that you have an x-ray done to determine how many pups she will have about a week before she is due. It is best to check with your vet to see when they would like to see her. Also, if you do breed her and decide you would like to again just remember to only breed every other heat because it is very hard on the dogs body. One good website that may answer a lot of questions about breeding is Debbie Jensen.com. She explains everything from time of conception to birth to care of the pups. Just remember breeding your dog is very time consuming and a lot of work for you and your dog.

Answer 4

Hello,
I don't have the answers to the specific questions you asked. To get those, I think you'd need to consult the breeder you got her from and your vet.

I also am not going to lecture you about pet overpopulation etc. Some of the previous posts have very good points and they are all worth thinking about. .

I hope that if you are considering breeding your dog you will consider one additional point that no one has brought up if nothing else.

If you breed your dog, you must be prepared for the worst case scenario which is that she could die giving birth to the pups or die from complications from giving birth. The possibility is real. It may not be great, but it is a real possibility. Your vet can tell you this.

If nothing else, would you please think about that before you breed her. Is it worth losing your beloved girl to have puppies?

Thanks for considering my opinion.

Answer 5

I suggest, before thinking about the actual breeding procedures here, that you do some research on the breed. Find out what kind of genetic issues should be tested for with this breed. Learn about the pedigrees and how to research them so that you can utilize this in choosing to bring a certain male and female together for breeding. Get started on obedience classes and work on getting your dog into the show ring to prove a fine example of the breed.

Lastly, contact the breeder who your dog came from. I assume they sold to you with breeding rights and if this is the case, they should really be mentoring you on the proper steps to take for breeding. If they aren't helping you, then I would not consider them reputable, and I would seriously ask why they allowed breeding rights, without wanting anything to do with it.

There's a lot of work you need to do before you ever get to learning about actual breeding.

ADDED: Okay, your last comment about "just breeding with your friends dog down the street or putting an add in the paper" is a huge red flag here. This is not the way to go about breeding your dog. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. There are tons of this breed and mixes of it found in shelters everywhere. We don't need people adding to the over population problem. If you want to breed, you need to do it right, and persue conformation showing to PROVE your dog is worthy of breeding in the first place.

Dogs (both male and female) NEED to have their hips x-rayed for hip dysplasia and cleared of it before ever breeding (can't be done until 2 yrs old) or you risk this horrible genetic disorder being passed on to the pups. You need to be willing to take a puppy back, at any time, for any reason, regardless of the dogs age at the time. If you bred it's litter, you are responsible for that puppy for life. THIS is why reputable breeders are NOT responsible for the pet over population and shelter overload. The reputable breeder would NEVER allow one of their pups to end up in rescue or shelter. There is so much more to this, but with your last comment, you are sounding like you're falling into the backyard breeder variety here. Not something you want to do, it's really not safe for you beloved pet.

Answer 6

You need to know a lot more than just this information to begin to breed dogs, and you have to have a lot of money to be able to even begin to think about actually doing it. Unfortunately, over 50% of the dogs in shelters are purebred dogs that are the result of some backyard "breeder" who thought it would be a good idea to breed their dog. You don't even know the fundamentals of canine reproduction, and are not even near ready to breed your dog. Sorry to be so harsh, but it's the truth.

Answer 7

First don't breed her until she is at least 2 years old. Secondly, the stud dog will need to be with her for her entire heat cycle...unless you have it done artificially. Make sure you can cover the vet cost for the new pups, the mom, everything. You are looking at the very minumum of a grand for expenses

Answer 8

Please get your dog spayed and don't add to the overpopulation problem. Thousands of huskies are killed every year already because there aren't enough homes. Don't add to that number.

The facts that you have to ask this HERE, and that you are thinking of breeding "to the dog down the street" scream "Don't Do It" to any responsible breeder. You don't have the knowledge you need to do this responsibly, and you sure don't have the resources you need to pick the right mate (you don't pick a mate "because he lives down the street" or "because he's handy", you choose one because he and the b*tch have traits that deserve to be passed on to the next generation, and who offset any shortcomings that the other might have).

Please, please, PLEASE spay your dog.

Answer 9

My advice is this: Breed your dog when she goes into her second heat and DO NOT breed her back to back. Breed her every other heat cycle. I had my dog breed twice. Make sure you breed her to another siberian husky.

Answer 10

what are u breeding it to