My dog is in heat, her male puppy 'got to her' before I could get her caged up. Can he get her pregnant?

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This was not done on purpose lol. Even if there is a chance he got her pregnant, I'm not just going to thow them in a Dog pound. They will get very good homes. Her first litter by my moms male... she had 6 and all found great homes. If he did get her pregnant, will they have defects?

I'm not an irresponsible pet owner ok... We wanted her to have puppies... she is for Breeding with my Moms Dauchound.. and yeah i know i cant spell :P Her pup just got to her before I could get her over to my mom house....
I agree that there are way too many stray and abused dogs out on the street and in pounds...

Thanks trannyboy.
The last thing I want are the puppies to suffer because of my mistake! :(( I'll get her to a vet Immediately!

It just happened today, how soon can the vet tell?

Wow, I am glad that shelters are seeing less and less dogs.. and people are becomeing more aware of the problem. My Fiance and I actually want to be 'foster parents' for dogs... when shelters cant take them or for the ones that need special attention.

We WANT TO, but actually having the $$ to do it is differant.

I'll take her tomorrow and get her checked Thanks for all the help!!!

Thanks Kasey :)

Some people are just so critical.... People post online to get help, not to be criticized..
Sheesh..

Answer 1

If they are both sexually mature, yes.

Answer 2

If the dog has matured sexually, yes.
If the dog has not matured sexually, no.

The real problem is males can mature enough to inpregnant a female before they appear fully mature. It is not a simple thing.

The even bigger problem is if mom is pregnant from her pup you need to assess whether to abort the pups. No reputable breeder breeds mom and pup for a reason. There are serious genetic problems associated with this.

I have seen one case of this before and all of the pups in the litter had serious health and behavioral issues. In the end all but 1 of the pups was put to sleep because of aggression (three of the pups attacked people), a couple were still born and one was blind. The one that is still alive (to the best of my knowledge) was plain neurotic with uncontrollable fears and urinary problems.

You should seek your vet's advice and review the dogs lines. Hopefully these are papered dogs who you can research their lines.

If these dogs aren't yet pregnant, you have been given a chance, go now and make an appointment to have these dogs fixed.

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Since it happened today, you can go to the vet in the morning and they can prescribe the proper medication.

Answer 3

I really don't have an answer to this question, I was reading the other answers though and some people sound ridiculous.

Yes the puppy can get his mother pregnant if he is old enough ... but inbreed puppies? They're not humans their chromosomes are not the same as ours, and who do you think animals mate with in the wild? It's very common for male pups and their mothers or sisters to mate.

Also spade and neutered? OK do you want to be spade or neutered? If they have puppies they have puppies not really a big deal.

I just think it's funny that some people feel like they should tell others what they should do and how they're morally inferior, when all that she did was ask if the dog could get pregnant...

Answer 4

I'm not sure why you all are saying that if you are not going to breed your dogs they should be altered. We have 4 dogs, 3 unspayed females and one neutered male (he was an SPCA dog).

We are very responsible to make sure that when the females go into season they do not come into contact with any unaltered males. We have a privacy fence surrounding our property and we stay outside with them for the duration they are outside. We have no male dogs coming around the house when they go into heat.

As you can see, we are very responsible owners and our female dogs will never be bred, but for us the cons far outweigh the pros when it comes to spaying and neutering our animals. there are studies now showing that altering your dog, especially too young can cause more problems then it fixes.

Edit: Wow, I get a thumbs down, but no explanation on why.

Answer 5

Just out of curiosity, why do you have two unneutered dogs in the same house? A lot of my tax $$ go toward an animal shelter where unwanted puppies (guess where THEY come from) go ... and far too many of those poor puppies are put to death. And all because people don't want to neuter their animals. Sheesh!

Answer 6

He absolutely can if he is old enough. I know mistakes happen and maybe you are a novice breeder and don't want to spay/neuter the dogs in your home, but if this accidental breeding does take, any puppies MUST be sterilized as soon as they are old enough! All pet dogs should be altered if you are not intentionally and CONSCIENTIOUSLY going to breed. Please, be more careful and learn from this mistake if you are going to continue trying to breed your dogs. If you are not, have them fixed as soon as possible.

Answer 7

Depends on how old the puppy is, at 7 months they are mature enough to produce sperm. Take her to a vet and they will be able to tell you if she is. Or just wait and see what happens

Answer 8

If he is old enough to figure it out -YES!

Now that you are seeing how hard this is to deal with: please, do the responsible thing & have all these dogs spayed & neutered. You can schedule her to be spayed 4 weeks from now, pregnant or not. Bringing more dogs into an already overwhelmed world, especially inbred ones, is wrong.

Answer 9

Yes he can and that was a bad mistake. You will be bringing inbred puppies into this world.And with all the dogs out there needing homes.How will any one know what they are getting when one of those inbred are in a new home.

Answer 10

Of course he can. Animals don't regard relationship rules like humans do. If there's a male and a female and one is in heat, the animal instinct takes over.

Answer 11

Well if the puppy is old enough to spread his "seed" then yes he can. LOL your gonna have some retard puppies