I have a female Siberian Husky...When can I start breeding her?

Question

I have a friend that has a 1 year old male and we are both interested in breeding them together! She is 4 months old right now!
Thank you so much
Andrea

Answer 1

Let her ride out her first heat and then you can breed her on the second. If you breed them too early their bodies are too immature and they can have problems. They're also more likely to accidentally hurt their pups and you'd hate to see that. I made the mistake with a Chocolate lab that I had and she smothered her pup on the second night. Really painful to pull out a dead pup and the mom was a wreck for a month.

Answer 2

First and fore most ask yourself this question: What are you breeding for? Betterment of the breed? Money? Just for fun?

Second: Have you tested your dog for any gentic diseases? Can you guarentee she and the stud dog are ...... have Cert. eyes, are Cateract free, don't have a zinc defincency, have OFA approved hips, doesn't have Hypothyroidism, will not pass Canine Epilepsy or Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Proper breeding practices can reduce the occurence of these conditions.

I'm all for responsible breeders, who take the nessisary steps to ensure a healthy, mentally sound puppy free from genetic conditions through selective breeding. This is called bettering the breed.

Do some more research on the husky, these are really great dogs, I have one, who suffers from 4 of the listed genetic diseases. With proper and responsible breeding she would be living a much happier and healthier life.

If you are interested in breeding, just make sure you have the right intentions, become a responsible breeder.

http://www.siberianhuskyhealthfoundation.org/health.asp

http://www.vetdnacenter.com/dog-breeds/Siberian_Husky.html

http://www.wikifido.com/page/Siberian+Husky

http://www.akc.org/breeds/siberian_husky/index.cfm

Just a little peek at what irrisponsible breeders contribute to:

http://brightlion.com/InHope/InHope_en.aspx

Answer 3

Do you have homes for all of the puppies? I wouldn't recommend breeding your dogs without knowing whether or not you have homes for all of them. We're over populated with dogs right now. IF you have homes for all of the puppies, you can start breeding generally around six months, but it is best to wait until she is a year old.

Answer 4

Well you have a long wait ahead of you. Do not breed her unless she passes all her tests. Like her hips are cleared, eyes, heart, elbows, thyroid. These tests are expensive but necessary to ensure that you dont pass to the pups any bad genetic problems.
If she clears all of these tests then you will have to wait until she is 2 years old. Anytime before that and your asking for trouble.
If you want to be a responsible owner and breed your dog then this is what you have to do.

Answer 5

Good lord.. Your dog is way to young to be even thinking about breeding her..Take Goldengal advice, she is very right in what she said.

Answer 6

Wait until she is at least 2 years old. By then she will be fully grown and will be less likely to have any problems.

Answer 7

You should wait until she is 2, but if you don't know this than you are not experienced and maybe you should not breed.

Answer 8

I am a big believer in spaying/neutering pets. There are a ton of unwanted, abandoned, homeless dogs in this world. Please don't add to that. Check out your local animal shelter to see how many dogs are there, that will likely be euthanized because noone wants them.