breeding chihuahuas?

Question

I have a 4.3 lb, 2.5 year old that I want to breed. This will be her 3rd heat. Her mother was bigger but her father is small. Her brothers both weigh in at about 7 lbs.
What would be the best size stud to breed her with? I want her to have a safe delivery so this is why the question.

Answer 1

Please do not research this on yahoo answers. There is a lot you need to know before breeding any dog, especially little ones who have high risk pregnancies and deliveries like chihuahuas. Talk to your vet before breeding, and make sure you understand the risks, finances involved, medical care needed and possible complications for the mother and the puppies before, during and after birth.
Good luck

Answer 2

Wow I see people here aren't being very helpful for you. I don't believe that the only way to breed is through a registered animal. I believe even breeding for love of the animals is ok, and there is such high demand for small breed dogs in many areas. Not everyone can afford a CKC or AKC registered animal, but yet can still afford to take an animal to the vet when needed and for the regular shots and checkups. We are able to have children without consent of a licenced facility right? Registered breeders are just pissed off because people like me take away from their business and place perfectly healthy puppies in homes that would otherwise be ripped off.

Now to get back on topic. You should not allow her to breed with a male larger then her. Sometimes that is hard to find a small enough male for such a tiny female, so I would say up to 5 pounds is ok, but no more. I am very happy that you waited til her 3rd heat and for her to be up in age before breeding her.

I breed Non-Registered Shih Tzu's and Non-Registered Siamese Kittens. So any further questions feel free to contact me. Otherwise here is a site that will give you step by step instructions on whelping a litter of puppies, and everything else you need to know or get from the time of the first day of heat, til the puppies have a new home.....

http://www.debbiejensen.com/whelping_day_photos.html

This website is about Shih Tzu's, but the information is exactly the same with breeding any small breed dog......Your dog is what I think is pretty much a bald Shih Tzu lol.....Best of luck!

Answer 3

As Dee said, the male should be smaller. I would try to use a male not over 3 lb. Please take ointo consideration also that c-sections are very common for chihuahuas and are quite costly. We recently had to take one of our mamas in to the emergency clinic for a c-section and it cost us $1100, plus the cost of everything else involved with raising a litter, even with 4 surviving pups, we lost quite a bit of money on the litter. Some chihuahuas will only have one or 2 pups the first litter and they may not survive a c-section. Sadly, sometimes the mama dog doesn't either. It is cheaper just to buy another pup if you want a companion for your female. Good luck with whatever you decide. I just want you to look at the reality of breeding a small chihuahua. Over the past few years of raising chihuahuas we have had several heartaches as well as a lot of successful breedings and we don't make money doing this, we do it because we love the breed and enjoy making people happy with adding an addition of one of our pups to their family.

Answer 4

Please consider everything K had to say and take it to heart. Breeding should not be taken lightly, especially a little bitty 4 lb chi. You HAVE to know what you are doing. Why don't you get your little girl spayed and just enjoy her for the pet she is. She will love you for it. There are so many unwanted dogs in this world that are put to death every year. Unless you are showing your dog in the ring, and can do all the right things then don't breed her. Don't be a backyard breeder. Just my 2 cents.

Answer 5

HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE DECIDING TO BREED YOUR DOG:

Have they completed their AKC championships in the ring, thereby proving their quality as breeding stock?

Have you studied their pedigrees to determine possible genetic defects going back decades?

Have you evaluated male and female against the written breed standard to determine why their particular offspring would make a viable contribution to the breed?

Have you done the requisite health tests?

Are you willing to have their eyes , hips, patellas certified?

Do you understand the risk to the female in breeding her?

Are you willing to pay for a Caesaran, (quite common in chihuahuas, about $1,000.00 + postnatal care)

Are you willing to supplement and tube feed puppies for 24 hours a day?

Are you willing to spend 12 weeks hand raising puppies in your home?

Are you willing to go to the expense of 12 weeks of shots and wormings for however many puppies you bring into the world?

Are you willing to interview dozens of potential pet buyers to determine exactly which ones will be the absolute Best homes for your puppies?

Will you have a spay/neuter clause in your pet buyer contract requiring proof of spaying/neutering before each pup is 6 months old?

Will you GUARANTEE that for if ANY reason during the life of the puppies you've bred, their owners can no longer keep them, they must be returned to you?


K

Answer 6

okay let me ask you something ? do you have money saved in a special account for this dog in case it needs a c-section ? if not then I would not breed her cause frequently these dogs need c-sections and they run here around 2500.00 ? do you have that sitting in the bank should the need arise ? if not again dont breed her . good luck .

Answer 7

Breeding should be left to the professionals..especially little dogs or bull type dogs like boston terriers, etc... as they often have complications & the male has to be smaller, you need to know the lineage of the male to make sure there were no males bigger then your female or disasterous consequences, including death to mom & pups can occur....Take Care :)

Answer 8

The boy should be smaller than the female.

I hope you know what you are doing! Dogs of this size frequently need C-sections which cost $1000.

Answer 9

after you finish showing her in the breed ring,, you will have gained tons and tons of knowledge about the correct way to go about breeding a "breeding quality" dog.. start showing and then think about breeding..

Answer 10

about the same size