AKC Breeding?

Question

How many times will AKC allow a dog to whelp in a life time for each dam?

I know only one litter per year, but how many total litters per dog?

Yes, I searched on the AKC website also for an hour and found nothing.

Answer 1

They have no set number of breedings allowed for male or female.Registrations on a litter produced by a female under 8 months or over 12 years or a male under 7 months and over 12 years may be denied and less strong proof can be shown to the AKC that the dogs indeed were parents at these ages.
Also DNA is required on all males that have produced more then 2 litters in a year.
If a female produces several litters AKC may request to not only have DNA taken of the female to verify parentage but also an inspection of the "kennel" and all paperwork (acurate paperwork MUST be kept for every female & male bred..that includes dates bred, registration numbers and registered names, number of pups produced, date whelped,number of males/females, if any died, any kept by breeder, those sold and who too (including contact info). These records need to be kept no matter if you produce one litter or many and they have to be kept for a minimum of 5 years and must be made available at request by AKC.

Answer 2

I've never head of a limit of the puppy mills would neve get their dogs registered but you might get called into question if you dog has more then two litters a year.
Some breeds can have litters of years and some are only good for a few litters and then they are done.
There are a lot of things that the AKC doesn't have any responsibility for. Check their site for more info.

Answer 3

The AKC does not have restrictions on number of litters. But as a responsible breed you have of course chosen to breed this ***** because you feel that she is an outstanding representative of the breed and fee of breed faults, or genetic conditions that will predispose her offspring of medical conditions that exist in the breed.
She should not be bred before the age of 2 years and the AKC does have a maximum age (which I can't remember because it is older than is good for the health of the dog.)
A ***** should also be allowed to rest for at least one normal heat cycle between breedings.

But seriously why do you want to risk the life of your beloved pet by breeding her, let alone having her bred multiple times?

The fact that you asked this question indicates that you wish to bred beyond what is good for the dog.

Answer 4

They recently introduced a policy of checking in to breeder's who registered four or more litters per year, regardless of the dogs which were used to produce puppies. This allows them to send USDA inspectors on surprise and planned visits to check on the dams, sires, puppies, and living conditions.
I am not sure of the specifics of this policy, or if it is in effect yet, but maybe you can search the AKC website for more information.

www.akc.org

Answer 5

I looked on http://akc.org and could not find an answer, so I wrote them and asked. They list age limits..too young or too old for sire and dams. But I've always thought they should limit how many litters any dam has and how often they are bred.

Answer 6

All I could find was that they have to be older than 8 months old and younger than 12 years old. But I didn't read the whole thing. From what Ive heard about puppy mills im sure its alot


http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RREGS4.pdf

Answer 7

They loud 7 breedings from a male A.K.C.