how old should a female dog be before you breed her?

Question

i would like to bbreed my cocker spaniall but i don't know when to start searching for a young male cocker spaniall to breed her with

Answer 1

Skip the first cycle, you can breed the second. Make sure she is healthy and keep her wormed. Good luck.

Answer 2

You know, it's sad that all of these high class dog showing pricks think you have to have an akc registered pet in order to breed them. I have a full blooded blue pit whom I plan to breed this coming spring. There is nothing special about the breeding process, dogs do what's natural and a litter comes thereafter. Dogs of all breeds are important to many different people and what these people do with their pets is their own business. Come off of the high horse and go teach your classy little mut puppets how to roll over instead of spending your time downing someone who had a simple question on Yahoo answers. Lol

Answer 3

First off, I would suggest you read up more on the breeding, pregnancy and whelping puppies. If you don't properly take care of your female, her puppies could die and she could even die, too. It's very important to know what you're doing. Breeding dogs isn't easy and a pregnant female dog should be treated just like a pregnant human. Don't take any chances.

As for when to breed your female, you need to wait until at least her second heat. When you breed a female the very first time she goes into heat, you're just asking for trouble 'cause the female isn't even fully grown, but she's having the support a litter of puppies. It takes a toll on her and, as I was saying earlier, it's just not healthy for either of them.

When you go looking for a stud, make sure he at least 1 year old and ask the owners if he is a proven stud. If he isn't, try to find another dog because you're chancing wasting money and putting your female through the stress for no reason.
Also, be sure to check your dog's pedigree and the stud dog's pedigree. You don't want to inbreed, it causes genetic problems and physical deformities.
If your female isn't a pedigreed Cocker Spaniel, you might not want to breed her. When you don't know the history of you dog, you, again, are putting her and her puppies at risk.

Answer 4

She has to be at least 2 years old, AKC registered and have finished her AKC championship in the conformation ring. The show ring is the proving ground for breeding quality, so a dog that does not finish is not of a quality to be bred. Then she must undergo all the genetic testing and health clearances for the breed.
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 and hips certified?

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

Are you willing to pay for a Caesaran, (quite common, 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?


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Answer 5

Hi, I understand that you are looking for some advice or resources to help fully train your dog or fix behavior problems. If a professional dog trainer is not an option at this time, or if you want to trt training your dog on your own (a great way to bond), I'd suggest you https://biturl.im/aUON6

A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.

Answer 6

Wow, for a simple question, some of you pretty much attacked this person. If she wants to breed her spaniel, it is HER business, not yours. Calling her irresponsible, a backyard breeder? What is wrong with you? Not everyone wants to breed "Show Dogs", some want companion animals. Who do you think you are to put her down? I agree with Brandon, your high horse makes your *** look big, or maybe makes you look like an ***

Answer 7

Its a mutt so umm how approximately never? no person with a organic Bred Tosa-Inu is going to waste his canines sperm on your dogs. There are way extra desirable than adequate mutts in shelters. Spay your dogs and for the affection of Gods do not grow to be yet another sleazy exterior breeder.

Answer 8

If you are asking that question then you should not be breeding. Leave the breeding to the experts. You will only be contributing to the over population of dogs.

Answer 9

If you are not showing the dogs or breeding them to be show dogs please don't breed them. Females should be at full maturity before they are bred so anywhere from 12-18 months for the first breeding and every OTHER year after that.

Answer 10

It would actually be better if you went and got your female spayed. What you would be doing is engaging in "backyard breeding", which is a completely irresponsible and ametuer act. This is also the #1 reason why we have so many purebred dogs in pounds and rescue shelters. If you're sincerely interrested in breeding, you need to get involved with AKC and learn the process. A respectable breeder does so to improve traits in the breed and not to make a quick buck. Do the right thing.

Answer 11

she should be at least 2 yrs old before you can have the genetic health screenings done.

have you done all the necessary research on her pedigree? that usually takes a couple years.

reputable breeders only breed to improve the breed or that particular line - has she been titled to prove she even meets the breed standard?

http://members.tripod.com/GWDalmatianClub/Dalinfo/repbreeder.htm