my dog had a litter 6 months ago.and now she's on heat again,?

Question

is it too soon to let her mate again?

Answer 1

Yes she needs more time to recuperate from her last litter. I seriously doubt she is back into any kind of great shape either. Poor girl.
You do sound like your NOT very well educated about breeding at all so why not have your girl spayed?

If you care anything about your girl you'll do whats best for her and leave her be and then when this heat is over have her fixed.

Answer 2

This is normal, most dogs cycles stay consistant reguardless if they have a litter or not,, so the fact she is in heat again is normal,, not a specific indication if she can or should be bred again..

As far as if you breed her again... HMM..
Why would you want to? After all the pups from the first litter are HARDLY old enough to evaluate,to see excatly what you see got with the first litter,, or what potential problems are can show up,, MOST health concerns, hips eyes, temperment, and other gentic concerns DO not show up till the pups are over a year old.. FYI ALL dogs carry at least 5 diffrent gentic disorders, some more serious than others,, so it is not a case that your dog is not a carrier.. but what problems it DOES carry..
Just because you have a cute litter of pups so far does not mean you might not have additional issues show up.. they are still Just babies.. and you do need to be paitent and allow them to mature,, this is why most breeders only breed a female 2 perhaps 3 times in their entire life,, because it takes time to breed quality dogs, not just poor quality large number of puppies,, If you breed her again,, then 3 months from now find out from frantic calls that the first litter has temperment issues, health problems.. then what do you do then?

It is generally considered a BIG mark of poor dog management, breeders ethics to breed a dog on the next heat,, to do so would put a big ???? on your priorities,, and reasonson for doing so..
it takes a whole lot out of the dog to raise a litter and MOST good breeders wait a year or more before breeding that particualr dog again,, to give mom a chance to recover..


So if you as me,, NO,,, I would not do it,, I personaly take about a year or so just deciding on what partiular male I would want to use,, and although my dogs do not loose too much condition or health whelping and rasing a litter,, and could most likely do quite well to be bred on the next heat,,, It is not worth it to me,, untill the previous litter has had enough time to grow up, mature, so I can see what I liked/disliked about that partiular cross then take time to select a stud dog that complements this information.. so my next litter is a improvement on the first,, and I can make forward progress..

but I guess it all depends on your goals,, unfortunaly too many people just want to breed a nice litter of pups,, mostly for pets.. have a few or a ton of litters.. sell the pups walk away.. even with good intentions.. but this is why so many purebred dogs have health problems, or other issues....

Amanda

Answer 3

Far too soon, 18 months between litters is about right. Don't become a Backyard breeder, do it properly and have homes lined up and checked out before you breed again. If you are not prepared to do this then get her Spayed as there are far too many dogs in shelters, and they are the lucky ones.

Answer 4

It is natural for a ***** to come into season twice a year. This doesn't mean you should breed from each season. The ***** needs time to recover from her last litter. She also needs some quality of life in between litters. After all she is an animal, not a puppy machine.

To be perfectly honest, breeding is best left to the professionals who know what they are doing and have a sound grounding in the breeding of dogs. Amongst many things they will ensure they health test their breeding stock, and only breed from those which test satisfactorily. They will also develop a breeding programme designed to produce sound healthy pups which conform to the breed standard.

The best thing you can do for your girl is to get her spayed and enjoy her as a pet.

Answer 5

Of course it's too soon. She needs time to recover from the last litter. It would be like a woman coming home from giving birth and getting pregnent that same week. Raising pups is very hard on a dogs system and more then likely she is not in her best possible condition. You should always skip at least one heat between litters. I hate to sound like everyone else but if you are having to ask a basic question like this you shouldn't be breeding....

Answer 6

First off, breeding should only be done by professionals! It is way too early, for her to be bred again. It's very traumatic to a dog's system, having a litter. She needs time to recover and enjoy her life. She is not a baby making machine, that you can breed any time you want to. It's not humane, or fair to her! Did you find the proper homes, for her last litter? PLEASE, for the sake of your dogs well being, and health, get her SPAYED! If you want another dog, go to the Humane Society, or SPCA and adopt one. There are alot of great dogs there, that need a home!

Answer 7

Usually between 4-6 months after having the puppies.

Answer 8

Why are you breeding her to begin with?
Have you DNA tested your female?
Have you registered her DNA testing with the AKC or another recognised breed registry?

If you are not occasionally breeding to improve the purebred line - you have no business letting your female or male engage in the breeding process.

If you are breeding to see "cute" puppies, you need to see a doctor or if your are breeding for 2nd or 3rd income source - you need to get a new first job.

Answer 9

you try giving birth, then getting pregnant straight away, and going through it all again. force breeding her that was would probably kill her. as well as cause problems with the young for they wouldnt be strong enough.

it sounds liek you havent read up on dog breeding at all. if i were you id so as number 1 suggested and get her spayed. its the only fair thing to do for your dogs welfare

Answer 10

yes far to soon. if your not a breeder i would have your dog spayed. a dog needs a good recovery period and most breeders will tell you their aint a lot of money in breeding if you do it properly, unless you run a puppy factory and you didn't get good puppy's from their. so get your dog spayed and in joy her.