i just bought a purebred yorkie. and i would like to breed him. just wondering if any knows how many times can he mate and have a healthy litter of puppies? and how old is too old to mate him?
2007-11-20 14:25:25 · 8 answers · asked by LckyNmbr9 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
First, show that dog to his championship...get titles on him, all of his health checks done, plus his health certifications. Ensure he doesn't have any genetic diseases, or viral ones. You should also have his DNA on record, and he must be registered with the AKC. That will put him at about 4 years old when all this is complete. Then, and only then, will you have a dog worth breeding, and at that point, he will be able to produce offspring as long as he is producing active sperm....oh yeah, you have to get that checked too.
2007-11-20 14:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by big dog owner 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to believe that you are asking in order to budget money for his neutering before he is capable of breeding. The answer is dependent on more than one factor. Smaller breed dogs become sexually mature at a much younger age than larger dogs. Most dogs are capable of breeding between 6 - 8 months. THIS IS NEVER RECOMMENDED! Dogs should be at least 2 years prior to breeding. Like several other members stated, do not breed just for puppies. If you like puppies go to the Humane Society or the pound and see all the dead puppies that they couldn't place. If your dog is top of the line (not just papered as papers mean very little) work in conjunction with your dogs breeder in planning the breeding, pregnancy, delivery, socializing, placement etc. If it sounds like a lot, it is nothing compared to actually raising a litter when done properly.
2016-05-24 09:48:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His chances of having heatly pups are the same on his 30th litter as his first. You have to do the health testing to be sure that any will be healthy.. and remember you have to get a DNA test record to AKC for them to accept registration of the 7th litter. AND oh yeah, since it's much eaiser for the femles owner to sell "champian sired" pups than "purebred" an male without a champianship (or some other title) is kinda like the guy in the country song "went to Havard, majored in premed - stayed for one semester-- YOUR OUT"
2007-11-20 15:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by ragapple 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He can mate dozens of times if he is healthy. I wouldn't breed a male past age seven or eight. You have to be sure he is healthy and has a good temperament to mate him though.
2007-11-20 17:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by mama woof 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is he a show champion or at the very least show quality? If not, get him neutered. It doesn't matter if he's purebred; if he's not show quality or a show champion, no reputable breeder will want to use him as a stud.
Besides, males don't have healthy puppies...females do.
2007-11-20 15:50:55 · answer #5 · answered by hockey_gal9 *Biggest Stars fan!* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Purebred means nothing. Only that your dog has been inbred for years and years.
Start with showing. Like the above poster said, that'll take you about four years. After that, you're free to add to the homeless dog situation as much as you like.
Go nuts!
2007-11-20 14:48:05 · answer #6 · answered by Fur and Fiction 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When he does not want to do it anymore. Before that he can mate as often as he can. It is in your financial interests to not let him have too many litters as his offspring will breed and people will go for the younger one.
2007-11-20 14:37:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
KIMBERLY I LOVE HER SO MUCK.
2007-11-20 14:32:44 · answer #8 · answered by jacqueline s 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋