When Did You Breed Your First Litter of Dogs?

Question

Was it immediately after getting your first dog?
Or did you wait a few months or years?

Additionally, WHY did you choose to breed?

Answer 1

I acquired my first Golden when I graduated college. I raised and show and titled him. That took 3 years. I also looked for with my mentor a female to hopefully breed with him one day.
That took awhile. Finally found her and raised and showed her too. Had all her testing done at 2 years old and she was fine. Bred her to my boy at her age of 3 years old. First litter dropped in March 01st of 1977 with my mentor right here beside me. 10 beautiful Golden pups! Had my first baby on March 22, 1977. It was a busy month! lol

ADD: I saw my first Golden when I was 15 years old at a dog show in Albany NY. I fell head over heals in love with that beautiful boy! I was awe struck and from that point on I lived and breathed Golden's. Learned everything I could. Bugged every owner I met and handler at every dog show I attened from that point on! It was now a passion for me!

I chose to breed because my dogs were the finest examples of this breed That I knew of. I wished to further develope this breed with as few health problems that I possibly could and to have others also show my pups and have them in their homes. It was my goal to have a Golden with not only great looks but conformation and health standing behind them also to have the beautiful breed once again do what it was ment to do. Be a hunters companion and work! I think I accheved this goal. This is the super condensed version!

Answer 2

I didn't have a litter of puppies until about 5 years after I got into cocker spaniels. I purchased my first couple dogs from good breeders, but they didn't really qualify as show quality even though I showed them. I found, after meeting lots of cocker spaniel people that I needed something better for the show ring....so I purchased my first show dog in 1989...finished her championship and had my first litter of puppies in 1993. I chose to breed because I thought the b*tch I had was a good specimen of the breed and I thought I could improve her faults by breeding her to the right male. The breeding was a success and I kept a puppy from that litter...finished her, bred her and finished a puppy out of her. I had three generations of champions. I stopped after having 2 children and going through a divorce. Otherwise...I probably would have continued the trend.

Answer 3

We chose to not breed because there are too many people breeding who are irresponsible. After considering all factors carefully, we decided it was more responsible to neuter all our dogs and cats as they are working animals on a farm.

If we were going to breed, we would wait until both dogs were at least age 2. It's irresponsible to breed dogs that are too young. That's like allowing a 9 to 12 year old to have babies.

Our dogs have such good temperaments that we feel they would have made made good parents and bred good pups, but we were not ready to breed as we didn't know the breed well enough when we got the two that we have. While it's sad in one way that they don't have any pups, it's better because we now know the breed well enough and if we chose to breed, we could get two dogs of good breeding and temperament and after studying what we would need to know, we'd be excellent, responsible breeders.

Noone should choose to breed until they study and learn how to ensure the pups will be healthy without risk of genetic flaws. It's also important to get a mentor and study and learn all you need to know about pregnancy, labor, delivery and helping the mama raise the little puppies to ensure that most, if not all will survive. There's a lot to study and learn; there's a lot to do to be a responsible breeder.

And if I bred, I wouldn't go for show dogs. I'd breed to produce good quality guardian dogs for the farms.

Answer 4

I haven't yet. I may or may not in the future. Not with my current dog, but I'm planning on getting a [male] show-prospect in the next few years. I'm not planning on getting the dog for the purpose of breeding, I just want to show him. Should I choose to breed will depend on a lot of factors, such as how well the dog does in the ring, if the female is suitable and they complement each other, etc.

I also know that, even though I've been a dog-owner my entire life (and my parents used to be cocker spaniel breeders, so I've been exposed to it), I am no where near knowledgable enough about the genetics of my breed to attempt breeding my own litter.

Answer 5

We got our first Newf from a breeder in 1991. We did not breed a litter until 2002.

We decided to breed because we were looking for another dog to show and do working events with. It was becoming harder and harder to find a puppy from a breeder you could trust and had what you wanted. So, the next step was breeding our own. We have had less than 5 litters. I do not breed to fill the demand. I have people waiting, and they will continue to wait or go elsewhere until we are ready. We are thinking about a male from our landseer bit ch. She will not be 2 until Spet 2008, so there is w while to wait. we have another bit ch that I would like to breed and keep something from, we just have had such a hard time finding a male that we like with all the health clearances......so no breeding her for a while.

Answer 6

Never - I have 5 pedigree dachshund, one I actually show in local AKC sanctioned matches, but I would never breed because I know how many there are being put down in kill shelters for lack of homes.
No one with a conscience will add to that sad number.

I foster and adopt the ones who don't find homes - how I ended up with 5 of my own - plus fosters usually.

Have a heart - adopt, don't breed, until all dogs have homes.

Answer 7

I breed as soon as I got my dogs. They needed to breed, its good for them, right? I try to sell the pups, and if I can't, I just dump them at the shelter. I don't really know what I'm doing, but heck, I can breed them so why the heck not. I don't really have the money to breed, and I;m just using my backyard. Hopefully I can make some cash this way. I'm thinking I'll start mixing small breeds to try and create a cute dogs that idiots will buy from me

DURRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

People is dumb, and should not breed unless they are improving that specific breed. Not for fun, not for puppies, not becasue they love that breed of dog and its AKC registered, and not for money.

Answer 8

I grew up on a farm, you name it, if we liked it, we raised it, from dogs to goats, horses, ducks, rabbits, chickens etc.

As for doing it on my own. I started back in 2000. Reason for it? I'd been dreaming of a Maltese. I'd read everything I could find on them, seen some out and about, and just knew that was the baby for me! I saved up my money and finally found one for sale. I was so puppy desperate by this time, that I missed the warning signs and bought the pup. His name was Mikey. She didn't want me to see the parents but finally consented to show me the mother. His coat would straighten out, that was just his puppy coat. He wasn't registered. I wasn't planning on breeding so the papers didn't matter to me so much. The problem? Mikey was so poorly bred he grew up to look like a poodle, his hair got kinkier, not straighter. His disposition went down the toilet for all the socializing I had done. He started off growling at company, and in the end, attacked my bf that we lived with. It broke my heart. I was furious, and hurt, and heartbroken. It wasn't fair, I knew better, and yet I was still an easy target and taken advantage off. I wanted to provide quality Maltese. I didn't want that to happen to others, I did some more research, found me a mentor, got me some more books, read everything I could find, and bought my new babies/breeding stock. I had 2 girls and a boy. I worked hard at it. And received such joy from my new babies, and the babies they'd give me. Finding them appropriate homes was easy and fun as well. I quit a few years ago. Reasons arent important. More over they're private, and still painful. Yes, my dogs are still alive, no I don't have them anymore. I had to get out, and couldn't afford to bring them with me.

Why did I do it? Because I wanted others to have a chance at having the puppy they dreamed about. I wanted to provide quality Maltese that actually grew up to look like the picture you see on the book, with the darling personalities they are known for. I wanted do it the right way, my way. And I did. I have no regrets. Perhaps someday, I'll breed again, who knows? At this point, I have my hands full and don't have the time to dedicate to it properly.

Yes, I'm prepared for the thumbsdown fairy. lol, she has a problem with my honesty. lol.

Answer 9

1977
I had been brought up with Dobermanns as the family dogs & I purchased a show potential female to show as soon as I was able to drive to shows & training.
Her first litter was at 3 years of age and she had won in conformation & obedience but never gained her ch title (which is much more difficult in the UK than in the USA) as she broke her toes jumping off a stone wall.
Her first litter by a highly regarded champion produced only two puppies, both male, so I mated her a year later to produce anther ***** for me to show. I'm still in touch with people who had the spare puppies back then.

Answer 10

I have never bred any of the dogs I have owned. I leave breeding to the professionals. All my animals are pets, and always spayed and/or neutered. My advice is for everyone else to do the same, excepting of course, professional, knowledgeable breeders.