Why should one wait until a dog is 18 months before breeding them?
my little JRT besides Princess(who is fixed) will 1 year old this August.
My dad says I should wait until she is 18 months old before I breed her with another JRT(with papers of course).
Why do people wait until the female is 18 months before breeding the dog? I only want to breed every other year anyway. I’m not gonna "puppy mill" Precious because it would too much strain, stress etc on her. Besides I think she would like a year or two off between breeding.
Does anyone know anything about I’m talking about here? Would breeding her every time she’s in heat wreck her health or wear her out faster? What do Vets says about breeding this way?
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July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
It wouldn’t necessarily hurt her if she breeds younger, but you want to give her a chance to grow up. She will be a better mother as she ages too. Young mothers are too rough with their puppies.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
i don’t know
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
To let her body reach maturity.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
because they are still growing……
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
cause in doggy years its like she is a pre- teen. like we humans would not allow our 10 year olds to have sex, same with a dog, she’s too young
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
In a perfect world, if you are not a professionnal breeder, you should NOT breed your dog. Also, if you were to breed her every time she’s in heat. twice a year, you’d kill your dog and have unhealthy puppies… Please, think hard before breeding. There is a puppy overpopulation and the rescue centers and shelters sure don’t need more.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
You should talk to a vet, and to an experienced breeder of JRT. Breeding takes a lot of work, and a lot of time. You need to make sure you are ready for the commitment involved and the responsibility.
Based on your questions, I would say you are not even close to being ready.
Dogs need to finish growing themselves before they have puppies. Even at 18 months most dogs are still going through their teenage years. Do you think it is appropriate for a teenager to have a child? Then why would it be appropriate for a teenage dog to have puppies?
Please talk to a vet and to several reputable dog breeders in your area. You need to have a better grasp on breeding before you attempt it.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
Breeding should be outlawed!!!!!!
Adopt a homeless pet instead. RUFF!RUFF!!!!!
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
Unless you are a registered breeder, I wouldn’t suggest you breeding her at all. There is such a problem with people just feeling like they "need" to breed their dog for whatever reason they seem fit, but the truth is, breeding a dog isn’t just something you should do unless it is your job. Please don’t do it as a way to make some extra money or something stupid like that. If you want more Jack Russels, why not try to find one that needs a home from a rescue organization? There are too many dogs already that get put down because they don’t have homes. Don’t add to the problem.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
If you don’t want to be a Puppy Mill, you will wait until she is fully developed and has had all of her health checks: hips, eyes, thyroid, heart, etc.
Waiting until 2 is a good thing. While breeding every 2 years is best, breeding her more than twice or three times at the most means you are a puppy mill or backyard breeder.
Papers mean NOTHING. Zip, zilch, bupkis. Nada.
It means the dog is certified as a pure bred. Big deal. And that can be faked.
It says nothing about quality. To know if you have a quality JRT, you have to show the dog against others of the same breed and beat the snot out of them. You need the dogs with the best temperaments and unconditionally the healthiest. (as determined by a vet and not by joe dirt down the street)
You need to prove your dog is capable of doing the things it was originally bred to do, go to ground and chase vermin, or at least an approximation of it, like Agility.
Otherwise, you’re just some backyard breeder contributing to the pet overpopulation problem.
AND yes, JRT’s end up in shelters, all of the time, actually.
BTW, how do you plan to breed "Princess (who is fixed)",
if she is fixed??????????????????????????????
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
It would be like trying to get a 10 year old girl pregnant. It’s possible you might succeed, but she is not fully developed inside physically, which increases the chances for her to have complications during the pregnancy…or not be able to carry the litter to term. Your Dad is right…be patient.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
think that when your dog is 18 month she is like a 23 year old women, so if you have a child so young you can have problems with the delivery, so does a dog. I dont know if the comparescent is good, but i hope it kind of helped
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
People ar suppose to wait until the dog is 2 years old!!! Under 2 they are still a puppy. Like a young child getting pregnant!!!
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
Dogs should NOT be bred before they are 2 years old. They are neither physically nor mentally mature enough for motherhood. Pregnancy is a risk to begin with but the risks are even greater in a dog bred too young. Also most genetic health tests can’t be done under the age of 2 years.
Breeding her at every heat would be too hard on her..it would compromise her health.Responsible breeders never breed their females more then once a year and not before the age of 2 nor after the age of 6.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
You should not even breed the dog at 18 months. The recommendation is to wait until the dog is at least 2 yrs, for several reasons. First, the dog needs time to mature. Breeding a young dog is like a teenage girl getting pregnant. A 13 yr. can have a baby, but it’s not a good idea for the girl or the baby. Second, many health problems do not show up until the dog reaches adulthood–you can’t get them OFA certified for hips/eyes/thyroid, etc., until they are 2. You don’t want to be breeding a dog that may have health problems that will show up in the puppies. You don’t want to breed every time the dog goes in heat or even every year, because pregnancy depletes the female’s body of things like iron and calcium, and she needs time to recuperate. Can you imagine how weak a woman would be if she had a baby every nine months?
Don’t breed your dog at all until you’ve had it OK’d by the vet to make sure she’s healthy and you’re sure you have homes for all the puppies.
PS–OH Lordy, I just read the other responses, and picked up that you had said your dog was "fixed"! Was that a mistake? A "fixed" dog is one that has been spayed–surgically "fixed" so that it CAN’T have puppies. You don’t need our answers–you already have it. If your dog is fixed, so is your problem.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
You state that Princess is "fixed", do you mean that she is spayed? Then why in the heck would you be thinking about breeding a spayed bitch!
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
How do you breed a spayed dog?
If she isn’t spayed then get her spayed.
Papers don’t mean a thing. Breed to better the breed not just to produce more dogs for profits.
Wait until 2 years old to breed this way the female or male is fully matured. Then they can perform genetic test to check for conditions.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
For many reasons but one of them is it will stunt her growth if u breed her before she is old enough to.
hope that helps
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
I assume Princess and the dog you plan to breed are different dogs because you can’t breed a fixed dog. People wait because that ensures the dog has fully grown and reached maturity. If a dog gets bred before maturity it will mess with their growth of their bones and joints etc. You should always breed every other year to give the dogs body a chance to recover-it’s a lot of stress on the dog throughout the pregnancy and also whelping. Think about the reasons you want to breed in the 1st place and know that it takes a lot of time and money and you don’t make money on the deal if you are doing it with proper medical attention to the mother and pups.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
yes it is
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
Let her be mature enough to be ready for it, that is why one has to wait for so long.
Also after wards let them rest for a while…
This is to let them recoup after the tedious process of pregnancy and delivery.
Imagine our moms producing every nine months.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
You will have a very long wait for her first heat if she has been spayed!
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
She might be having puberty. Its commen for dogs like that. Take her to the vet and he/she might give ou puberty tips for dogs.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:47 am
She needs time to grow up herself, before 18 months she is still a baby and its like a baby having babies. Breeding her now and then still makes you a backyard breeder, almost as bad as a puppymill. There are to many unwanted dogs dying in shelters simply because they have no homes. Please consider having her spayed