When is the best age to breed a siberian husky?
Wow, I never expected such rude answers to a simple questions. 90% of those who have posted are assuming, and we know what assuming makes of you and me.
editing again here.. I am not a breeder nor planning on breeding. I am asking for my daughter who is doing a paper for school. Did not think I had to explain my life story to get a simple answer.
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How Old Should a Siberian Husky Be When She Is Bred the First Time?
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why…(2nd heat)
there are so many that need homes
the shelters and rescues need gobs of homes for dogs and puppies…
With the dog market like it is , and shelters overflowing id suggest to spay your dog and not breed.
if you are a responsible breeder you should already know…theres alot that comes with breeding dogs, not just WAM BAM PUPPIES MONEY….
any dog shouldnt be bred untill it is atleast 2 or 2 1/2 years old and has been in heat 2+ times.
At least 2 years old AND after a full health check by a veterinarian to make sure there aren’t any problems. Without getting the dog finished through a regulated dog conformation program at champion status the pups won’t be worth much. If you don’t plan on showing and spending the money to finish the dog, then just get her fixed.
Never,
(talks with mouth full)
that what spaying is for.
Not the 2nd heat.. She should not be bred til she is at least 2 years of age, and has had all her breed specific health testing done. You need to find out what Sibs are known for when it comes to health, and test for those things before breeding.. Don’t breed to a male that isn’t health tested…
If you’re asking, you shouldn’t be breeding. Get your dog spayed. Only show dogs should breed. Breeders who show keep the breed standards intact. Do you intend to show your dog?
Never.
Unless…
> She is CH titled (not her parents or grandparents, but HER)
> You have papers on her
> She is healthy and you have gotten ALL necessary testing done to show this
> Can honestly say one good thing about her that will BETTER the breed standard of huskies
> Already have a wait list of potential homes for the unborn pups
> Have at least 5K to invest in your dog in order to breed
If you were trying to do this right, your BREED MENTOR would be telling you the correct age. But I bet you don’t have one, or you wouldn’t be asking YA.
A GOOD breeder doesn’t make money off of their pups.
A GOOD breeder will barely break even (or anywhere near close)
A GOOD breeder wouldn’t be breeding their dog because:
– my dog is so cute
– my dog needs to have just one litter (dogs aren’t like people, they don’t miss out not having sex. It actually makes them HEALTHIER not to be bred)
– blah blah blah
A GOOD breeder breeds a specific dog because they LOVE the breed and want to better it by ruling out any negative genes in the pool.
Find more info on showing your dog, join your local breed club, find a mentor and learn ALL YOU CAN from them, get some titles on her, get all the STD and other health testing on her ( do you really want to bring unsound, unhealthy, poor breed standard huskies into the world?), and then and ONLY then should you consider breeding her.
—Have to ask YA about breeding questions = you should NOT ever breed your dog. Period. —
Here is a lovely video to show you my point:
http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dfl6wYn7tQo8
EDIT: Assuming? Yes darlin’, we are assuming, because you are on YA asking about breeding. You are getting defensive because you aren’t getting the answers you want. Don’t be another irresponsible breeder. I’m so sick of pulling hundreds of dogs, half of which are purebred, because of people who could give a RATS about their dog and the breed.
If you are asking this, you shouldn’t be breeding.
Period.
Too many dogs are put down every year. MILLIONS. Because people have no idea what they are doing, and they decide to play god and make puppies.
Find a REPUTABLE breeder in your area. Someone that shows and health tests their dogs. Ask them to be your mentor. When they decide you are ready to breed, you will know everything you need to
When he/she has Ch titles, hips and eyes certified, and is at least 2 years of age.
Or never
“90% of those who have posted are assuming”
Assuming what? That you don’t know anything about breeding?
There’s no assumption about it, if you had any idea what you were doing, you would not ask such a “simple” question.
Yeah, a lot of people on here are on several missions:
1) To save all the pets in shelters
2) To stop Back Yard Breeders
3) To stop purposely breeding mutts or “designer dogs”
When you post a question like that, they assume you are not a Reputable Breeder but a Back Yard Breeder.
Best wishes…
ADD: You know… sometimes I wonder why there has to be such rudeness. I understand the missions, they’re all great missions. But, let’s say someone IS interested in becoming a Reputable Breeder and they are in research stage… Research is great. Yahoo Answers should be a great place to start… I really think that questions could be answered in a friendlier manner.
You have to understand why people act a little defensively. So many of us see so many sad cases of abuse and neglect…..it is so unnecessary. A lot of it is caused by irresponsible/backyard breeders. A lot of the people that responded to your question probably spend some of their time trying to help and find homes for the unwanted/neglected Sibes and dogs.
No dogs should be intentially bred from before they are 2 years of age – doesn’t matter what breed they are.
I hope you understand why you got this response from so many people.
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