my friend is hoping to breed out of her cavalier king charles spaniel and she has been given very mixed answers from local breeders. no doubt the vet will tell her on monday when she goes for checks but she is just curious! also if anyone has any good advise to make the pregnancy go well and things she can do now to help would be great!
I think a dog should be at least 2 when about to be bred and not younger because any younger the dog would be a puppy itself!
When it gets genitales is long enough
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i think when its like 2 to 4 yrs old
Let her have two seasons then breed her im sure that is long enough.
2 or older the dog should be calm not a puppy its self!
not less then 18 months & is best to waite until she is 24 months> 2yrs.
60yrs exper
they should be at least 2- you don't want them to have puppies more than 3 times in their whole life- that is a lot
My dog got pregnant at like.... well the very first chance she got lol- I thought it was around 1 or 1 1/2 she was little and she was ok but it took a lot out of her
My dog got pregnant at like.... well the very first chance she got lol- I thought it was around 1 or 1 1/2 she was little and she was ok but it took a lot out of her
2 to 3 years of age.
It takes about 2 years to earn a championship & after her dogs gets their championship the pups can sell for more. If she is just BACK YARD BREEDING then she is a fool. No one should breed their pets. They are only pet quality & should not be bred. I repeat, "should not be bred" They will only reproduce poor quality pups cause they don't know all they should know about breeding. there is far more to it than just putting two dogs together. You don't want to breed two dogs that carry the same faults or you will compound the faults in the pups & make them even a lesser quality than the low quality parents.
I would take a wild guess & say that 95% or the pets today should not be bred.
Ideally you should do all your research long before you even think about breeding. Check the breed standards to see if the dog even measures up. Check to see what faults are characteristic to the breed, make sure the dog does not carry any of these faults. Don't understand anything I'm saying? Well then she needs to do far more research before the even thinks about breeding. More than likely the dog is not a good specimen of the breed.
Don't let your friend be a horrid Back Yard Breeder. Stop her/him & have the dog spayed or neutered.
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=back%20...
It takes about 2 years to earn a championship & after her dogs gets their championship the pups can sell for more. If she is just BACK YARD BREEDING then she is a fool. No one should breed their pets. They are only pet quality & should not be bred. I repeat, "should not be bred" They will only reproduce poor quality pups cause they don't know all they should know about breeding. there is far more to it than just putting two dogs together. You don't want to breed two dogs that carry the same faults or you will compound the faults in the pups & make them even a lesser quality than the low quality parents.
I would take a wild guess & say that 95% or the pets today should not be bred.
Ideally you should do all your research long before you even think about breeding. Check the breed standards to see if the dog even measures up. Check to see what faults are characteristic to the breed, make sure the dog does not carry any of these faults. Don't understand anything I'm saying? Well then she needs to do far more research before the even thinks about breeding. More than likely the dog is not a good specimen of the breed.
Don't let your friend be a horrid Back Yard Breeder. Stop her/him & have the dog spayed or neutered.
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=back%20...
They should be at least 3 yrs. of age!
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2 years of age is the minimum. the reason is because the dog is fully mature and can have necessary certifications done such as hips, eyes, elbows, and heart.
cavaliers are known for cardiac disease so your friends dog will need a full cardiac work up in addition to other tests prior to breeding. the cardiac work up is different than just a regular exam from her vet.
the dog should also be a proven champion in the show ring as well as tested for std's such as brucellosis.
if your friend is unwilling to do all of the above things then she should just have her dog spayed. there are way too many homeless dogs and poorly bred cavaliers for her to add more.
cavaliers are known for cardiac disease so your friends dog will need a full cardiac work up in addition to other tests prior to breeding. the cardiac work up is different than just a regular exam from her vet.
the dog should also be a proven champion in the show ring as well as tested for std's such as brucellosis.
if your friend is unwilling to do all of the above things then she should just have her dog spayed. there are way too many homeless dogs and poorly bred cavaliers for her to add more.