What is in the dogs best interest in terms of breeding, at what age do I start?
A. Well once again a very touchy subject full of so called experts who know in their heart what’s best for you, your dog and society as a whole and will try to impose it on you no matter what the real truth. The answer for this question will be in terms of what’s best for the dog, not for society, not for your social standing and not for your continued membership in any social circles. If you’re really interested read the works and studies of Dr Ian Billinghurst. We believe a female should be bred at the on the 2nd heat, assuming your dog’s first heat is a maiden heat and that the dog will be at least a year old at the time of the birth. If your not going to bred the dog on this heat you should either “fix” her or have the cycles suppressed until you are ready to breed. From some hormonal standpoints, once your dog has gone through a heat cycle, the dogs body will act as if it were pregnant, regardless of whether or not there actual are any pups present or not. Dogs have these empty pr
