breeding dogs and what age do you breed a stud dog

[whin 463]

ive heard of alot of stuff on here of breeding dogs and there thoughts on breeding them , ive done some things my self not the best way but lucky it worked out for me , what age do you use your dog at stud three is agood starting age or 4 ,and who believe putting a dog over a greyhound makes a good hare dog etc ive always believed a good running dog has to have more than half running dog or more whats your thoughts

[123456 146]

My dad has just mated a dog and bitch and both are 5 but the bitch is 6 in april

[The Hob 19]

is it worth studding out or u jus doing it for the reddys ?

[paulus 26]

i always keep 2 running dogs, normaly father and son, i always try to keep about 4 years between them as ive found this works out better for me and the dogs, as the youngster is always brought on by an expierenced dog, my youngest dog was 4 this month so next spring/summer he will be put over his fathers litter sister and i will have a dog out of that mating for him to bring on when his father retires who is 8 now.

[whin 463]

thats good heard of some people breding them as young as ayear mate ,ive never sen the piont of it , as it takes , two to three good seasons for a dog to prove his self , you hear on these silly internet sites people breeing dogs no lder than juveniles under eightten months ive always believed in see ing adog proving his self

[paulus 26]

thats good heard of some people breding them as young as ayear mate ,ive never sen the piont of it , as it takes , two to three good seasons for a dog to prove his self , you hear on these silly internet sites people breeing dogs no lder than juveniles under eightten months ive always believed in see ing adog proving his self

i dont give 2 figs what other people do mate i do what i do for me

[chartpolski 27,518]

I've had this conversation before, with the Australian lads. Some of them think nothing of using a young dog at stud, sometimes only 12-18 month old. Their reasoning is "if the blood and breeding is there, why not ?". They say it works for them, so good luck to them ! I, personaly, wouldn't breed from a dog or bitch until it had proven itself over at least four seasons.

 

Cheers.

[whin 463]

charti i done believe you see adogs good piont s faults until hees a had a good few seasons , i run mines hard ,at times , or use them for hunting you never see what a dogs got in his tank until hes 3 at least ,ive saw dogs eighteen months very good but still like to give them time mate ,only way forward or if i havent got a stud dog ill pay for one thats producing

[chartpolski 27,518]

charti i done believe you see adogs good piont s faults until hees a had a good few seasons , i run mines hard ,at times , or use them for hunting you never see what a dogs got in his tank until hes 3 at least ,ive saw dogs eighteen months very good but still like to give them time mate ,only way forward or if i havent got a stud dog ill pay for one thats producing

 

As I said; I think a dog should have AT LEAST four seasons behind it, before being bred from. But I wouldn't tell others how to do it.... if it works for them; that's their business.

 

Cheers.

[stevemac 445]

A couple of ways to think on this mostly I agree with CP and like to breed with proven dogs. how ever you could be running the best dog you are ever likly to see for 3 seasons then he goes and hits a tree or ditch and then where are you ? off trying to start with something new probly not related and know older dog to bring it on with. I like paulus comment because it is so easy to end up with a yard full of oldies and a new pup every 4 years would help stop that

[GrCh 856]

I had my bitch spayed but if she had proved to me after atleast 3 seasons she was a good dog and worthy of breeding I would of looked into it. A Knobhead on FB wanted to breed his 15month old GSD because it was on her 2nd season.

[socks 32,253]

 

any dog or bitch thats used for breeding must have proven itself over a number of seasons terrain and quarry to test tgem to the full both ohtsicaly and mentally. I only ever breed when i need a pup and my cycle is every 6 years that way when the juvenile has matured 2 the old dog will be 8 andi will start to semi retire them. Thats the reason i have just put my bitch in pup. I just hope she has caught.

[WILF 49,716]

I pretty much agree with all that has been written by the likes of Socks and CP, but imho the wildcard in all this is if you have a dog that is a bit special but its styles means there is a good chance it wont live to see 3, 4, 5 or 6........in this situation, if the breeding was behind the dog then I think its fair enough to take a flyer and breed the dog if you have homes for the resulting pups.

JMHO

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[Phil Lloyd 10,739]

I pretty much agree with all that has been written by the likes of Socks and CP, but imho the wildcard in all this is if you have a dog that is a bit special but its styles means there is a good chance it wont live to see 3, 4, 5 or 6........in this situation, if the breeding was behind the dog then I think its fair enough to take a flyer and breed the dog if you have homes for the resulting pups.

JMHO

 

That is a valid point there Wilf...

 

Truth is,...disregarding the guys who simply breed pups early as poss,..(for whatever reasons),..lack of experience, perhaps to make a fast buck, or just sheer stupidity?,...I believe the best way, is to give it time and 'wait and see',..and then, make an educated decision as to how best to improve your working stock...and as such, that journey can take several seasons,..BUT,....there have been times in my life, when I should of gone with my hunch, and got a good quality bitch mated up to a certain stud,.BEFORE the unlucky feckers got themselves mullered...

 

Some times,..not every time , but sometimes, ya just gotta bite that bullet,.. and follow your heart....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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