I have an AKC male Labrador, how do we find a female for him to breed with?

If you want another dog with his temperament, why not go back to the breeder you got him from? I'm sure they could help you out to provide you with another dog like him, and I think that would be a much better idea rather than breeding him.

Also, if you have questions about breeding, they will be able to fill you in with all the details.

It would save you a ton of money, stress, time, and also save a few pups in the shelters if you spare the entire breeding process.

No breeder with a good female is going to breed to a dog that isn't OFA certifed, AKC champion, and health certified.

What makes you think that all of the puppies will have your dogs temperament? You'd be better off going back to the breeder that you got your dog from and getting a pup from the same dam and sire that your dog was from.

It sounds like you're not being too picky here. The pups will not have a good temperament at all if you're not careful in selecting a female. Also, there are tons of labs in shelters, the world doesn't need anymore badly bred labs.

I must say that breeding him would not ensure you that you get a dog with his temperament. I think you should find a breeder that is selling pups and pick from a litter. Labs are a wonderful breed and almost always have great temperaments. I own a chocolate and he is great.

PS and whatever you do DON"T go to a shelter and adopt a lab to breed to your own. You don't know what the dogs background is and for all you know it could be his sister.

I assume you have had him OFA tested with an acceptable score, and also tested for the various genetic problems that Labs are prone to? You do know that more unaltered male dogs get killed by cars than any other kind? Do you realize how many thousands of Labs and Lab mixes are sitting in shelters right now, today? Do you have any idea how irresponsible you are being? You only listen to the people who tell you to do the very wrong thing you want to do. Try to understand why some of us are telling you it is a bad idea.

There are actually a ton of labs out there sitting in shelters. As a matter of fact, I adopted a very sweet, purebred lab puppy from the shelter that was scheduled to be put down that day.

The problem is, you want another dog just like yours....but that rarely happens. Sure some traits pass on to the pups, but it's not like you'll get a spitting imagine, and each puppy will be very unique, just like your particular lab is unique to all of his litter mates. I think you should just enjoy your dog, have him neutered, and then look to give one of those sweethearts sitting in shelters a good home, rather than producing more sweethearts to sit in the shelter.

I'm glad you love your dog, but breeding him will probably not produce a puppy with his temperament. If you do breed him, he should be at least 2 years old and have his hips and elbows certified by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). Any reputable lab breeder will not breed their female to a stud that is not OFA certified. Your vet can help you with OFA certification. Similarly any female you want to breed your dog to should be ofa certified. Your dog and his potential mate should also be shown and only bred if they are judged to be superior labs. AKC papers do not mean that an animal is a superior dog and should be bred. 5 out of my 6 dogs have AKC papers, all are spayed and neutered and none have ever been bred. Keep in mind that even if you are producing purebred puppies some of them will likely end up in animal shelters because 1/2 of the dogs in shelters are purebreds. Love your dog, get him neutered-prevent him from getting prostate cancer, testicle cancer and prostatitis. All of these conditions are prevented by neutering and all can be fatal.

I think you might want to ask your local Lab recue and shelter how to go about this. The shelters are full to capacity with puppies and grown dogs - as you can see:

http://www.petfinder.com/

There are thousands of Lab and Lab mixes that come up when you do a search for "Lab" - let's find these dogs homes first, before making more.

*Just because you *can* breed, does not mean that you *should*. Please think about what you are doing. Puppies need homes and lifetime health guarantees. Parents need genetic testing and that is not cheap. AKC papers do not equal extensive genetic testing, and do not guarantee another "sweet dog" (again, many of these are available at shelters.)

Sounds like you would breed the first in tact female you found because you are so desperate for another dog. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but dogs have litters. You are making more poor quality dogs than demanded. There are plenty of well trained and wonderful temperament type dogs available for adoption at shelters and rescue groups.

Stop breeding willy nilly, and let those who have shown and done something other than being a good house dog (as show dogs can double as house dogs, so your dog is not 'oh so speshul'.) Fix your dog, help fix the overpopulation problem.

And your "AKC registered" dog is a titled champion right? Either in conformation, obedience, agility, or field trials? And he's been genetically tested for potential health problems? And you have already sought the sound advice of your breeding mentor? Because if you have, then you would not be trying to find him a mate on Y!A.

ADD: If you aren't interested in showing him, you have no business breeding him. He has nothing but a supposedly "wonderful temperment" to pass on and it's not guaranteed that any of the pups would wind up with his temperment. Go to a shelter or lab rescue or to the breeder you got him from to find a puppy similar to him and make sure they are both fixed.

Like others have said, just because they're his puppies does not mean they will have his temperament. There are lots and lots of labs in need of homes. You'd have as much chance of getting the same temperament from one of those pups as you would by breeding your dog.