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chloe g asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

do i breed my jack russell terrier on her first heat?

hi my jrt has gone into her first heat - she is 10 months old - i have a male dog also, do i let them breed or do i separate them and try breeding on her 2nd cycle?

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  • Mandy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    No, obviously you should not be letting your 10-month-old puppy have puppies. She will also likely be too young on her second heat. 2 years old is the absolute minimum age a female should be bred, which is extremely basic knowledge that you should already have if you are planning to breed.

    If you are asking this question to strangers on the internet instead of your vet or breeding mentor (which I'm sure you have), you should not be breeding goldfish, let alone dogs.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Wait until YOU get them GENETICALLY health tested BEFORE BREEDING BETWEEN 2-4YEARS IF THEY PAST THE GENETIC health TEST. Make sure they are NOT closely lined, otherwise your increase the chance of severe mutations.

    COSTS OF HAVING A LITTER

    All of the tests listed are necessary for the health of the ***** and her litter and also to screen for possible genetic problems that could occure in future generations. The stud also need to have these test. Between the age of 2-4years

    NORMAL EXPENSES

    BEFORE THE BREEDING

    Shots, Worming $ 75

    Brucellosis Test (Doggy VD) $ 25

    Hips x-rayed (for dysplasia) $ 200

    Elbows x-rayed (for dysplasia) $ 75

    Thyroid Test $ 50

    ACVO/CERF (eye exam) $45 per/8 years $ 360

    DNA Test For PRA (eyes ) $ 250

    AT TIME OF BREEDING

    Stud Fee $2000

    Boarding Expenses $ 200

    AFTER THE BREEDING

    Good Quality Food $ 90

    Whelping Box $ 100

    Whelping supplies $ 100

    AT BIRTH

    Vet check for Mom & Pups $ 75

    Dew Claw Removal $10 per puppy $ 100

    AS PUPPIES GROW

    garbage bags $ 25

    6 week vet visit with shots $ 250

    Newspaper Ad $ 40

    Puppy Food $ 90

    X-Pen for Puppies $ 75

    Safe Toys $ 50

    APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST=$2,730

    PROBLEMS OVER & ABOVE THE NORMAL COSTS

    C-section $ 1200

    Mastitis $ 300

    Supplements if your ***** won't nurse $ 150

    Euthanasia for physically

    deformed puppies $ 50

    Trouble if a puppy/puppies don't do well $200+++

    PARVO and possible loss of some or all puppies $3000+++

    Other associated difficulties too many and too varied to mention but they can and do happen $200+++++++

    Approx expenses=$7,830

    The Reasons People Should NOT Breed Their Dogs:

    I want another one just like my dog.

    This never works according to plan. When a dog gets pregnant, the puppies will take the father's traits, personality, and physical, and the mother's traits, and mix them up, taking some of one, some of another, and developing their own altogether. You will never get a perfect match. In stead you may end up with the worst traits of both dogs.

    Even cloning a dog (see Cloning Your Dog) has proven that while a genetic match is possible, looks and temperament are still in the hands of Fate.

    I want to make money.

    I can't believe people can still think they can make money off of puppies. The cost of breeding will overshadow any profits you think to make. The puppies need their first shots before going to their new homes, the mother needs frequent check-ups, and heaven forbid if something goes wrong. And something always goes wrong.

    I want my children to witness the miracle of birth.

    This "miracle" can now be easily viewed by both children and adults thanks to such wonderful programming as "A Baby Story" and "Maternity Ward", both available on cable television. Not only that, but how much of a "miracle" will your child be seeing if your beloved pet dies halfway through delivery?

    Puppies are cute, there's always people who want puppies.

    No, unfortunately this is the most ignorant assumption made these days. Not everybody wants puppies. Hundreds die everyday because of the lack of homes. How heartbreaking to hold a twelve week old puppy and put her to sleep because somebody thought for sure there would be somebody else who wanted her. For every puppy born, three die in shelters. There are too many out there and not enough homes for them all.

    If this is not enough reasons to stop you from breeding your dog, then here are a few more:

    Complications in birth and pregnancies happen all the time. You could face losing your dog to death, and all the puppies with her. Will YOU pay the $1200.00 for a much-needed emergency cesarean section when she cannot deliver the pups?

    What about sexually-transmitted diseases? That stud dog you had picked out may have one. They are more common than you think.

    How about genetic diseases? They abound.

    Breeding is not a careless affair, it is so much more than bringing ***** and stud together during a heat cycle.

    Please think it over carefully.

    My father / boyfriend / husband won't let us get the pet fixed."

    Now come on, guys. Grow up a little. Neutering has nothing to do with a man's anatomy. Only the pet's testicles are worked on, not the "whole package". The animal suffers ZERO psychological damage, and won't really even notice. Keeping your pet from getting fixed for a stupid reason like that is SO selfish. Don't you want your pet to be around a long time? They will leave YEARS longer if you get them fixed. Males have decreased incidence of prostatic disease, testicular tumors, perianal tumors, and hernias! Female benefit too, with less chance of uterine infections, ovarian tumors, and mammary tumors -- which, by the way, are often malignant in dogs... but rarely happen if your dog is fixed!

    Read these before breeding

    http://dogs.about.com/cs/generalcare/p/n%E2%80%A6

    http://www.dumpstercats.org/Articles/Lam%E2%80%A6

    http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/breeding.ht%E2%80%A6

    http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/breeding.h%E2%80%A6

    http://www.cyberpet.com/dogs/articles/ge%E2%80%A6

    http://www.dogdazedesigns.com/spayneuter%E2%80%A6

    http://workingdogs.com/vcnobreed.htm

    http://www.canismajor.com/dog/reason10.h%E2%80%A6

    http://www.dogstuff.info/to_breed_or_not%E2%80%A6

    http://www.suite101.com/blog/charladawso

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    My Jack Russell

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  • 1 decade ago

    No absolutely not in any dog do you breed them on the 1st heat. your ***** is still a pup and need to be allowed to grow into a dog before you breed her. If possible the 3rd heat is ideal.

    Source(s): dog trainer and breeder and vet assistant.
  • 1 decade ago

    You don’t breed them at all because if you were educated in breeding you would know that a female should not be breed until she is at least 2 years old and certainly not at 10 months old.

    If someone is going to breed they need to have the prospective mother and father be health tested to see if they are even breeding quality.

    Do the right thing and get this dogs spayed and neutered.

  • miaugh
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No dog should be bred on her first or second heat. And that's only the beginning, there is much more to breeding than age & having a registered breed.

    Read this first.

    http://www.therealjackrussell.com/advice/risky.php

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  • 1 decade ago

    You should have spayed your dog BEFORE her first heat. Leave the breeding up to the experts and consider finding a different source of income.

  • HM
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    If you go on Y!A to ask advice on dog breeding, then maybe you shouldn't even own a dog at all. You do not have the capacity to ensure a proper breeding.

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