breeding young females

[Pike Ridge Beagles]

Mother nature can't be wrong. Old enough to bleed then old enough to breed. To each his own. I prefer to wait until the second heat before breeding a bitch to a proven stud but it is none of my business what others choose to do in their kennel.

[hubertsoutlaw]

there has been two cases of breeding a young bitch that has matured them for sure. I have had two bitches I have bred on there second heat that has made them the hound that they are today. It does mature the hound and can also cure over running. People can say what they want about breeding young dogs to make a buck. What ever! I have seen it work and was told to do it be someone who has about 16 field champions. He was doing something right. JEREMY

[coolbrze]

2nd season or 18 mo. minimum. JMO.

I'll 2nd that!

[lowell robertson]

Why does everone consider themselves to be breeders? It takes time, money and a lot of risk to raise pups. I don't see why anyone can't breed anything they want to I don't have to buy their pups. I am going to look for the breeder that is breeding a line of hounds that have the traits that I like in a hound as all they have to do me is please me. I am dissappointed that so many people that call themselves breeders do not have the dependabilty, honesty and interigity that I can just contact them and tell them what I want and they provide it to me. When breeders and buyers reach that level of interigity then the elusive quality we all want will surely improve. Just a thought, not intended to offend anyone.

Lowell Robertson

[stanimals2]

Well put Lowell, but try as we may accidents do happen even to good people and honest breeders. I had a male chew through 2 brand new chain link kennels this year to get to one of my young females. I had bought this female with high hopes that she would be the one but just as she was starting she was bred and with the hot weather this summer I never got to finish her so I dont know that the pups will all be champions but I will say from what I have seen from her and what I know of my male I would be hard pressed to bet against them being good solid rabbit hounds. I dont consider myself a breeder I am hunter and I know what I like and I like a good hunt period, what eles is there ?

[mike crabtree]

I breed a dog when i feel like I need pups from it, or I think breeding will help the female.

I bred Honey at 10 months because she was shy in the field. It helped her enough that anybody can handle her now.

[PREACHERS KENNEL]

i prefer not to do it young but respect others if thats what they wanna do...another >?? does akc give u hard hard time about breeding them that young?? i thought they needed to be a yr old >??from akc point on this issue.

[Windkist]

i prefer not to do it young but respect others if thats what they wanna do...another >?? does akc give u hard hard time about breeding them that young?? i thought they needed to be a yr old >??from akc point on this issue.

No litter or puppies may be registered out of a bitch younger than 8 months or over 12 years or a sire younger than 7 months or over 12 years. There are exceptions especially for very old dogs who still may be able to sire litters. Usually a letter from a vet is required. There really is no reason to breed a bitch at 8 months in my opinion while she is still a puppy herself however there are accidents ;-) 18 months is the youngest I'll breed a bitch.

leah

[oakhill]

I agree that an 8 month old female is too young to have pups, but you can register a litter of a female under that it just takes more documentation.

Chapter 3, Section 5 of the Rules Applying to Registration and Discipline reads as follows:
"No dog or litter out of a dam under eight (8) months or over twelve (12) years of age at the time of mating, or by a sire under seven (7) months or over twelve (12) years of age at the time of mating, will be registered unless the application for registration shall be accompanied by an affidavit or evidence which shall prove the fact to the satisfaction of The American Kennel Club."
If you have had a litter registration application form rejected because the age of the sire and/or dam was not in compliance with Chapter 3, Section 5, and you request the AKC to reconsider the matter, you should submit as much information and material as possible.
The AKC would want to know if the breeding that took place was a "planned" breeding. We would also want to know if there were any witnesses to the breeding who are in a position to identify the sire and dam and, if so, statements from those witnesses should be submitted. You should tell us how the bitch was confined during the entire heat period and whether or not there was any possibility of the dam being exposed to any other male during the season in question.
In the case of an overage sire, we would ask whether a veterinarian did a recent sperm count and, if so, that we receive a copy of the veterinarian's findings.
If you own an overage male and you intend to use the dog at stud, we recommend that you have a sperm count done by your veterinarian. If the veterinarian finds that the male is capable of siring a litter you should make several photocopies of his findings, which can then be submitted in the future with applications for litters sired by the dog. We would also recommend that you have a sperm count done every six (6) months thereafter.
After review, the AKC will either accept or reject the application. If accepted, the individual dog registration applications will be mailed to the litter owner.

Wanna know how I know???? Had a friend of mine who wanted a bitch bred. Well, it turns out she was bout 6 months old. He didn't bother to tell me this. I had to send a letter saying that I saw the tie and that she was bred here. You see, what akc is afraid of is someone will say they bred a young dog and use the papers on another. Alot of dogs will not breed at that young age especially the larger breeds. This rule applies to all akc dogs not just beagles. Same deal goes for the males. It can be done but not as easily as if they are older.