...minimum age the lab can begin breeding?

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Answer by Kiki
Submitted on 1/12/2006
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WRONG! You shouldn't breed a dog until 2 years of age at the least! Dogs should be certified with OFA & CERF and MUST pass both of these in order to even consider breeding a dog. Put your dog in conformation shows. If your dog becomes a champion, you can breed it only if he/she has a stable temperment. If your dog doesn't win in dog shows, it's NOT breeding quality. Just cuz it's AKC doesn't mean that it is breeding quality, it doesn't even mean it's purebred! Have you seen "silver" labs? They're not purebred but they can be registered. Are you perpared to have your dog die while giving birth? This happens often. Also what about a C-section. That can cost up to $2000!! If you have to ask this question, you shouldn't be breeding dogs.

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Question by Chocky
Submitted on 5/24/2004
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Is there a minimum age the lab can begin breeding?

Answer by Tanisha
Submitted on 5/27/2004
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A female dog should not be bred before 1 1/2 years of age or the third heat. Whichever comes first is OK. Males will start getting "instincts" at about 6 months of age and can breed anytime there after.

Answer by tori49870113
Submitted on 6/14/2004
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the breeder we got our female labs from said that it was probally best to start breeding arond 18 months unlike our collie dog who got out one day an got pregnet with us knowing when she was 9 months

Answer by Tanisha
Submitted on 6/19/2004
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Let me point out that a dog CAN get pregnant as young as 6 months but SHOULDN'T until 1 1/2 years. If your dog is extra large or small (Great Dane, Chihuahua) wait until 2 years to breed.

Answer by Bev
Submitted on 11/12/2004
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What age should a Labrador retriver be when you breed her? My dog is 8 months old and I think she's in heat.

Answer by Chocky
Submitted on 11/30/2004
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thank you all for your help

Answer by Ash
Submitted on 3/10/2005
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and i have abit of a hole in the neighbours fence, that they refuse to fix, and i simply cannot afford to fix. Ive heard that dogs can get pregnant from 6 months? I do not wish to desex Lilly, but i was just wondering if this is true? If not. what age can any dog conveive? Thanks Ash

Answer by snuffy
Submitted on 5/4/2005
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i think its about 6 months for a lab, i'm breeding a half lab with a full lab and sell ing the pups as full labs and make $$$!.........think it will work?

Answer by Curious
Submitted on 9/13/2005
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I would like to know if my Toy Pomeranian is to young to get pregnant? She is 7 months old and had her 1st heat. My friend and I both have pomeranians and would like to breed them. I just want to make sure that it's not to soon. Thanks for your help.

Answer by miley
Submitted on 12/4/2006
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well I have 3 beautiful labs 2 champion boys(with hunting titles in akc) and 1 gorgeous chocolate female that is going to breed. My eldest dog ,Champ, is altered(He is a retired champion show dog)my other dog Cooper is a yellow male. We will wait 2 years for Cooper and 2 years for our beautiful Coco(chocolate lab)so they will have even more titles and better genes. Hope this helps!

Answer by nick
Submitted on 1/11/2007
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i was wondering how do you go about breeding lock them up together or just keep um together all the time

Answer by Danielleschenck
Submitted on 5/8/2007
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What happens if my 1 year old chocolate lab becomes pregnant before she is 18 mo old,(I'm breeding her with our black lab, but she may already be pregnant)

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