When to breed my Siberian Husky

[londoner1942 10]

Hi All,

 

Anyone knows what the minimum and healthy age when the Husky male can be used for Stud? I know it's early now but I want to know when he is going to be ready.

 

I have a boy who is 6 months old. He is adorable, has great temper, great looking, sky blue eyes, healthy, and biggest husky I have seen so far even online.

 

He is so playful and that's the only time when peoples can judge his age, otherwise he is bigger than fully grown adult Huskies.

 

We love him and only problem is he is humping on every bitches he see, even the dogs and often get offended by and get in to trouble.

 

Many peoples in the park advised me to get him muted but I really don't want to do that, and definitely not before he has given life to his babies at least once.

 

He has all the injections done, micro chipped. He is full husky I didnt get the papers as got him as a family pet, not for stud or show.

 

When I let him for Stud which only happen once, I will not be looking for a money in return, but a litter of our choice to live with his father.

[purple.sarah 10]

There is some information here, scroll down to Should I offer my dog at stud?:

http://www.siberianhuskyclub.com/faq/viewsection?sectionID=11&sectionName=Breeding

Here are some relevant quotes:

"The owner must know what hereditary problems exist in the breed & which lines have produced problems in the past to be able to make an educated decision about whether their dog should be used at all & if so, which bitches he would suit. It is never just a case of letting any bitch mate any dog - this could lead to disaster!"

 

"Responsibility for Puppies. Once a dog has been used at stud, the owner cannot just take the money & forget about it. The stud dog owner must be prepared to give advice on rearing puppies to the bitch owner (if a first time breeder) & must also take responsibility for any hereditary defects produced by their dog. They are also morally responsible for helping with the rehoming of any of their dog's offspring should the need arise at any time. This responsibility also means the stud dog owner must vet bitch owners that contact them to ensure that the breeder is reputable (not a puppy farmer for instance!) & that the bitch is old enough to be mated (or not too old) & has passed all the recommended health tests (annual eye tests for example)."

 

"It goes without saying that your dog should also have had the recommended health screening tests which means as an absolute minimum, he should be eye-tested annually and hip scored. There may be other health issues relating to your breed, so check with your breed club and carry out any further health checks that they recommend."

 

I don't think your dog would be suitable for stud as he doesn't have papers. If you didn't get papers because you got him as a family pet then why use him for stud? You talk about him giving "life to his babies" but what about the Huskies that die in shelters because they are irresponsibly bred?

[redstar1987 10]

My main concern here is that you are saying you don't want money for the pups and it sounds like you are planning on keeping them. That is great. However, who is to say the owner of the bitch your dog mates with will agree to that? They are the ones who are going to incur vet bills, and they are the ones whose dog may have complications and suffer. You might struggle to find someone who is willing to do all that and then let you have the pups...

 

But again, I do like the fact that you say you aren't thinking about profit here and are wanting the pups yourself...

[purple.sarah 10]

redstar1987 I took that as saying they would like pick of the litter to live with the father, not all of the pups because that would be a lot to take on. It is nice they are not thinking about profit but there are other issues they need to think through as you pointed out.

[redstar1987 10]

Ah right... I guess I misread

 

OP I suggest if you go ahead with this you get a contract drawn up beforehand if you are wanting your pick of the litter/whole litter because the 'first choice' can often get more money

[londoner1942 10]

I appreciate all your comments. Perhaps it could have given you the wrong message when I said that I am looking for a litter of our choice in return. Although it is obvious that I don’t want to be the last one to be allowed to pick a puppy.

 

Also my point is that I am not here to make money from my loving puppy. We have a great lad here. I happy for him to stud once, but only with a suitable bitch and responsible Owner.

 

I will not be dealing with the breeders who do this as a business. Sorry

 

I will just ask for ONE pup out no matter how many, to be part of our family and be his friend so that he is never lonely.

Hope it’s not too much to ask? Compared to peoples ask £600 for a stud.

 

Regardless of what, I will rescue or buy another puppy next year.

[irenewilde 10]

Hi All,

Anyone knows what the minimum and healthy age when the Husky male can be used for Stud? I know it's early now but I want to know when he is going to be ready.

He is so playful and that's the only time when peoples can judge his age, otherwise he is bigger than fully grown adult Huskies.

Many peoples in the park advised me to get him muted but I really don't want to do that, and definitely not before he has given life to his babies at least once.

He has all the injections done, micro chipped. He is full husky I didnt get the papers as got him as a family pet, not for stud or show.

When I let him for Stud which only happen once, I will not be looking for a money in return, but a litter of our choice to live with his father.

 

This is a rather confusing post. I would have thought anyone wanting a stud dog will want to see papers. Your "given life to his babies at least once" is a bit sentimental when there are many, many dogs, huskies included, out there looking for homes. Do you intend doing the same thing again if you get a male puppy?

 

It sounds like your dog is causing a lot of annoyance to other people and dogs.

 

And I assume you mean 'neutered' rather than 'muted'?

[Elizabeth13 10]

I wouldn't if I were you.

You'd be just another backyard breeder.

You aren't a breeder, you don't know what your doing or what you should do, and you want to do it as a 'one-off' for your own conscience.

I have seen so many huskies in Pounds and Rescues now.. They are a popular breed to get dumped.

 

It would be kinder for you to neuter your dog now then bring some poor pups into this World to possibly suffer. Despite what you may think, you cannot 100% guarantee where they will go and what will happen to them.

[angel22 10]

I agree with Elizabeth. Do your dog and the many rescues a favour and get the poor thing neutered. Your dog won't be missing out by not fathering a litter. If you want a friend for him, there are many Huskies in rescue at the minute, all looking for loving new homes.

[Plain Talker 11]

I wouldn't if I were you.

You'd be just another backyard breeder.

You aren't a breeder, you don't know what your doing or what you should do, and you want to do it as a 'one-off' for your own conscience.

I have seen so many huskies in Pounds and Rescues now.. They are a popular breed to get dumped.

 

It would be kinder for you to neuter your dog now then bring some poor pups into this World to possibly suffer. Despite what you may think, you cannot 100% guarantee where they will go and what will happen to them.

 

I agree with Elizabeth. Do your dog and the many rescues a favour and get the poor thing neutered. Your dog won't be missing out by not fathering a litter. If you want a friend for him, there are many Huskies in rescue at the minute, all looking for loving new homes.

 

What they said...

 

Why bring (any) pups into the world when there are so many crying out for loving homes? (particularly as you haven't given any thought to what will happen to the rest of the litter, nor have you thought about the responsible, forever homes they will need)

 

What your lad has never had, he'll never miss. Neuter him.

[ccit 10]

Londoner1942 - you have said that you only want to stud your dog once so that you can have a puppy by him. Have you considered that this really is not fair on the dog? Once a dog has experienced a bitch his behaviour will be worse, not better. He will be forever frustrated. Breeders usually keep their stud dogs separate due to this, particularly if they are big breeds such as yours. When a fight breaks out between them it can be disastrous. What you have is the equivalent of a male teenager, all raging hormones and not a lot of sense. If you really care about your dog, get him neutered as soon as the vet thinks it is safe. It is best to have this done before the humping and overtly sexual behaviour becomes an ingrained habit.

If you are still determined to go ahead, see your vet and have all the health checks done. I know nothing about health checks in this breed but I do know that eye testing alone will probably be about £60 and you will have to travel to a specialist vet. The nearest one is in Huddersfield. Hip scoring requires a general anaesthetic and could be around £150 to £200.

[Rainrescue 10]

Siberian Husky's along with Malamute's, Akita's and other sledge dogs are the latest idiot craze dog. They are sweeping the country - filling up rescue centres nationwide.

 

The breed rescue simply cannot cope.

 

This is a specialised dog and most people cannot cope with the amount of energy and exercise that they need- they don't do well in your average family home. As a novice owner, just owning your dog for 6 months - of course he's nice natured - or he should be. Wait until he's an 18 month old uncastrated male - looking for his next mate - that you have already introduced him to. You need to make sure you want that behaviour - probably aggressive with other uncastrated males, as it then will be a challenge for any un-neutered female. As you have already said - he's humping anything in site, its sexual frustration - and possibly a little dominance starting to kick in - what will you do when he carries this on throughout his whole life - continue to find females for him? Get him neutered asap before the hormones kick in properly.

 

I'm sure you know - or should know - that you can't keep 2 male huskies (or most male's in pairs), so you will need to get a female if you are keeping one - then you will HAVE to have her spayed - I'm sure you know you can't mate father to daughter - even though many breeders feel this is acceptable.

 

I would only recommend that you enjoy what you have - don't go into this breeding lark - its a mine field and you sound very inexperienced to be looking into the issues you are probably going to trigger off.

 

If you want two dogs - talk to Siberian Husky Rescue - I'm sure they would be more than happy to introduce you to a neutered dumped female. I saw a beauty in a pound just yesterday - thrown away with yesterday's rubbish awaiting his fate of probably going to be put to sleep.

 

Please re-think and listen to the advise given - its only well intentioned for yourself, your dog and the breed itself.