If one has a potential stud dog, the sooner one knows whether it is fertile or not the better. It should then be left to mature.

Not so long ago I was looking for a stud dog for one of my bitches. I had seen just the dog starting his career in the show ring, and whose pedigree fitted in with my bitches. At the time he had no important show wins, and had not been used at stud. Luckily the mating worked, and also within a year he was the leading dog in the breed.

then that breeder needs their head examined as they should know that a male will not be ready to produce a litter until 12 months. There are some dogs that can produce before this age but it is best to wait until the reproduction system in male is completely ready first. If you say or know a breeder that uses dogs under 12months it can cause problems. More so in bitches under 12months but can happen to males to. The KC will also advise you that the dog should be 12months before being studed.

never heard of a pup being tried at stud at 6 mths.

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I am quite happy with the Kennel Club's dictat that bitches should not be bred from under twelve months old. I generally wait until the third season for my bitches, which is about eighteen months, though occasionally the second it if occurs well after a year. After eighteen months the pelvic bones become less pliable.

I am interested that you say that the KC will advise not to use a dog at stud until twelve months old. I was not aware of this. I am chairman of a breed club, and this is certainly not in our code of ethics or club rules,

I was at a large all breed championship show yesterday, and certainly in the smaller terrier breeds there were dogs in the minor puppy ( 6 - 9 monthe) and puppy (6 - 12 months) classes which looked fully mature. Interestingly this was not so in the bitch classes. In a large breeds such as Great Danes, the puppies all looked very immature.
To return to the question of using young dogs at stud. My own view is that no one should use their dog at stud, whatever its age, unless it is an outstanding example of the breed. And then only if it fits in with ones bitch.Choosing a suitable stud is a very difficult process. At yesterday's show there were seventy five dogs entered in my breed. I doubt if there were more than to or three which I would even consider as a suitable stud for my latest bitch.

I've got two fabulous dogs and have been asked a few times about letting them Stud out but there is no way I'm ever going to let it happen.
Any stud work they do will be for my own bitches and thats it. They may go into shows but they are all my pets first and foremost.

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hi everyone just joined today.i would like to offer my dog for stud. He is a black shar-pie 19 months old. fully kc registered and i have a five year generation tree showing his blood line. not sure how to go about starting.would be gratefull for any help and advice many thanks

For what reason are you looking to stud your dog? What qualities do you think he has that will attract bitch owners? and have you had all the breed specific health tests done and do you show him?

There are many ways to go about studding a dog, but really depend on the answers to those questions.

You need to get him health tested first, then start showing him, I'm not sure about health tests for the Shar-Pei breed but could put you in touch with a very nice lady who is a respected breeder/owner/exhibitor who could perhaps advise you if you care to PM me

Unless your dog has some good show wins under his belt, or his breeder, if well known in the breed, thinks he is of top quality I see no future for him as a stud dog.
(I can trace the pedigree of my latest nine month old dog puppy, who is Kennel Club registered, back to the beginning of the breed, some thirty generations. So what! Three of his grandparents are Champions, as is his sire,and the fourth grandparent has her Junior Warrant. He is also qualified for next years Crufts, yet he is soon going to a pet home, as I don't consider him really top class, and therefore no use as a stud. A dog which is not the tops is just taking up space, and is a problem with bitches around.)

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I worked with racing greyhounds for 12 years and have 5 whippets and i have never come across these breeds with back problems

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