posted 03-18-2004 08:26 AM         

P.S. Sorry I forgot to address the original question- as too whether one is too old or too young, I don't believe the female is too young, although any younger and I would be hesitant. Speaking in terms of biology, if your female has been in heat (which I'm sure she has been before at 1.5), then she is old enough to physically become pregnant. As for the male, he is definately not too old to be able to mate, but as to whether it's a wise idea to breed a 7 yr old with a 1.5 yr old, I don't know- I'd leave that question to the professionals, which admittedly I am not!

posted 03-18-2004 10:35 AM         

I agree with the others, however. Breeding is a HUGE responsibility and you need to be better educated before you try it.

Ask yourself WHY you want to breed these dogs. Because it might be fun? Because they are such good dogs you want them to have puppies? If these are your reasons, you should NOT breed.

Do you know their pedigrees? Are they both from good lines? Clear of congenital health defects? What do you hope to accomplish with this breeding as far as betterment of the breed?

Please consider getting both of your dogs fixed. There are way too many puppies in the world as it is. The longer they stay unfixed, the more likely an accident will happen.