The American Beagler Forum

i have a female that i am going to have breed she is 9 years old and quitabit averweight do to lack of running. will being this old and over wieght hurt her as far as getting breed?
o yeah and the 2 times she has been bred in the past she has had large litters the first she had 10 and the second she had 11.

9 seems a little old for breeding, in my opinion. She is your dog...

Emery

I have bred many older females (8-10 yrs old ) most of the time I had great success. I strongly advise you drop her weight to good shape and excercise her enough to keep her in top shape. Breeding any overweight older hound male or female drops you odds of sucess / especially whelping.



goodluck

Joe

i never bred a 9 yr old bitch.....i havent gone past 6 or 7 myself.....
i would however, strongly advise dropping the weight down on her and checking with your vet after she is in shape.....the extra weight will make her very uncomfortable if bred.....remember how big she got with all those pups before? now add to that the weight she has gained now....

hope this helps....

good luck....