Advice

[staffs_4_me]

I need some advice i do not have i female staff myself but my friends is in season, my parents won't let them breed because they say that Stan (my dog) will become aggressive after mating with Kimmy (friends *****)...

Is this true i need an answer quick because Kimmy could go out of season soon and i don't want to waste an chance of stan continuing his champion bloodline.

[Trace]

If you have to ask your parents then maybe you should not be doing this.

[GretaJack]

I am not sure if breeding will necessary make your boy more agressive but from my own experience with owning and breeding a stud, I can say that there is some temperment changes. After I studded mine, whenever he was outside he seemed preoccupied, always trying to seek off on us. He was whiny in the house, especially when the neighbor's dog was in heat. We lost him a couple times and finally decided it was time to neuter. Did not want to lose my boy.

But, I can say that an unneutered dog will be naturally more aggressive than a neutered one simply because of hormonal instinct. If your parents are concerned about hime becoming agressive and do not want to breed him, the best thing is for him to be fixed.

How old is Stan and Kimmy? A female with come into heat every 6-10 month usually depending on the dog. I am sure that you should have to opportunity to breed them at a later date if you feel that your dog and the b**** is of breeding quality.

[staffs_4_me]

Stan is 2 and kimmy is 3, btw trace i need to ask my parents because i live with them you know in the same house i am only 15...anyway they said that if i can find proof that Stan could not become aggressive after ..lets call it intercourse...they would let them meet plus i would get to sleep over my friends house :P he only thing that I am worried about aswell as Stan not becoming a dad is that my friend has 2 females, she also has Bonnie the higland terrier (5) and i don't want Stan to inpregnate both of them...:S

[GretaJack]

Please don't take this wrong, but do you or your friend really understand what goes into breeding? I am not going to go on and on about responsible breeding, even though I would love to, but why are you wanting to breed your male to this female? Just because you can? Because of having a litter of puppies? Or because you get to sleep over at your friend's house? Honestly, breeding dogs is an adult responsibility, not that of someone 15. I am not trying to insult you or your friend. But breeding and whelping out a litter is alot more complicated than letting a male and female breed

[staffs_4_me]

Yes, but what you fail to understand is that her mum is a professional breed but my parents will not believe her, no i do not want to breed my dog because of a puppy i could get from it... Stan was the hopeful stud of his litter as he was the biggest! This is taken away from the point will stan turn agressive or not...

[GretaJack]

I will say again that the agressiveness will come from your dog not being neutered, plain and simple. He has hormonal instincts that will cause him to mark his area, protect his territory and defend his manhood, whether he is ever bred or not. Maybe breeding can make a dog more agressive, but that is probably on a case by case basis being that every dog is different. My yellow Lab stud never showed any signs of agressive after he was studded, but he was a very mellow, well trained, obedience and hunting dog. But like I said there were definite changes in his after the fact. But for him agression was not one of them, for him

[Trace]

Originally Posted by staffs_4_me

Yes, but what you fail to understand is that her mum is a professional breed but my parents will not believe her, no i do not want to breed my dog because of a puppy i could get from it... Stan was the hopeful stud of his litter as he was the biggest! This is taken away from the point will stan turn agressive or not...

Well then it sounds like your parents should be talking to her parents.

[staffs_4_me]

I understand that it will come from not being neutered but what if he is kind now (which he is) will sexual intercourse not effect him, like you lab?

[GretaJack]

I can't honestly answer that. Each dog is different. But I have not ever heard that aggression is a side-effect of breeding. If your friend's mother is a professional breeder she is going to have more information on this that I will, as well as most of the members here. And I have to say that if your parents don't believe your friend's mom with her being a professional, there is no way they are going to believe me or anyone else. A professional knows more than an amateur. At this point, it is going to be your parents that make the responisble decision from the sounds of it, not you. I would highly advise you, that if you have an interest in dog breeding to go to the library and gets some books, start working with a local kennel club or a vet clinic and filled your brain with all the necessary facts so that you will have to ability to make the correct and necessary decisions when your parents give you the opportunity to.