Go to your local shelter and see all the mixed breeds there that are up for adoption (and maybe even subject to DEATH if no one decides to adopt them.) Then you decide whether your dog should mate with a female and make even more mixed breed puppies.

Rusty answered on 6/29/09. Helpful? / 0

I would suggest you ask your vet if you should. If you breed one breed of dog to another sometimes the puppies will have terrible health or temperament problems.

Before you breed your dog please talk to another responsible breeder and your vet. Some dogs shouldn't be bred because they might have health problems that they would pass onto the puppies. Also ask yourself why you want to breed your dog. If it's just to make some extra money than consider this, most breeders will end up spending more money than they get from the puppies. And try check out your local animal shelter, there are dozens of dogs there and a good percentage of them are usually purebreds, that have ended up in the shelter as a result of irresponsible breeders.

Watson, In loving memory answered on 6/29/09. Helpful? / 0

I agree with all the others. Please neuter your dog. Don't contribute to the over-crowding in shelters.

Bella answered on 6/29/09. Helpful? / 0

It's okay medically when it comes to his health and the health of the female, but breeding mixed breeds is very unnecessary because 75% of shelter dogs are mixed breeds. Plus, breeding--responsible breeding, anyways--is always done for one purpose:
Namely, to keep the breed healthy.
To only breed the very healthiest dogs. And that doesn't just mean dogs that have passed their yearly check-up, either. No, disorders and health problems can be passed on through the genes as well. Which is why you need genetic health testing as well. There are several tests needed, but the main ones are by the Orthepetic Foundation for Animals (OFA) and and the Canine Eye Research Foundation (CERF). Research will reveal the rest.

Sometimes another reason for breeding is to breed a specific type of dog to be ideal for performing a specific and needed task. This would be the only case where I would consider breeding mixed breeds ethical.
There are many, many ethics involved in dog breeding, and much knowledge is needed. Breeding is presented as simple and fun, but it's not simple at all and there is much work involved in it. Breeding without the necessary knowledge is *extremely* risky, for both parents and the puppies. For example, did you know that dogs can spread sexually transmitted diseases?
Among many, many other things, you need to know how to properly supervise a mating.
There is so much knowledge involved that you need at the very least two years of very thorough study. (I've been studying for three years myself. Still not ready to breed a litter.) And book learning isn't enough, so you also need to spend time with a reputable and experienced mentor.
All this that I just told you? Just the tip of the iceberg, my friend.
My website is an *introduction* to the world of responsible dog breeding:
cookiemiller.tripod.com
~Tiffany, breeder-in-training

Member 371549 answered on 6/29/09. Helpful? / 0