What size female should I mate to my 2 lb extremely healthy male chihuahua?

Question

I would appreciate people who cannot truely answer the question...not to answer. And I do not need people to tell me to research these tiny dogs. My Rizzo has been certified and passed every test available from my vet and he is perfect, just a very small chihuahua. I got him from akc-chihuahuas.com on the internet last year and she recommends a girl to be at least 4 lbs to breed. It never hurts to get everyone's opinions on this if they truely know what they are talking about. That is what I am here for, insights from people who KNOW what they are talking about, not mean people with no clue to an answer to the posted question. Thanks for any useful help in advance.

Answer 1

My niece has 4 Chihuahua's and one is a male who is alot smaller then the others and he weighs in at 2 1/2 pounds and the others range in weight from 3-5 pounds my niece finally took him in to get fixed after he had one litter a piece with the females.....she didn't plan on that happening since Gizmo had one t******e she was told by the vet he probably wouldn't be able to breed and he was too small to be neutered he was 1 1/2 pound at the time and he needed to be 2-3 pounds to neuter him meantime he fathered a total of 9 puppies but only 3 out of them 9 lived.......and 1 out of the 3 was a toy like him which my sister owns now.....so even though the Vet said Giz couldn't father babies he did and we call them his miracle babies and were all kept in the family.

Answer 2

I cannot imagine why anyone would want to breed their dog. In general, American Kennel Association cleared dogs are not inbred, but that doesn't mean they're okay to breed. There are millions of dogs that have no home who are starving, with maggots and fleas and all the while you want to breed your dog so you can sell underweight "cute" puppies for $1000 each. Sadly, you have no concept of how much harm you are ultimately doing.

The first thing anyone should do when they ADOPT (not buy) a dog is fix them. And for a bonus, they will live 2-3 years longer! The three-legged Border Collie/ Golden Retriever mix I adopted has been the greatest thing that ever happened to me. He was going to be put to sleep because his past owner shot him and the first rescue group that saved him couldn't afford his amputation. He learned to sit the first day I had him, he was already potty trained, and he doesn't bark and jump on everyone who comes near him. He waits greets everyone with his amazing love and sits patiently waiting for someone to pet him.

Before breeding your dog, think of how many incredible, amazing, loyal, ad beautiful dogs there are in this world that deserve wonderful homes. Spend 5 minutes at a local pound or rescue shelter and I have no doubt you will fall deeply in love with every dog you are fortunate enough to encounter in such a short amount of time.

If, after that, you still have no heart or conscience, breed the teacup with a larger female. If you don't want ill, inbred puppies, make sure the mate has proof of not being inbred (so it will most likely have to be of show quality).

Answer 3

What tests, specifically, has the dog been through?

What are his OFA and CERF scores?

Has he been shown? Does he have his CH title? If not, how many points towards it does he have?

Honestly, that breeder you got him from doesn't look very good. No mention of any conformation showing or health testing, just pictures of the dogs (and half of them dressed up in costumes!).

I saw *one* dog that had "champion pedigree" by its name; but champion pedigree doesn't mean anything, it just means that there is 1 dog somewhere in the dog's family history that earned it's CH.

I would say that he isn't breeding quality.

So to answer your question: no size female.

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Answer 4

you shouldn't breed at all, we have to many dogs already. Spay and neuter your pets.  

Answer 5

"Theres no such thing as a Responsible Breeder"

for every puppy or kitten who is deliberately produced by any breeder, a shelter animal dies. Producing animals for sale is a greedy and callous business in a world where there is a critical and chronic shortage of good homes for dogs, cats, and other animals, and the only "responsible breeders" are ones who, upon learning about their contribution to the overpopulation crisis, spay or neuter their animals, and get out of the business altogether.

Answer 6

You got him from the internet huh - and your vet does "every test available" - that includes genetic testing, conformation and obedience trails, AKC sanctioned, of course - and you just KNOW your chi is a sterling example of the breed and needs to be bred - for the good of the breed, of course.  Or you just decided for yourself that your chi is "perfect" and you want to follow in the footsteps of the  con artist back yard breeder with the lovely website breeding undersize runts and calling them "teacups" and become one yourself - just what the world needs.

Sigh.

Anyhow, the answer to your questions is the male should always be smaller than the female - this is probably not an issue considering how small your male is, most females (unless someone has an even runtier chi) will be larger.

Answer 7

Whoever told you that the female must be at least four pounds, if not larger, is correct.

What these people here are saying to you IS, oddly enough, factual information and you shouldn't run your mouth just because you don't like what they're saying:

-It is fact that a 2 lb. male Chihuahua is at the LOWEST end of the weight scale for males...a "teacup", or a runt bred by two other runts to produce a dog that is neither completely healthy or completely up to breed standard.

-It is fact that unless that dog is at LEAST two years old, almost no tests (if any) are performed on him (and if one is actually putting your boy through them before that point, you need a new, responsible vet).

-It is fact that your runt Chihuahua would have a MUCH greater chance at a healthy existence than if you were to breed him.

-It is also fact that you are going to do as you wish, regardless of how many people beg you otherwise.

See?  Factual.  Crazy, I know.

Pretty sure Rachel doesn't feel stupid (though I seriously doubt that she cares if you think she is) and I doubt any other answerer here does, either.  See how every answer - except for the one that is just telling a story - DISAGREES with you?  Those people know far more than you do and perhaps that should give you pause.

However, with the username "Teacups4life" or whatever yours is, I seriously doubt it.  It makes me sad that you are so intent on breeding your dog that you will ignore the advice (and facts given) from anyone else who DARES contradict you.  It's the people like YOU that keep puppy mills and bad breeding practices around.  Go educate yourself, kid.

Answer 8

Well go with the genetics history it doesn't lie! Take atleast the last three years and see what has been done so that you can comfortably rule out this genetic defect of being to small for breed standards!   Also you cannot have shown this dog since he cannot possibly meet any of the qualifications so what is it that makes him eligable to breed?  Your vet is a whacko if he even remotly suggested you do this to these poor dogs!   If you want to breed why not get a breed standard dog that you can qualify and show and promote the well being of this breed? That is love!

Answer 9

If he's under 2 years old, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY he passed every test available.  Most can not be performed until 2 years of age or older.  Start showing now to make sure he's conformationally suitable to be bred.  Once he's two, have OFA, BAER and CERF screenings done.  Some of these tests must be done by a specialist vet.  The mentor you find at the shows will help you to determine appropriate females to breed him to once the health screenings are all actually done.

Answer 10

Many of the answers you have ARE fact as opposed to opinion. Here is my answer:

One: Two pounds is at the lowest end of breed standard. I wouldn't breed him if he isn't at least four pounds.

Two: As far as i was aware, THREE SHOWS is not enough to prove anything OR get a Ch. title. Has your dog been in any of the national championships? Or just local shows? Your dog needs to compete and WIN several high end competitions (like AKC run world-wide championships) before you can claim him a champion.

Three: If he is under two years old then you have not had ANY of the necessary testing done. Genetic testing is done at two years of age, no sooner.

Now, you technically don't need a mentor since you aren't breeding a female, but you should know about genetics and how to read Pedigrees so you don't breed your boy to the wrong female. If you are serious about this then you need to enter many more shows and do genetic testing before breeding him.

At that point (two years of age) you will have several people contacting you (or you will be able to contact many people you have met at the shows) about breeding your male. Simple as that.

Add - as far as that site goes... i don't see anything on it about contracts, genetic testing, health guarantees, family lines, or so forth. They also have multiple females being bred at the same time.... I don't know about them....?

Answer 11

He's not perfect....he's underweight and undersized and therefore shouldn't be bred. You'd chance ending up with a litter of underweight and undersized pups, and that in itself can come with severe health issues. If your vet cleared him to breed at 2 lbs, find a new vet.

EDIT: Ha...just noticed the name. "Teacups4life"....something tells me this advice will fall on deaf ears.

Answer 12

first you need to know the background of your male for about 5 generations back, what is the average size in the background.

I had a 2 pound male for a while however he was a runt and actually came from oversized background which was dogs that were between the sizes of 7-9 pounds so all were over the standard. I found him a good pet home.needless to say if this is poss your situation then you wouldn't want to breed anything under 6 pounds.

You also wnat something that can be proven to have small on their background as you don't want a bad name for your male.

Also realize often dogs under 4 pounds have difficulties delivering.

YOu should also find a female that has been bred before as it isn't recommended breeding to unbred dogs there can be problems.

Answer 13

Sweetie, this dog is two pounds. He's not healthy. He is a runt. And he needs to be neutered. Yes, I truly think I know what I'm talking about. If he was perfect he would meet breed standards, have a CH title and people would want to use him for a stud.

Answer 14

".....but here goes to show that your "opinions" are opinionated on your own opinions and not facts. Now that I have added this, perhaps you can ask if you need more rather than opinion on your own opinions. "

Sorry, you'll have to translate that, as it makes absolutely no sense to me.

This dog is literally at the LOWEST possible end of the standard weight-wise, and really should not be bred. And, seeing as you have no mentor, no one to walk you through breeding safely, you are not qualified to breed...plain and simple. And, I doubt any of the answerers here feel 'stupid' because there are no stupid answers here...AND all of the answers here are based on FACT. You're just upset that you're not recieving the validation you seek. Sorry to dissapoint, but most users here have the best interest of the dog, and not you, in mind.

EDIT: BUT, for every puppy you produce, 5 dogs die (at least). Every puppy you sell is a potential home snatched from a shelter dog. It's not necessary, it's not right, and he's not up to par anyway.

Answer 15

Vets only do general health tests.  They can't do CERF or evaluate an OFA film.  

  Ask your mentor-- the person who should be guiding you-- Oh, yes akc-chihuahuas.com.  

ETA: IF your dog did get 3- 5 point majors-- people would be knocking at your door.  You would have a list of people begging to use your boy.  You'd be getting top stud fees and you'd be showing your dog as a champion.  Not many Westminster dogs champion quality dogs have finished in 3 shows.

Answer 16

Thats funny.

Teacups aren't AKC registered, and according to that site, they sell teacups..

And that website only has one male breeder on the premises, which means he's over bred, and probably not up to cuff, either.

I'm going to answer your question because as a shelter worker and rescue volunteer, I see more chihuahuas going in and out of our doors than really any other breed. I would be lying to you if I said that 78% of them WEREN'T puppies.

Dogs that are bred need to see nationally accredited vets that were certified and have been trained in AKC standards. A home-town vet CAN'T give you the clearances that you need.

Aside from the false testing that you say that you have, what makes your dog a good stud? His bloodline (which is CLEARLY not champion to ANY level), what tests did he take and pass? What were his qualifications in the ring? What were his faults in the ring? Has he won best in show at least once? Best in breed? Does he show extreme breeding quality?

A pet shouldn't be subjected to being a breeding machine. If you love him, and truly cherish him, you'll have him neutered. Studs don't see money, they rarely get pick of the litter, and because your dog isn't special in the eyes of those who hold the females, you'll be lucky to find a breeding partner.

He doesn't even meet the AKC standards for his breed. Two pounds is a dog thats extremely underweight, and qualifies in the teacup ring, which, because its not a qualifying "breed", there isn't one.

http://www.akc.org/breeds/chihuahua/inde...

ADD> Did you pay the extra $250 for breeding rights to own him, as the contract on the website clearly states? Did you know he must be shown if you wish to breed him, by contract.

ADD2> He can be AKC registered, but not of AKC standards. AKC registration can be obtained for any breed, all it takes is proof that its pure bred. A teacup chihuahua can still have a chihuahua registration paper, but doesn't qualify for showing.

I have an AKC registered toy poodle, but his head and withers don't meet the right sizes for him to be shown *OR BRED*. We had him neutered. I want to see an AKC judge get a hold of your dog and show you how ammature hour it really is.

Three shows isn't ANYTHING. I had a champion line Siberian Husky who has won twenty shows from year three to year five. She furthered on to win best in show for the Eukanuba (Canada) Sporting Breeds Championships -2004-. We didn't breed her. She had all of her clearances and testings, but we didn't breed her. We loved her far too much to put her through that. She was a pet as much as she was a show dog.

I want to see this dogs titles, his breeders name, his registration number

Answer 17

I think you'll find a lot of people in YA with a bad attitude -- although I really can't say why. People seem to like to think that their opinion is the right one, and in fact the only one. My sister answered a question once and merely mentioned that her chihuahua was CKC registered. Wow, every answer after hers focused more on her than it did the original question! Comments said that her dog was over-priced (although she did not say what she paid), poorly bred (although she did not mention health), and the likes. She got her dog from a neighbor who let her pet have a litter. Her dog is perfectly healthy and a wonderful family pet, never intended for show.  There is no shelter in her rural area, so no dog died as a result of her getting her pet from a neighbor.

Breeders and owners of AKC dogs tend to be judgmental of others -- not all, mind you, but many. They impose very strict standards on others, and love to find fault with those who do not live up to them.  It would seem that if they truly disapproved of what you intend to do, they would find a way to state that without being so hateful and insulting.

Hey, AKC people, why not try to educate someone without telling them how bad their dog is?  You come off as a bunch of jerks with your noses up in the air.  Do you seriously think someone is going to listen to your advice if you scream it in their face??

All CKC dogs are not ill-bred, unhealthy dogs. All breeders are not bad. There are exceptions to every rule. If you put your personal information (whatever it is) on this site, however, be prepared to have someone who feels compelled to tell you how wrong you are.

You simply can't let it bother you, and you can't defend yourself on here either -- it's not possible.  The more information you give as a reason for what you want to do, the more insulting comments you'll receive.

Wouldn't it be nice if providing honest answers to other people's questions WAS what this site was all about??

Answer 18

Listen to Rachel!!