Can my pugs have puppies

We have two 8 year old female pugs and now we have a 5 month old male pug. Can the females get pregnant and if they do, is it dangerous for them. They are both in great health.

 

Breeding a dog that old is not advisable. Especially since she's a pug. Pugs, like all small dogs, are known for their breeding complications which can be very dangerous to the health of the dog, not to mention expensive. Also, prior to that, you'd want to have a health and genetics check on both dogs to ensure they're not carrying genes for severe genetic problems.

 

PLEASE do not breed 8 year old dogs...(sorry...not yelling at you but Ive seen way too many problems with older dogs being bred, sick, weak or dead litters, its more common that the dam will eat them, often the dam doesnt make it, infections......the list goes on....its like breeding a 65 year woman).

And the male is too young.

 

Thanks for the replies

Thank you for the replies. I don't want to breed them because I thought the girls were too old for that. I just wanted to confirm it. I imagine I will have to keep the three of them apart when the girls are in heat. Thanks so much for the replies.

 

Alternately, you could spay the females, or neuter the male.

 

I'd think it would be easier all the way around to spay and/or neuter. It might be cheaper in the long run as well.

If you are going to just try to keep them apart, you might ask again here for advice. I know it can be VERY difficult to keep a male dog from a female in heat. They do all sorts of crazy things to get at her.

 

Please spay/neuter your pugs. My friend's 10 year old dog just had an emergency spay due to pyometra, which could have been completely prevented had she been spayed. It's quite common in older unspayed females and potentially life-threatening. Considering that both of your girls are in great health now, I would get them spayed soon rather than waiting until later. My male dog was neutered at about 6 months old, not only to prevent accidental breeding but also to prevent dog aggression, prostate problems, and testicular cancer.

 

Hi the safest thing to do is spay/neuter.

As i breeder i can tell you it is hard if not impossible to keep an inheat bitch and a male dog seperate if they want to get to each other they will.

I have known bitches to chew doors to bits to get to a male, I have also know females aswell as males jump out of windows including those upstairs to get to each other.

So i would advise on spaying/neutering.

At 8years old the risk of something going wrong during the pregnancy is very high, Also pugs do not have the easiest of births so there is an added risk.

Mike

 

Pugs are notorious for their health problems. Using a health registry like OFA www.offa.org and screening and certifying pugs for hips, elbows, patella, and several other tests, and breeding dogs free of the conditions is much different than a "my dogs had a vet check and is healthy". Pugs are ranked as #2 under the Hip Dysplasia stats. With 0.0 rating 'Excellent' (ofa rates hips - exc, good, fair, and worse) AND 60.4 % of the pugs evaluated were dysplasic!!!!!! Sad, sad. So even with this new dog, please if you are thinking about breeding him in the future (he is much to young now), have your dog health tested and certified and find a reputable mentor/breeder to evaluate your dog.
Jas

 

Spay and neuter avoid all the mess!

 

Spay those girls! Pyometra was one of the most common life threatening emergencies in female dogs we saw where I worked. Sometimes they can't be saved, and die during surgery. Do it before it happens! And next time you get a female dog, spay her EARLY so she will be spared this and also mammary cancer.