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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom  most breeders retire their females at about age five. But some of the latest seminarss I have only heard about, say seven. my two girls are coming up on fuive next year and i am probably going to retire them. males, i don't know about. but, I do know that once dogs get to a certain age, if they have any bad stuff in their backgroud at all, it will start coming out. |
Dee, I must ask where you got you information regarding genetic problems with breeding older dogs. If dogs have any "bad stuff" in their genetic makeup, it can show up at any age. Wouldn't that be like saying if you breed them young, only the "good stuff" will come out? Age presents a health problem for females and also sperm count in older dogs.