A BYB rented the house next door

[GSDinMD]

about 3 months ago. Her white GSD was bred to a husky and gave birth to 7 pups about 8 weeks ago. She said it was an accident, but she's also said that she's been breeding dogs since her oldest kids were babies (15 years???). She's sold 3 so far ($400 ea, believe it or not), plans to sell 2 more, and keep 2.

Need some advice please.
1. I don't think the WGSD will get spayed, so how long after her last litter will she go in heat again?
2. How old does my boy need to be before he 'get's a whiff and goes nuts'?

I plan to get him neutered between 18 & 24 month old - at least 15 months from now (in the contract), but want to be prepared.

Thanks.

[KZoppa]

GSDs usually go into heat every 6 months. as far as after a little i'm no breeder so i cant say anything for sure. You boy may or may not even care. How old is he now? I've heard of males being interested at about 7-8 months old. You just need to keep an eye on him and not allow him outside unsupervised if you're worried.

[wyominggrandma]

I have had bitches come into heat four to five months after a litter and some wait at least 6-9 months after litter. Depends on the girl. Hopefully you have a good fence separating both yards.

[Jax's Mom]

I've never seen boys go nuts when they get a whiff... I think that's just something vets say to get you to neuter your dog... "if you don't neuter your dog, when he smells a bitch in heat two towns over, he'll chew through your front door and run away and you'll never see him again"...
I've also had several bitches in heat and not that many dog's were terribly interested in them.

[GSDinMD]

Thanks guys. Echo is about 11 1/2 weeks old. I'm not too happy about - once she rehomes the last two pups, there'll be 6 dogs (WGSD, 2 gsd/husky pups, 2 chihuaha, and a pitbull) and 5 kids in that house! I suppose on the bright side he'll have some playmates once everyone's shots are in order. In fact, would recommend them all getting to know each other fairly well to try and quell any dog aggression? When I was a kid, my neighbor had 2 GSD's that were always locked up. When they got out, they'd both race over and attack our GSD. Don't want that.

[KZoppa]

Originally Posted by GSDinMD

Thanks guys. Echo is about 11 1/2 weeks old. I'm not too happy about - once she rehomes the last two pups, there'll be 6 dogs (WGSD, 2 gsd/husky pups, 2 chihuaha, and a pitbull) and 5 kids in that house! I suppose on the bright side he'll have some playmates once everyone's shots are in order. In fact, would recommend them all getting to know each other fairly well to try and quell any dog aggression? When I was a kid, my neighbor had 2 GSD's that were always locked up. When they got out, they'd both race over and attack our GSD. Don't want that.

i think given the situation, i dont think i'd want my dogs interacting with their dogs at all. not even a little bit. Socialize your pup other ways. Thats a lot of other dogs for yours to try and be okay with and theres really no telling how they'd be okay with strange dogs outside their own pack. Even if it is a puppy.

[lisgje]

check with your local municipality. there may be a limit on the number of dogs she can have. Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Keep your dog away from her dogs and her kids.

[AgileOllie]

Completely off topic, but I wanted to say that when my dachshund, Rhett, was in the BOB ring, He was in between a bitch in heat and his arch-nemisis brother. He took 3rd LOL. Was his best showing EVER. LOL!!

[GSDinMD]

Lisgje - why keep him away from their kids too? My two boys (human boys ) play with her 3 youngest kids all the time. I'm not letting her kids touch Echo until, at a minimum, he's had all his shots, preferably after her new pups have had all theirs.

[Mac's Mom]

yeah I had the same question