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Expert: - 3/6/2009


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How old must a male beagle be before it is possible for him to get another dog pregnant. A friend of mine brought over his year old german sheppard chow while she was in heat to prevent her from getting pregnant from another dog in their home. Meanwhile I have a make beagle who was born on July 28, 2008. We just found out recently that big dog (german sheppard chow) is now pregnant. Is it possible that she was already impregnanted before she came here at the beginning of january while she was in heat or is it possible that my 5 month old beagle at the time is the one who got her pregnant..its very hard to tell because my beagle is so young.

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Hi Megan,

Oh dear, quite a predicament. As long as your little boys testicles were working and capable of producing sperm he could have impregnated her, as well she could have been already pregnant and got a double dose. There is no way to know until they come out if the beagle boy did his thing. This is why it is now recommended to spay/neuter very early, as early as 10 weeks because there is no foolproof way to know how soon they begin to produce sperm and reproduction is a natural drive/instinct for them, has nothing to do with age or love. I wish you the best of luck!

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I am happy to answer BEAGLE BREED SPECIFIC behavioral questions. Please DO NOT ask CRATE TRAINING OR MEDICAL questions! I am not a vet nor an expert in the use of crates.

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I currently have one beagle, a male age 5, an 12 month old Pit Bull, and a 8 year old min. poodle. I have had to let go of three of my dogs, 2 beagles and 1 whippet/rat terrier mix in the past 5 years, most recently my whippet mix. The two beagles lived to 15 and the whippet mix to 13.5, it has been hard to say goodbye to them. I have done rescue work on and off for years as well as fund-raising for the local animal shelter. I worked for a dog magazine in the past (Southern California Dog Magazine). Being a psychotherapist has encouraged me to do in depth studying of animal behavior as well. I have worked with many people to help curb undesirable behaviors in their dogs (or them!) or to form good behaviors. My life is devoted to and surrounded by my dogs........The picture you see here is Zeppelin but we also call him the "miracle dog". He was hit by a car April 2010 while out with the dog walker and had very serious injuries... 4 surgeries and $17,000 later my boy is whole again and back to loving life. He is so special to me and he weathered a lot of pain and trauma yet is still the sweet boy he always was! I also work to stop Breed Specific Legislation and help to get pit bulls adopted.

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HSUS, PETA, SPCA DONT SHOP...ADOPT!!

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Dog Fancy

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I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of CA and am also credentialed as a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist

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Honored by the Agoura Animal Shelter for my volunteer work.

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