Youngest Bernese Sire
Hi Guys, The latest issue of the UK Kennel Club Breed Records Supplement has published details of a Bernese litter sired by a male who was just 21 weeks old at the time of mating - 7 months old at the date his 20 month old partner whelped 9 puppies (she was the youngest Bernese dam listed in that issue too.) This has caused a great deal of comment amongst Bernese breeders and owners here - as you can imagine! Have any of you ever heard of such a young Bernese siring a litter? Jude Simonds. Coliburn UK
Re: Youngest Bernese Sire
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The latest issue of the UK Kennel Club Breed Records Supplement has published details of a Bernese litter sired by a male who was just 21 weeks old at the time of mating - 7 months old at the date his 20 month old partner whelped 9 puppies (she was the youngest Bernese dam listed in that issue too.) This has caused a great deal of comment amongst Bernese breeders and owners here - as you can imagine! Have any of you ever heard of such a young Bernese siring a litter? Yikes! Sounds like perhaps the breeder was caught out thinking Mr. Guy was not yet old enough or ready to breed. I would guess this was not a planned breeding, but perhaps it was. Dogs can be very determined about things like the mating imperative. I don't know about young dogs, but I know of a few cases where a colt bred his mother (or another broodmare out in the pasture with them) before being weaned; the youngest of those was about 6-7 months. Normally, horses don't get interested in that sort of thing until a few years old. Eileen Morgan The Mare's Nest http://www.enter.net/~edlehman --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/27/2003
Re: Youngest Bernese Sire
In a message dated 2/10/2003 6:15:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Have any of you ever heard of such a young Bernese siring a litter? Jude, Here in the US, we have NO way of knowing the age at which a dog or bitch produces their first litter. Sires dams are entered in the stud book only once, when their first litter is registered. Unfortunately, the stud book doesn't include their birthdate and the time lag between the litter's DOB and their publication in it varies so we can't be at all sure of the dog or bitch's age at the time of breeding. -Sherri Venditti
