minimum age a female dog should be to have puppies
The average female dog goes into heat twice a year, but they do not recommend you have the dog bred twice during the year. There is usually 6-7 months between the heat season of dogs. The average young dog goes into her first heat between the ages of 5 months to 12 months of age.f a dog has them after 6 years of age the puppies have a lower survivor rate. Plus those puppies have a better chance of having health issues. It's not good for the mother either if you force her to have more than 1 litter a year.