Possibly getting a puppy...

[wolf_Q]

What I quoted about the older female was on this page

http://hometown.aol.com/bobreden/MyMerles.html

[Tonya]

Yeah, I see that. Anyone here experienced with breeding know about that? It seems old to me. Perhaps if they aren't bred as often, it isn't to much wear and tear? I don't know.

[Uabassoon]

Normally you don't want to breed a dog after it's around 6 years old.

[Kater]

Originally posted by Tonya
Yeah, I see that. Anyone here experienced with breeding know about that? It seems old to me. Perhaps if they aren't bred as often, it isn't to much wear and tear? I don't know.

Let me preface this by saying that I know very little about breeding. I did a quick search and the general range seems to be 2-6 years for females and 1-12 years for males. 10 years is quite a bit older than 6!
Here is one of the links: http://www.washburncounty.com/humane...eedreasons.htm

[Tonya]

Enough said! I'm glad that I thought out loud with you all. Sometimes, ideas sound good in your head until you say them out loud. I'm getting another animal. I know that much for sure. But, not a dog from her if she's breeding senior dogs.