I have two shepherds a male and female from good German working lines. I do schutzhund training with both of them, my male is 11 months old and my female is 22 months old. I screwed up, my female got loose and she tied up with my young male. Should I do any training with the female? I did not want to breed them but oh well, will this effect the liter with the male being so young? Thanks for any advice.
What do you mean by "affect the litter?" Do you mean their temperaments/development?
I am not a breeder, but I don't know why you are asking if you should train the female? Are you asking if it is all right to continue her training while she is pregnant?
Physically speaking, it's not an issue that the male is so young. The reason people wait til 2 is for full growth (important for the female) and so that hips/elbows can be xrayed and you have a clear idea of temperament. Your pups will not have any extra issues b/c your male is young, if that's what you mean.
As far as what your female can do, I'd go easy on her later on in her pregnancy, but if she feels like working, why not let her? The better shape she's in overall, the easier the delivery will be. I am not a breeder, so ask someone who is when you should cut her off from heavy exercise.
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