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Can a young male dog breed with a female in heat? How to stop?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | English Cocker Spaniel | Female | spayed | 3 years and 7 months old

I have crooker spanial female of 3 yrs who is on her menstrual cycle. We just got new pet Siberian husky of 5 months....he is trying have intercourse with her n we r trying to keep them away . Is this intercourse possible between 2 different breeds , heights n age. How to avoid this.

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Answered By Lauren Celestin, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Dentistry Resident

Published on July 5th, 2017

Yes, intercourse is possible between these two breeds, no matter age or size. The only way to prevent this is to keep them completely separate from each other, with no way to get to each other or to have at least one spayed or neutered.

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