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My 9-month-old female dog is in her first heat. When can she breed?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Husky | Female | 9 months and 24 days old | 57 lbs

my dog is a siberian husky female and she reached now 9 month and she is prepared for the first time, and the blood appears from the rear or to be clear for her ass , is it a normal thing if it goes get married to the male now ? Is this thing dangerous to her or not? or i should wait till she is 1 year 6 months old. Thank you.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on March 21st, 2018

I would not mate Akira now. It's not recommend to mate a female dog for the first time until her second or third heat. This is because at her first heat, she will not be physically or emotionally mature enough for puppies. I would wait to mate her until she has her second heat. I hope this helps!

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