male pugs

Question
how old dose a male pug have to be to mate

Answer

Hi Sandra,

Male dogs (no matter the breed) are capable of breeding quite young, usually when it begins "humping" behavior, which might be as young as 6 months of age. Female dogs on the other hand, should not be bred before their second heat cycle to ensure that she's mature enough to be a good mother to her pups. Breeding females should not be bred every year, every other year is the safest,  and they should not be bred after  6 years of age. Male dogs can continue to breed as long as they show the desire to do so.

Though your dog may have a desire to breed quite young, whether or not he'd be successful at it is another story. Many time young male dogs simply can't breed due to lack of experience.  Here is some info that you might find helpful (it doesn't matter that this site is geared to Miniature Schnauzers, this info is the same for all dogs):

http://www.miniature-schnauzer-australia.com/dog_breeding_video.html

It is common for Pugs to require a caesarian section to give birth. Having a litter of Pug puppies can be a very expensive undertaking. You should consider this.

The reason for breeding a dog should be to create healthy puppies, and nothing else. With that in mind, both your male dog, and whatever female he's bred to should be tested by a vet for genetic health problems which could be passed down to the litter.  The people interested in buying your dog's puppies may be willing to pay more for puppies whose parents were genetically tested.

Pugs are known to carry the following genetic diseases.  This list is not meant to be complete:

Atopy
Cleft Palate
Collapsing Larynx
Collapsing and Hypoplastic (small, narrow) Tracheas
Demodectic Mange
Distichia
Dystocia
Elongated Soft Palates
Entropion
Everted Laryngeal Saccules
Heart Disease
Hemivertebra
Hernias
Hip Dysplasia
Hypothyroidism
Keraconjunctivitis Sicca
Lagophthalmos
Laryngeal Polyps
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
Liver Disease
Luxating Patellas
Missing Teeth
Pigmentary Keratitis
Portosystemic Shunt
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA)
Pug dog Encephalitis (PDE)
Renal Disease
Seizure Disorders
Tongue To Big and Long For Mouth
Wry Mouth; teeth out of alignment


I hope I've been a help.
Best of luck,

Patti