Hello,
I have a mini dacschund that is now 8 months old. I also have a friend who has a scottie who is a year and a half old they love to play together and we were thinking when they got to age if they could mate? I want to be careful with dos and mixing breeds and things. I know of one person that did it and the puppies turned out beautiful. I'm just concerned about size. Mini daschunds are grown to 6-7 inches and 3 inches tall and to weigh about 16 pounds max. scotties are like 8-11 inches long and like 7-8 inches high and weigh max about 23-30. I just want to be careful.
Thanks,
Missclaudia

I don't think because of the size diffrence there is anything to worry about the puppies will just have more traights of one dog or the other. Think of mutts random dogs random breeds different sizes and they are all fine. One think to consider is what are the I guess u caold call it genetic traights that the dauchund and terrior have that are there fault. Like in some terriors a hip problem is common . So if thease puppies had the bad traights of the parent animals what would they be . I don't know if I'm making this too confusing its just like if u had the puppies and because or the parent animals they had double the likley of hip problems that's something to consider.

missclaudia, I cannot stress enough that you must speak with your vet about this. Tell your vet where the dogs were purchased from. If they were purchased at pet stores or from someone's back yard, those dogs are not considered good breeding stock by those that are serious breeders. Pet stores purchase their puppies from puppy mills. These outfits just crank out dogs which usually carry some sort of genetic defect, which can appear at any time during a dog's lifetime, such as back problems (slipped discs) that you find in dachshunds. The defects shorten the lifespan and quality of life for a dog. In addition, mixing breeds can cause serious issues for both the Mom and the pups. Breeding a mini doxie to any breed larger than she is, can result in her death during delivery. Even experienced breeders come up against problems such as this.

I have to ask, why are you considering this? Do you know enough responsible pet owners who would be willing to adopt these puppies or are you considering selling them to strangers? If you look at your local shelters, rescues, and dog pounds, you will find that most of them are filled with mixed breeds that people have decided they just don't want to take care of anymore. In the U.S. more than 10,000,000 animals are put to death due to a lack of responsible homes. Please, please, please, reconsider this idea of yours. I am sure you wouldn't want to inadvertently place those puppies in the wrong hands. And, if you are set on doing this, you need to do your research on breeding, birthing, care and maintenance of the puppies and Mom. We have been seeing an amazing amount of questions here concerning parvo virus. To the point that it makes me wonder if that virus is on the rise. Parvo virus can hit any puppy, at any time and if not caught early enough, results in death. I am sure that it would be a devastating blow for you to go through that. So, learn as much as you can and speak with your vet. In my opinion, a spayed or neutered dog is a happy and healthy dog.

RubyPitbull did a very good job of making some important points. Some things she missed was that coming of age isn't the typical 7-10 months when she has her first heat. She is capable of baring a litter then, but her body really isn't ready for it. Responsible people wait until the dog is 2 years old. So you will have to go through the hassle of her first 2 seasons without breeding her. The mess, male dogs hanging around, strenuous, creative attempts to get lose and go find a male. Once loose, accidental breeding isn't the worst thing that can happen. So just why are you thinking of doing this? The novelty, vicarious mother hood, do you have a good reason for adding to the millions of dogs being slaughtered? Go to Petfinder.com: Adopt a pet and help an animal shelter rescue a puppy or kitten. and see how many Doxie/Scottie crosses will be killed if nobody adopts them soon.

I am not a breeder nor a vet but I would think that the puppies would be to large for the doxie to deliver. I am sure that a c-section would be an expensive surgery, you may want to check out the cost of ultra sounds, and c-section/ emergency surgery. I hear that daschshunds quite often have to have c-sections, even when they have been breed with another daschshund that is closer to their size.