Average Age Range for Maturity. Some dogs indeed can mature at both earlier and later points than 5 months, but the majority of them go into their initial heat cycles -- and therefore gain the ability to get pregnant and bear young -- when they're in the range of 6 months and 1 year old. read more
Also any accidental escape can result in a pregnancy, unlike a dog that must already be βin heat,β to be at risk of pregnancy when she gets loose. The age at which dogs begin to come into estrus varies with size and breed, however many dogs can become pregnant at five months. Delaying a spay for your cat or dog can be costly too. read more
They can get pregnant as early as 6 months old! You want to make sure that does not happen. The best and healthiest thing you can do for your puppy, is to get her spayed, before that happens. It is very dangerous, because she is still a puppy, and not at all, fully developed yet and she could die during delivery. read more
Usually a dogs first heat occurs at about 6 months of age. This can vary some depending on the size of the dog. They can become pregnant in there first heat. read more