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02-19-2013, 10:50 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: new york, usa
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| Male breeding size Hello all. This is my first post, although I have been a member and been reading a lot of posts here. First off, I am not a breeder, just a yorkie lover. My question is about the breeding size of males. I have read many times on here that breeding a smaller male to a larger female does not mean that the outcome is guaranteed to be smaller dogs because the size of the parents need to be taken into consideration. So, I was wondering if a 6lb male whose parents were 4 and 5 lbs mate with a 6lb female is there a higher risk the puppies will be bigger? Or does the size of the parents still have an influence on the size of the puppies/adult size? Meaning can the offspring be in the 4-5lb range fully grown. I have a breeder who is interested in my 6lb male yorkie as a stud, but I am worried about her female. Of course I am aware of DNA testing and etc. Thanks for any information! |
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02-19-2013, 06:30 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA
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| You might want to post this in the breeders section. From what I have read here on YT the size of puppies is not just determined by the parents but on the sizes of the past generations as well. I will defer to the more knowledgeable people on this site.
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02-19-2013, 11:56 PM | #3 |
♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri
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| Hi and welcome to YT! I agree the breeders would know more about your question. I do know once you let them breed they tend to mark your house a lot more. That settled it for me with my little guy lol. God bless.
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02-20-2013, 04:49 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: new york, usa
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| Thank you for your replies. I will try the breeder forum. As I said, I am new to this so still trying to navigate around, lol! |
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