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05-25-2005, 10:56 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Puppies How many puppies does a Yorkie usually have? I got Sadie, and she will be three in July. Her breeder retired her as she had a rough time with her last pregnancy. With her first litter, she had four pups. Her second litter was in January and she had five, and the breeder said she had a real rough time. I am thinking that 4 and 5 puppies is alot for a 5 and a half pound Yorkie. Any advice? Thanks. Kate |
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05-26-2005, 12:22 AM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
Posts: 1,562
| I'm a wannabe breeder with very little Yorkie experience but if the pups were like 3 1/2 oz, I wouldn't think 5 would be too many. I have heard of Yorkies having 8 pups. I couldn't begin to say if they all lived or how big they or their parents were. But in general with Yorkies, I'd say the usual litter size is 3. Sylvia |
05-27-2005, 10:05 PM | #3 |
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| In Bunny's litter there were three pups and Dad was 3.5 and Mom 5.5 My breeder told me of a litter she had once with different sire and dam, but this Yorkie gave birth to SEVEN puppies! Every single one of them lived and they were all healthy! I can't remember the names of sire & dam, but she told me how she couldnt believe it at the time, but was able to place companion quality in homes and finished two as champs. |
05-27-2005, 10:09 PM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Wow, 2 show dogs out of 7. Did they keep those parents? It might never happen again but I would have kept them both. Sylvia |
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