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Originally Posted by Mardelin  What many fail to realise that both the female and male's genetic background congribute to the offspring....
I have a female that in her showing Hay Day was 6 1/2 pounds and larger boned, her sire barely 4 pounds (a Johnnie Handsome son). I bred her with a 6 1/2 pound male produced offspring on the smaller side with fine bones....the next breeding I bred her with a male that was just under 5 pounds, but very fine boned.....She produced medium boned pups that now are now between 5 and 6 pounds.....he also produced another litter that weights range between 6 and 7 pounds..So, it's how all the genetics shake up when putting 2 together.
Even repeating a breeding will not give you what was produced before. |
This is definitely true.
Mikayla is a solid 7 lbs, 2 ounces and she was bred with a 3 lb male the first time. She had three puppies, all are now between 6 and 7 lbs. Her second litter she was bred with a 5 lb male. She had 2 pups (one died during birth) and the one that lived (a boy) is now 3 lbs at 7 months.
Brooklyn is 6 lbs, 10 ounces and her first litter she was bred with a 3 1/2 lb male and had 5 puppies, Sophie (mine) and her brother were the biggest in the litter, and they both weigh 3 1/2 lbs now at 7 months...their 3 little sisters are 2 lbs, 2 1/2 lbs and 3 lbs.