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bjh · 03-20-2008, 08:37 PM

I know many show breeders breed 7 lb males to smaller females. It is not as much about size as it is structure. A female has to have the right build to safely deliver puppies. Females that are too narrow in the rear end would have a harder time delivering pups. When I breed I alway count 61 days from the first breeding. I have had several females have pups on the 60th day and some go as long a 70 days from the 1st breeding, it all depends on when the female actually conceives. I think the majority of litters I have whelped are 63 to 65 days from the 1st breeding.

03-20-2008, 08:37 PM	#3
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	I know many show breeders breed 7 lb males to smaller females. It is not as much about size as it is structure. A female has to have the right build to safely deliver puppies. Females that are too narrow in the rear end would have a harder time delivering pups. When I breed I alway count 61 days from the first breeding. I have had several females have pups on the 60th day and some go as long a 70 days from the 1st breeding, it all depends on when the female actually conceives. I think the majority of litters I have whelped are 63 to 65 days from the 1st breeding.