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Originally Posted by mojo  My mentor taught me to stick my thumb in the groove of the pelvic bone. If it fits in easily and you have a little wiggle room, she should be able to have normal sized puppies ok. If it contours to your thumb or you can't get your thumb in there at all, you probably shouldn't do it.
Can you explain this to me a little more, not quite getting it.
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You turn your dog on it's back. You put you finger on their lower tummy. Right above their "strawberry" as my hubby calls it if your finger fits flat between the two pelvic bones with some space on each side they are usually wide enough to carry babies. Just keep in mind just because they can have babies doesn't mean they should. My Malt is 4lbs and I found her way to small to even think about breeding her. God forbid if I lose her during birthing I wouldn't know what to do with myself.
I use to breed Rottweilers and even though they are much larger dogs I have lost a couple of pups in the litters and it is heartbreaking.