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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  So then Tami, would it would not matter if you bred a 15 pound male from a line of 15 pound dogs to a 5 pound female?
(speaking strictly of what would be considered "safe" for the female to carry/deliver)
All of the warnings against breeding a small girl to a much larger male are being made in vain? |
I would not breed a yorkie over standard so no I would not mate a 15 lb dog to a 5 lb female. That said, while working in a clinic a 12 lb yorkie was accidentally bred to the neighbors 40-45 lb terrier mix. We monitored her pregnancy closely as the vet I was working for thought they would get too large. Well they didn't...she free whelped 3 full term puppies. The owner of the yorkie kept one and she grew up to be a 35 lb dog. So no I do not think it would endanger the female. In my experience larger females whelp larger puppies compared to smaller females...no matter the weight of the stud used.