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Originally Posted by kathylynch  I do agree with you. The org. purpose of showing was and is for making
sure your breeding is meeting standards. balance is a good word.
not to long in body or to short with long legs. I just try to stick to what the breed standard says. and it says not to exceed over 7lbs. jmo.
as far as a bitch goes even though it says nothing about how small they
should be you need to use common sense on size of your bitch
jmo I think under 5lbs. is to small for a bitch for a breeding program. But then I have heard bitches doing fine whelping that were 4.5lbs.
The purpose of showing is to have the judge evaluate your breeding program to make sure you are on the right track and move forward.
Kathy  |
Just a wee bit more goes into it than that....you can have a 6 or 7 pound bitch that is of fine bone and not come from a line of free whelpers.....And as you say you can have a 4 or 4 1/2 pound bitch of medium bone, with her reproductive system large enough to carry and free whelp.....But, then we're getting into breeding and that's for another forum.