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Originally Posted by bjh  I would say that the number of nipples has nothing to do with how many pup they can have. All the dogs I have every owned have had 8 to 10 nipples but I am sure there are exceptions. I have had litters from 1 to 7 puppies. My larger females (around 7 to 9 lbs) usually have the larger litters. I know in larger breeds of dogs the females can have 12 or more pups and they don't have that many nipples. |
Exactly!
I have had bitches with 8 nipples have 1 puppy 2 times in a row.
I have also had a bitch have 8 pups...who only had 8 nipples.
Litter size is determined by how many eggs are produced by the female in season. And not how many nipples she has.
