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JeanieK · 10-06-2009, 06:07 AM

To answer your question,

No single parent determines the size, both parents contribute the genes and they also carry genes from their ancestors. So you can get small puppies from big dogs and big puppies from small dlogs.

But I would never breed a 2 to 3 pound femaleto a 6 to 7 pound male. the mating alone would be hard on her if not fatal.

10-06-2009, 06:07 AM	#6
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	To answer your question, No single parent determines the size, both parents contribute the genes and they also carry genes from their ancestors. So you can get small puppies from big dogs and big puppies from small dlogs. But I would never breed a 2 to 3 pound femaleto a 6 to 7 pound male. the mating alone would be hard on her if not fatal. Last edited by JeanieK; 10-06-2009 at 06:09 AM.