Thank you for clarifying this. A lot of people believe, and I know I had been told by a past mentor, that a female should be bred with a smaller male to ensure that the puppies in utero are not too big for you female. I have always questioned this with Vets and mentors and I have been told the same as you have just said by most. Again, this comes down to the reasoning for most breeders line-breeding, correct? The only reason to be concerned about a male being larger than your female is that he could hurt the female during the mating, but this also comes down to the importance of holding the dogs until they are untied to prevent this.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Originally Posted by Mardelin  What was stated is new to me about the size and so on. Ive always heard its best to breed your female to a smaller male. And to not breed a small female to a bigger male.
Again, this is a misnomer....All is dependent on both dogs lineage.....Breeding yorkies is not pheno to pheno type. It's a very difficult breed to breed.....
I have studs that are small and fine boned and the pups that have been whelped are in the 5 to 6 oz range and have grown to 7 and a couple to 8 pounds........The male does not control the size....it's all in the genetics. |