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Originally Posted by amcgriff88  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. |
Yes, that is the importance of line breeding but, it doesn't always give you a guarantee.
I'd be more concerned with the female hurting the male.......That is unless you're attempting to breed a larger different breed to a yorkie.
Puppy size in utero is controlled by the mother......