Are you defining a "tiny" as anything under 5 lbs? The fact is that most general vets do not have a lot of experience with breeding and whelping. The best professionals to ask would be the reproductive specialists, but since most people don' t have those then it will be interesting to see what th vets say.
From the responses I am hearing so far, it sounds like they are advising against breeding period regardless of size. It is important ask for the rationale for their opinion as well like, increased risk of c-section, smallness means they have less "reserves", smallness means there won't be room for the puppies, whatever.
The breed standard for chihuahuas is 2-6 lbs but they can be mush larger so is it okay to breed a 3 lb chihuahua? If the basic argument for not breeding a smaller yorkie is that smaller equals more rsk then is the ame true for chihuahuas which are slightly smaller than yorkies on average? |