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Originally Posted by minniemn I will call them and ask if I can share their information.... they are busy so it may take a few days since their first priority is their patients, and i am not going to lie saying I need medical help for my dog.
I read that other thread that was linked here, and am going to see if I can find out where this person is located, who said you can breed a lg breed with a small breed, since apparently this lady is from my state. I guess I am a skeptic because anyone can say and be anyone they want to be on the net, but it is harder to hide who you are in person... there is no way a reproductive specialist can "pretend" they are anyone else, when they have their own vet office with certificates on the wall that you can see an feel.
I still beleive that genetics play a part, and so the statement that the pup will grow only to the space allowed, isn't a complete answer. In theory it sounds good, but what about scientifically? I don't have enough experience, or knowledge to know that answer... but from my nursing education- I do believe that there is so many factors that making a blanket statement like that isn't really an answer. (the statement made saying the pup will only grow to the size of the uterus) |
Just posting the contact info would be helpful so we can actually do a phone conference and pay them for their time. Can you post the names and the telephone numbers? Thanks.
Just to set the record straight I don't think the reproductive specialist who I cited that made the statement that "the puppy will grow to fill the space" was necessarily advocating the breeding of tiny dogs...she was merely stating the scientific fact about all dogs' natural propensity to mate and the fact that it is POSSIBLE ( maybe not advisable or in the female's best interest) to have the pups of a larger breed dog.
It makes sense that reproductive specialists may disagree on this and some may think the "frame" (width, height and length rather than weight) of the dog is a truer test as YorkieRose has alluded to, rather than weight, but some may just arbitrarily set 5 lbs as their ethical limit and leave it at that.
The "frame" test makes more sense to me as a layperson. I would doubt that we will get 100% agreeement on the size or weight that each will say is the limit but we are sure learnign a lot and people can now make a more educated decision about breeding or about supporting a particular breeding program (or not) as a consumer.
It would be great to have a specialist actually join us so we can ask the specific questions we all have on this and other issues.
