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Old 04-07-2012, 11:27 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by carmen in nj View Post
ok, a little FYI, the size of the male and the female is NOT that important, unless the father is a great dane, the FEMALE controls the size of the babies until they are born.
an X ray is GOOD to do, I do x ray all my expecting females, specially a maiden bitch, but the thought that because a male is a couple of pounds bigger than the female is an automatic c section is false. Her pelvic bone is what determines if she can deliver this puppies or not..
hugs,
Very true Carmen and in all breeds not just Yorkies. How-ever I'm sure this puppy has not ever been evaluated by a reproduction vet on her suitability structure wise for whelping.
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