Male breeding size Hello all. This is my first post, although I have been a member and been reading a lot of posts here.
First off, I am not a breeder, just a yorkie lover. My question is about the breeding size of males. I have read many times on here that breeding a smaller male to a larger female does not mean that the outcome is guaranteed to be smaller dogs because the size of the parents need to be taken into consideration. So, I was wondering if a 6lb male whose parents were 4 and 5 lbs mate with a 6lb female is there a higher risk the puppies will be bigger? Or does the size of the parents still have an influence on the size of the puppies/adult size? Meaning can the offspring be in the 4-5lb range fully grown.
I have a breeder who is interested in my 6lb male yorkie as a stud, but I am worried about her female. Of course I am aware of DNA testing and etc.
Thanks for any information! |