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Originally Posted by YorkieRose You know Robbie, it makes common sense that problems with whelping can run in families..but I have not found this to be true with my girls..I can not recall a problem bitch having a problem daughter or granddaughter...I can name several free whelpers who gave me bitches who needed sections and the such...and I do not find litter numbers run from mother to daughter...I never hestitated to keep a pup from a problem whelper..or one who had small litters.
My Katherine had 6 puppies twice, 5 once and 4 twice...her two daughters Charlotte and Ruby never believed in quantity...and both had singletons once. Charlotte had litters of 2 and 3...Ruby managed 4 once..but the rest were 2 and 3...Katherine had two sections, but her girls were fine delivering.. even the big fat single litter pups...
I just bought a bitch from a long time show breeder friend..she said I would be happy to hear the dam of this girl always has free whelped 5 to 7 pups...maybe it will work for her...but I am not counting on anything that has happened in the past...LOL |
Same here...I do not base anything off what has happened on the "good" side in the past because it can surely throw us a wammy when we least expect it. You remember I have the girl who had six by free whelp? She's scheduled for spaying...but she had large litters twice (6 once, and 6 again with one still born in that litter) I worry about my up and coming girls. No eclampsia in their dam's history, but if and when I do decide to breed them, I will take into consideration how they whelp before ever repeating. And of course I want nice pups...so if we don't get what we are after, there will be no need to consider a second breeding with them. Eclampsia is scary. I just want new breeders to be aware how fast it can creep up on them. I just wouldn't personally repeat a breeding with a girl that had it. Not after the pain of losing a girl I loved with my heart. (not to eclampsia) but after what that did to me, I'll take any measures to insure I don't put my girls in danger. The old heart has been broken enough here...That's all.