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07-23-2009, 01:31 PM | #1 |
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| Safe to breed small male with larger female Yorkie? I was just curious about this because I had read this on another website and it just so happens to be that the weight difference of my puppy's parents is 3.5lbs. The male is a little over 3lbs. female 6.5. I love my dog either way. I just hope he doesn't develop any health problems. Thanks |
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07-23-2009, 01:38 PM | #2 |
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| Im not exactly sure. I know that you shouldnt breed a female if she is under 5 pounds or so but im not sure about the males because they dont have to actually deliver&carry the pups. Im sure someone can tell you for sure!
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07-23-2009, 01:40 PM | #3 |
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| Mixed opinions? I just found some posts related to this issue. Well since my dog was 2lbs at 9 weeks, I'm glad to know that my dog will be at least 5lbs as an adult, I'd hate to have the looming thought of losing my dog at a young age to health problems. |
07-23-2009, 01:41 PM | #4 |
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| Small PaPa to Large Mom I'm new to this list but not to the question you brought up. One year ago I was looking for a Yorkie pup, I found a brother and sister the last of a litter. I couldn't bring myself to separate them so I took both. The parents were not on the premises pups were 3 months. I now have a 10lb male and a 5 lb female. I've been told that the male takes after Mom the female after Dad. DeeGee |
07-23-2009, 01:43 PM | #5 |
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| This is a good question. I'd never thought of health problems from breeding a very small male to a standard female. I'll be interested in seeing what the breeders think.
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07-23-2009, 02:05 PM | #6 | |
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07-23-2009, 04:50 PM | #7 |
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| ive always heard its best to breed a smaller male to a larger female |
07-24-2009, 03:10 PM | #8 |
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| The size of the dam and sire alone is not enough to determine if it is "safe." You have to take into consideration the sizes of the dogs within their lines too. For all you know, a 3 lb male could be a throwback from a long line of 6-7 lb dogs. |
07-24-2009, 03:24 PM | #9 |
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| I have bred my 2.5 lb. male to my 4.5 lb. and never had any come out off sized. One female grew to be 3 lbs. One male grew to be 3.5 and the other male grew to be 4 lbs. I have never had any really large ones. As well as my 2.5 lb. male and my 3.5 lb. female. Autumn was Contessa's only baby and she is spayed and weighs 3.5 lbs. But she is an inch shorter in height. The mom's lines were all 5 lbs. and under. My males side was 3 lbs. and under. They are all sturdy and very healthy dogs. We have never had any problems at all. I have also kept in touch with the families that have my puppies and they just take them into routine exams and haven't had any problems either.
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08-05-2009, 06:49 AM | #10 |
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08-05-2009, 07:42 AM | #11 | |
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Does not good to believe/do what you hear if you don't understand the "whys" behind it. | |
08-05-2009, 09:59 AM | #12 |
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| Thanks all my mentors had taught me to use a smaller male but i think it would make perfect sense to use a male closer to the females size |
08-05-2009, 02:29 PM | #13 | |
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But, unfortunately, you see that advice given on here all the time. "You need to make sure that you find a female larger than your male." Fact is, there is much more to it than that. Never know when someone is going to assume that is all it takes and make a tragic misjudgment. Last edited by BamaFan121s; 08-05-2009 at 02:30 PM. | |
08-05-2009, 02:37 PM | #14 |
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| no offense taken u have always been full of knowledge and very helpfull..besides im used to ya now..lol |
08-05-2009, 03:44 PM | #15 |
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