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How many pups in a liter? About how many pups does a yorkie have in her first and only liter? I want up to five Yorkies. I have a female and was considering getting a male letting them have one liter. Them getting them and the pups fixxed and keeping all the pups. I am also considering getting a stud paying for his service and then keeping all the pups. My baby girl will NOT be bred more than this one time and I will NOT profit any $'s from her just her beautiful pups to fill my house. I will not being doing this for atleast a year, so right now I'm just exploring my options. |
How big will your baby be when she is fully grown? That will make a difference. The smaller Yorkies usually have from 1 to 4, maybe 5 pups. Birth is harder on the smaller ones as well. You might have to let her have more than one litter to get all five of your yorkies. |
She will be between 4-5 lbs. I would hope that she wouldn't have over 4 cuz I want to keep her entire liter. If she has less that is OK too, I just want up to five Yorkies total but less is fine. :aimeeyork |
my litter was 4 pups first breed she weighed 4.5 lbs a breeder friend of mine just had a litter of 5 from her 3.5lb dog and had to have a c-section and they spayed ....smaller the bitch the larger the problems...her last litter was 1 pup... another lost 2 puppies out of 4 one to a cleft palette another born with his intestines out. there is no formula nor way you can predict a litter size...just hope for the best all your puppies live and are happy and healthy. best to you |
litter size I have bred for many years..litters have been from 1 to 7 pups with the average litter being 3 to 4. I have never found the size of the mother had baring on the number. It had bearing on the ease of the gestation and whelping, nursing and after care by the mom. I have had big 7 pound girls have one puppy and 5 pounders have 7. They were all fed the same, had the same life, genes and care..it is like rolling the dice and waiting for the number to appear. Best wishes |
I think it also has alot to do with bone structure of the dame whether large or small. My own personal experience is an average litter of 4, dames 5 lbs or slightly under, smaller litters and higher percentage of mortality rate for puppies. But again its genetics too. ( I do not bred less the 4 3/4 lbs) I do not have years of experience either and that also can play a big role in reportings. |
litter size I do think bone structure is very important when it comes to whelping. I do not know if it has anything to do with litter size. The dam ovulates a certain number of eggs, some do not implant, some may die soon after and are reaborbed..never being aware they were there. A bitch may ovulate 6 eggs, 6 eggs are fertilized, 1 does not implant and dies, another is reaborbed at 2 weeks gestation..so the 6 eggs turn into 4 Yorkie babies in the end. I do like a line of free whelpers who have at least 4 pups and some are fairly predictable, but others are not. I have had stud service clients ask me to breed their female 3 times, because that is how many pups they want. If only it were so simple. lOL |
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:thumbup: Heres a report. Pat you are one smart cookie |
browniesmom622, thanks for the link. I just made a $300 donation. I am sorry to say though that I will be allowing her to have one litter and I will be keeping all of her puppies whether it's 1 or 7. To you breeders, thank you so much for the info. You have been a lot of help. I still have ATLEAST a yr to research and my vet will come to my house for assistance if I need her to. I will be haveing an ultra sound done for her also so we will be better prepared. |
thanks at least you keeping them and your not thinking about a profit thats great |
I'm probably going to make some people mad, But here I go. I think that was unfair for you just to post that website, when she was just asking about mating her yorkie. I mean I understand that there are a lot of unwanted dogs out there and I also know that a lot of these puppies get put to sleep beacuse people don't want them. I would think and hope that all of Our Yorkie members have more sense than that. I understand why she wants to mate her baby. She wants more yorkies to love. I also am going to mate my Bell. And I already have more people who want them, than Bell could possibly give birth to. SO if responible people want to mate their dogs I think they should with out people making them feel bad. Sorry!! :cool: |
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I just wanted to say to Lexi's mom I dont think you should apolize for wanting to have a litter of puppies.....you are even keeping them! Its not like you are producing mutt puppies just for fun. I hope you arent offended. |
It's a personal choice whether you breed your own dog or not...of course we should keep in mind that there are "homeless" pets our there. I don;t think she meant to be mean or make anybody mad about that link, she simply posted it...and believe or not, there is tons of people that have no clue on how to adopt a pet of a certain breed. But of course, it is a personal choice, i personally adopted a chihuahua mix and i am also buying another purebred yorkie..i don;t think that makes me extra nice or extra mean...it is just what i feel is right for me! |
ok i have to put my 2 cents in this she wasnt upset at all if you read her last post she even donated and if you read my last post i thank her and i think its great shes keeping them and not just getting a profit from them but i also wanted to remind people that there are lots of dogs being put to sleep everyday i dont care if i would have offended anyone if someones else that was thinking about breeding there dog just for the fun of it or doesnt get there dogs spayed or neutered and they accidentally get pregnant and the puppies end up in a shelter im glad shes gonna keep the puppies at least they are gonna have a loving home but nobody should forget the other ones that are living there days there im not saying you have to get your dog there but u can donate like leximoms did she just feed lots of puppies |
breeding Lexie'smom...I do not feel there is anything wrong in breeding a litter of pups if you want. You are caring and careful..learning, talking to the vet. I know you will be careful and seek vet care for ny problem. I have a problem with commerical breeders and brokers. Also, a breeders who skimps on care to make a dollar. Good Luck |
Hey Brownies mom, I'm sorry about my post. I also don't want to upset anyone. I love this site and I guess because I also want to breed Bell someday, I was a little insulted, I also have adopted dogs from the pound and I must say some of them were the best dogs! I guess why I was taken back is beacuse I would like to think that we all know how many unwanted dogs and puppies get put down each day because of stupid Owners. I didn't feel your website was justified!! Because we're all smarter than that!!! :p Once again Sorry for upsetting everyone!! :cool: |
I'm not at all offened. I just want to clear up though. My husband and I have always planned to have a large family, but after my second daughter I was told I couldn't have anymore children. My youngest started Kindergarten this year so I thought now would be the perfect time to start our Yorkie family. We origanlly planned on 2 maybe 3. Lexi means so much and we love taking care of her so much that we decided we would like to have several little Yorkies running around. After her first litter she will be spayed and all the pups will be fixxed. We have a huge house, and an even bigger fenced in yard. These puppies will be our babies. |
Good for you! Wish I could have many too! But even though my hubby loves Bell I think I'm probably lucky if I can persuade him to get one more. Gosh I'm jealous! |
Tricia - this is exactly what happened to me. We had planned on having a very big family and after the tramatic birth of my daughter I was unable to have any more children. So, now we have Sandy and Tia :) Quote:
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~Tricia~ some years ago, my wife brought home a small ferry, fuzzy little thing she said was a yorkie;it wasn't long until it had to have a companion,so now two yorkies.the first came from show parents and was beautiful,but we had both spade,so no showing;anyway from there we grew to 12 of these loving,amusing,gentle creatures;even now we have four new pups;so just be careful or you're end up with more than you planed on;they are hard to let go. jerry |
My Missy whom is 7 yrs old and retired had 2 the first litter, one was dead. then she had 3 all ok, next she had 4, and next she had 3 . Good litters for her. Hope my other girls do as good. :aimeeyork |
Sorry in advance if I offend anyone! I think there is nothing wrong in breeding your own pups. Its your own choice. I understand completely there are pups without homes but those are not your fault. If your responsible it wouldn't come to that. Its like saying there are foster kids out there and that means everyone shouldn't have their own child. It doesn't make sense. Irresponsible breeders end up having their pups in shelters. Responsible breeders know they have homes and will make the effort to take care. You can't force people to adopt shelter dogs. Yes people should help if they can but they shouldn't be forced to fix another persons neglect as wrong as I may sound. Again don't get me wrong and be offended but many people just prefer a just born pup to bring into their home and love. Shelter dogs need homes too but it was the original breeder who should have took more care. Every dog needs a home. Even the ones in the stores, bred or shelters... :animal-pa |
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hope it all goes well and every one remains healthy and happy :aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork |
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You don't sound wrong at all, I'm sure many of us agree with you |
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This breaks my heart and makes it happy all at the same time. I'm glad you will have little ones to share your love with. |
Keyra and Teegy, do you know you are responding to posts made over eight years ago in 2005? Just wondering... |
Just as a side comment... The record for most puppies in a littler was 24, by a Neopolitan Bull Mastiff called Tia, in Manea in Cambridgeshire. WHEW ! :eek: Keep in mind you have a Yorkshire, so... EXPECT ANYTHING ! :animal36 :animal36 :animal36 :animal36 :animal36 :animal36 :animal36 :animal36 :animal36 |
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