What is an acceptable size difference in breeding dogs?
Sincere Lebsack
2025-06-08 12:12:38
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There is no MAX weight that can be estimated or calculated - size of the pups is predominantly determined by the female, and there are plenty of pregnancies that require cesarean section even when the mother was larger than the father. There are many factors involved, rather than just the size of the father. Females who have had one difficult birth are very likely to have another - even with a different father of the pups. Any breeding has the possibility of resulting in dystocia (complicated birthing), so anyone breeding dogs must be prepared to pay for a middle-of-the-night cesarean section at the emergency clinic, unfortunately.
Brandon Dach
2025-06-01 03:00:01
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I was just wondering how it's decided that a dog is too big, for example if you had a dog and bitch of the same breed, similar weights but the dog was taller than the bitch would he then be deemed as too big to mate with her. If the dog was the same breed but heavier and bigger in general than the bitch would he then be too big to use. I'm thinking in my head that trying to breed a dog of maybe a Rottie size with a bitch of say Border Collie size would be an absolute disaster. So is it one of these situations or all of them.
Sage Kassulke
2025-06-01 01:56:53
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Generally, there are not problems with dogs being bred to a larger breed. Although it's not something that one would want to do intentionally, there usually isn't an issue. That said, being that it's been about a month, you may want to have an ultrasound done. This can determine if there are in fact pups and, if so, how the size is in relation to your girl. This will allow you to make an informed decision on her safety and if she should have them or not.
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