How many male dogs can get one female dog pregnant?

Question

We own purebred pugs, and our male has been mating with our female, but our schipperke has mated with her one time anyone know if all the puppies will be pug/schipperke or just a few?

Answer 1

Contrary to what many have posted, it is entirely possible for dogs and cats to bear a litter with different males responsible for puppies of the same litter. In fact, it is common, especially among cats.

It is much, much less common among humans. The doctor I work for says the Medical Journals have one instance, which was documented through genetic testing, where fraternal twin boys (one black and one white) each had different fathers. I imagine there are other cases, which were not as obvious and therefore not investigated. For instance when a woman drops two eggs, on different days and fertilized on different days, with seperate "encounters" but with the same man.

If I can find the article, I will add it to my post. (update; found it! See link below... actually several cases!)

As for your litter-to-be; I don't think you will be able to determine "pureness" of the bread without genetic testing, which will be pretty expensive. Better keep an eye on your doggies! It only takes a minute....

Answer 2

There can be mixed litters. The sperm from the male dog fertilizes the eggs from the female dog. If the female dog releases 10 eggs during her heat cycle and mates with 10 different dogs it is possible for every one of the 10 pups to have a different sire, all the same sire, or any combination in between. Dogs continue to release eggs throughout their heat cycle whether they become pregnant or not. Of course, with pug/schipperke you will probably not have more than a pup or 2 anyway.

Answer 3

SPAY OR NEUTER!!!!!!!!

1.Not all dogs are built to be bred.

Most pets, although lovable, are not of breeding quality because they have genetic defects and other problems that should not be perpetuated. People who breed dogs for a living are very careful about choosing which dogs they will breed together based on physical characteristics and behavior. Some people decide that it would be fun to breed and just start looking for a dog that has the proper equipment and is willing. This can be a huge mistake.

2. There are already too many dogs in the world.

Breeding your pet is a serious endeavor and should not be taken lightly. There are far too many pets that end up in shelters without good homes. If your breed of dog has large litters, what will you do if you are unable to sell the puppies? Do you really want to contribute to the massive problem of pet overpopulation?

3. Dogs that aren’t neutered face serious health risks.

Consider your dog’s own health. Male dogs that are neutered are less likely to be hit by cars, because unaltered males have a very strong urge to roam and find a fertile female. Male dogs will go over or under fences, through doors and windows, and will pull leashes out of unsuspecting hands in quest of a mate.

Additionally, neutering greatly reduces the incidence of prostatic disease and eliminates testicular cancer in males, and cuts down on breast cancer in females. The possibility of uterine infections is also eliminated by spaying.

4. Female dogs used for breeding may have unwelcome visitors.

If you spay your dog, you will not have to chase persistent male dogs out of your yard. Also, you won’t have to worry about cleaning up messy heat cycles.

5. Be prepared to work like a dog when your pet goes into labor.

Many people do not realize just how much work and expense is involved with letting dogs have puppies. Getting the mother through pregnancy is the easy part, but labor is truly laborious for dog and owner alike. Dogs usually decide to have their puppies at the most inconvenient times, like 2:00 in the morning when veterinary hospitals are closed.

If your pet develops a problem during delivery, it means at least the expense of an emergency call. If the complications are life threatening, you must be prepared, especially if you have a breed of dog that has a broad head like a pug, to pay for an emergency C-section. It is very distressing to have to leave home in the middle of the night, worry about your pet, get a large veterinary bill and then try to explain to your boss why you cannot possibly come to work the next day.

6. It can be devastating when the puppies die.

There is always the prospect of the loss of some or all of the puppies. A neonatal mortality rate of 10 to 30 percent is considered normal. And, it’s easy to lose a puppy if you don’t have the experience or knowledge to care for newborns. Because puppies are not able to regulate their own body temperature initially, you may need to supplement their environment with heat.

7. Not all dogs make the best mothers.

If your female doesn’t have enough milk to feed all its puppies, or decides that feeding her offspring is not her cup of tea, it will be your responsibility to provide them with nutrition every three to four hours, round the clock. And how many mouths are there to feed?

Another aspect of puppy care that you can look forward to if your dog wants nothing to do with her brood is the manual stimulation of urination and defecation. Until puppies are three weeks old they will only void if directly stimulated. If mom isn’t doing this, you will need to take a moistened cotton ball and gently rub the urogenital area until the babes begin to urinate and pass stool. Failure to do this can result in some pretty unhappy puppies.

8. Good luck seeing a profit!

Your last responsibility before they go to a new home is to have them dewormed, vaccinated, and examined by a veterinarian. You will want to make sure that you have budgeted a sufficient amount for this purpose. Needless to say, if you decide to breed mixed breed puppies, you have no opportunity to recoup this expense.

Puppies are a lot of fun and it can be very exciting when they are born, but more often than not, owners find themselves in over their heads when they decide to endeavor into breeding.

Article republished here with permission from VetCentric.com
Copyright(c) 2000 by VetCentric.com

SPAY OR NEUTER!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

A dog can carry pups from any number of sires. AKC has a special procedure that must be followed in order to identify which puppy's were sired by what male.
Thinking that "nobody will ever know" can, and has, cost numerous people their AKC privileges, sometimes for life.

If in doubt do the DNA tests as required

It really is no big deal,,, we did it about a year ago because we bred two Yellow Labs and came up with a black puppy (which should't happen. Turns out one of our Yellows is actually a "Sable" disguised as a yellow (AsayB_E+e:) or "wild E"

Answer 5

A female dog can get pregnant, by a number of male dogs at any time, even while she is already pregnant. So for example today male one mated with her today and male two mated with her tommarow. Both males could be a father to anyone of the pupplies born.

Answer 6

There really is no way to tell, unless you want to get DNA test done on ALL of your dogs. You can't really go by looks either, as a pup might be part schipperke, but look like his mother.

Answer 7

it would be more responsible to keep her in the little doggie diapers that are used when b|tches are in heat. that or keep her seperate from the schipperke at all times while she is in heat. from experience i can tell you that if there are 7 pups in a litter all 7 of them can be from different daddies. we had a german sheppard that got around on her first heat before we had gotten her fixed. the litter she had of 5 not one of them looked like her or each other.

Answer 8

You may own purebred dogs, but you are no breeder...unless you count being a backyard breeder!!!!!
It will totally depend on if his sperm fertilized an egg or not, or if it fertilized many eggs. You will have to wait and see.

I cannot believe how stupid people are!!! YES dogs can have litters that have puppies with 2 different fathers!!!!!!!! MANY eggs are released, and sperm from either male can fertilize them!!!!

Answer 9

As far as I know just one will make her pregnant, besides that the dogs chromosomes for the new puppies is half from the father and half from the mother, further if she met a male dog purebred as she.

Answer 10

As far as I know, the female dog only releases one egg at a time, so what ever male dogs sperm got to it first is the father.