A medium to large breed bi tch whelping a litter of all male pups? I know it's totally out of the question, but what are the chances of that happening?
2006-11-27 04:39:43 · 7 answers · asked by ju_li_et_10_4 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Sorry, meant, I know it's NOT totally out of the question....
2006-11-27 04:40:51 · update #1
I didn't say "it can't happen"
and if I knew of an equation to "figure it out" I wouldn't be asking.
2006-11-27 05:01:33 · update #2
Obviously not as uncommon as some would think.
We were waiting on a female from a particular breeding and there were 7 males, not one female in the bunch.
If you're referring to getting a pup and were waiting for a female, from a reputable, ethical, responsible breeder... wait til next time.
If you're referring to your female whelping a litter of all males... sorry, can't help ya there. Mother Nature is never predictable!
2006-11-27 05:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by Pam 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not common but not uncommon either. Obviously the size of the litter makes a difference but large dogs often have small litters. We operate a pet store that buys litters from family breeders and we just had a boxer breeder that had 4 - all males. I don't read anything good or bad into it.
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2006-11-27 12:48:32 · answer #2 · answered by Jim7368 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not that uncommon. The more puppies in a litter, the greater the odds of different sexes, but they can be all the same sex. Do a simple math equation of odds to figure it out!
You need to know that number of puppies IN the litter to figure out the odds for that litter being all one sex. There are only two choices, male or female, but how many puppies????????????
My male had sired a litter of 10 females, and I have had a litter of 6 males. Your dog can have three puppies or it can have 10. You need NUMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course you see that if there are three puppies, the odds that they are all the same sex is greater than if you have ten.
Does it really matter that much what the "odds" are??? Here you go...have at it.
http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/OddsRatio.html
2006-11-27 12:53:48 · answer #3 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If she was only bred once, and very late in the estrus, it could certainly happen..Breeding early in the 'heat' tends to produce more females, and late in the cycle produces more males... I have had very lopsided litters, but not a large litter with all of one gender...I Had one litter consisting of 4 females and no males, but they were preemies, and all but one died.
2006-11-27 12:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by Chetco 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Very common? I have had several same sex litters over the 13 years I've been breeding. What makes you think that cant happen?
2006-11-27 12:51:07 · answer #5 · answered by st.lady (1 of GitEm's gang) 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My litters often have one male and all the rest girls. IMO, perfect!!!
2006-11-27 12:48:35 · answer #6 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
zero
2006-11-27 12:46:40 · answer #7 · answered by Sharp 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋