2007-01-26 08:35:01 · 5 answers · asked by LAB03 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes, large dogs have 5-14 puppies, like St. BErnards, New Foundlands, and Great Danes (You get the idea)
Small dogs like poodles, yorkies, or chiuahas have 1-5 dogs, normally only 1-2 but there has been one instance that I know of that a blue healer dog had 5 pups.
2007-01-26 08:48:25 · answer #1 · answered by Jenna 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not really. My father has a small dog and got bred by a bassket hound and she had six puppies. And my best friend had a boxer who gave birth to six puppies so I do not think the size determines how many. I could be wrong but sometimes I have seen dogs give birth to a dozen and sometimes to a half dozen
2007-01-26 16:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by Michael 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. The number of pups depends on the number of available eggs that get fertilized. Some breeds dont produce large numbers of eggs in a heat, but others produce more than a dozen. I saw an Irish Wolf Hound once that had 17 pups !
2007-01-27 02:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by RedHairedTempest 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it does but not always. A lab can have only 1 pup or 12 pups. So can a Shihzu. So.. yea.
2007-01-26 16:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-01-26 16:58:40 · answer #5 · answered by Shepherdgirl § 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋