my stanard size yorkie and my toy size yorkie are going to parents...what size will the pups be?..in between maybe?..or some standard and some toy?
2007-10-10 19:39:52 · 8 answers · asked by myfifitis 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
In between, medium size.
2007-10-10 19:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by deltadawn 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Dogs have 6 pieces of genetic material that determine their size, 3 they get from each parent. Think of each piece as an on/off switch, either big or little. So your smaller yorkie is likely something like:
big big little little little little, all combined together to make a smaller than average yorkie (but not tiny).
and the bigger one is something like:
big big big big little little, all combined together to make a slightly higher than average weight yorkie (7 pounds)
Your puppies can randomly select any three switch choices from each parent. So your puppies could end up anywhere in the range of:
1 big, 5 little genes (maybe 3 pounds)
5 big, 1 little gene (10 or more pounds?)
You could use probability to determine the odds of each end of the spectrum if you really wanted to, and all of the options in between, but I don't care to do the math for you. So while I have given you the science of it, the truth is you really can't know what you are going to get, you could only determine the range and the odds. But animals don't always read the books and don't always obey probability. :)
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2007-10-11 12:51:21 · answer #2 · answered by industengr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Yorkie only comes in one size.
It doesn't matter what the parents are as much as the bckground of both dogs.
Even if the so called toy is say only 3 pounds there is a chance that he wasa runt and comes from a very large background and if he's the male and you didn't do your homework there is a chance the pups can be very large and you may look at a c-section.
2007-10-11 05:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no such thing as a standard or toy yorkie. Yorkies only come in one size.. small. AKC standard calls for them to be 7 pounds or less.
2007-10-11 02:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by Nekkid Truth! 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yorkies only come in one size, 4 to 7 lbs. Size of the puppies can vary, I have a female that is 6lbs & the stud dog was 4 lbs. They produced 2 puppies , one weighed 5lbs as a adult & the other weighed 7lb as a adult. So there is no way to guess size, before hand.
2007-10-11 02:51:05 · answer #5 · answered by redneckcowgirlmo 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Who knows? It's all random. You may have some of all three varieties. Just so you know, there's only one breed of Yorkie - of course some individuals will be smaller than others.
DP makes a good point: breed correct to correct, then you'll get correct. It's basic genetics.
2007-10-11 02:44:02 · answer #6 · answered by a gal and her dog 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope not in between.. it does NOT work that way.. If you breed big to small you do not get medium..
When you breed you are supposed to breed two dogs of correct size.. Then you end up with dogs of correct size. If you breed big to small, your litter will consist of both dogs of incorrect size.. big and small..
You should know this if you are breeding a litter.. never breed small to big trying to get middle of the road.. Always breed correct to correct.. Why would you breed large to small... It is going to increase the liklihood that you will need to take your dog in for an expensive c-section.
2007-10-11 02:56:52 · answer #7 · answered by DP 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
you dont know what your talking about when you say yorkies are "only" between 4lb to 7lb there are some that wiegh less then 4lb and i have a 12lb AKC yorkie my male and a 8lb female...so your wrong.....also its not like im breeding a great dane with a chihuahua.......... theres not a huge difference in my dogs wieght and size...if i didnt know what i was doing i wouldnt be doing it!
2007-10-11 03:30:01 · answer #8 · answered by fifi 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋