Registered: Jan 2007
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 269
Big litters
Do hounds that have big litters predispose their pups to having big litters? I have seen a lot of post with dogs having excess of a dozen pups at a time, is this common in hounds in general, in hounds that come from big litters or is it just spontaneous?
Registered: May 2006
Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 1344
Me too... Our female was x-rayed at 6-8 pups and was bred ONCE. I will know the exact in a few days when they hit the ground.. Same as our last litter. One breeding and 9 pups....
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Registered: Jan 2007
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 269
my original theory is that females from large litters are predisposed to punching out more eggs...therefore more pups. this means that males from large litters are only slightly effected in terms of they might be able to punch such genetic characteristics down to their daughters. We all know that thousands to millions of sperm are released by the male and the female only release so many eggs (thats where I think it might be affected). I do not really know if this is true or false...Like I said its just my theory.
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: bronaugh,MO
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quote:Originally posted by branch505 my original theory is that females from large litters are predisposed to punching out more eggs...therefore more pups. this means that males from large litters are only slightly effected in terms of they might be able to punch such genetic characteristics down to their daughters. We all know that thousands to millions of sperm are released by the male and the female only release so many eggs (thats where I think it might be affected). I do not really know if this is true or false...Like I said its just my theory.
Id say thats probly a pretty good theory.
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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: waldo wi
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had a litter 2 weeks ago , 16 pups, from a one time service
the male will be 11 yrs. old in oct., her mother had a couple litters with 14 and 15 she hung herself about two and half weeks after having the (15) litter , save d 'em all "cept, 1
07-28-2007 06:58 PM
