Size Difference

[markdog 18]

What's the biggest size difference between a dam and sire you have mated successfully? My bitch is a line bred whippet x greyhound standing 21" her pedigree has a lot of pure greyhound so I'm guessing she could throw big pups. How big a stud dog would you deem safe?

[Chid 6,376]

Ive seen a 28" dog mate a 21 1/2" bitch

[roybo 2,873]

We're the pups born OK chid?

[Chid 6,376]

We're the pups born OK chid?

She had 2 litters both by 28" dogs , i think the first litter she had trouble passing a pup , but the second litter she was grand ..

[roybo 2,873]

Thanks chid just wondered if pups take to a size the bitch can bare.

Or if they are an average of the 2 parents

[South hams hunter 8,818]

From what ive seen and heard roybo is the head size more then breed size. Think of a staffs width of head and a whippets

[nans pat 2,575]

whippet bitch 21tts,x saluki lurcher,27tts.no prob pupping lurcher was 10yr old 3pups,

same whippet different saluki lurcher 27tts,8pups again no prob pupping.

wonder had the age difference anythung to do with litter size.

[delboy_187 900]

I find the bigger the stud to the dam less pups in the litters iv seen tjmo. Trouble can always happen any were .friend had Yorkiex jrt needed a section . Best of luck tho ...

[delboy_187 900]

whippet bitch 21tts,x saluki lurcher,27tts.no prob pupping lurcher was 10yr old 3pups,

same whippet different saluki lurcher 27tts,8pups again no prob pupping.

wonder had the age difference anythung to do with litter size.

not sure think can have bigger litters the more litters...... always had small first litters tmo

[lurchers 2,596]

Ive seen a 19inch beddiexwhippet bitch have pups to a 29inch 3/4 merle colliexgreyhound.as long as the birth canal is big enough you shouldnt have a problem.