Not exact matches
Puppies born in
puppy mills are
usually removed from their mothers at six weeks
of age, denying them critical socialization with their mothers and
litter mates.
To find this out, test mating is done to a dog that is affected with the genetic problem (resulting
usually in
puppies that are both affected and non-affected carriers) or by inbreeding to a related dog that also doesn't show the signs
of being affected (
usually litter mates are used) this will
usually result in some
puppies free
of the problem, some
puppies as carriers, and some
puppies affected if both dogs carry the problem gene (this is not as accurate as breeding to an affected dog, but you are less likely to have to put all the
puppies down).
The mother dog becomes profitable only if she has multiples
litters of two or three
puppies, as often as possible, and
usually back to back.
Litters are commonly aborted,
usually in the last two weeks
of gestation, or the
puppies may die shortly after birth.
The occurrence
of renal disease in young Shih - Tzu
puppies and the fact that
usually more than one
puppy in a
litter and in some instances, the entire
litter is affected leads us to suspect it is inherited and that every effort should be made by Shih - Tzu breeders to avoid breeding any stock whose former offspring have been affected.
You should be able to meet the mother
of the
puppies (
usually the father will live elsewhere) and get referrals to owners
of puppies from previous or related
litters.
Here at Sunrock we
usually have 1
litter of puppies per year.
Another issue is if the «mothering instincts» don't kick in due to the c - section, that means round the clock bottle feeding and stimulating
puppies to use the bathroom (they can not do this on their own)... And after all this, you get an average
of 3
puppies per
litter... It can be 1
puppy or can be 5 or 6... but those are rare, it's
usually 2 - 4, which is why I say the average is 3.
Puppy mill dogs notoriously live in cages for their whole life, never getting to run on grass, never getting any kind
of loving attention,
usually never receiving veterinary care, and giving birth to
litter after
litter of puppies from the age
of six months on.
Usually, a
litter of unwanted
puppies.
Litters usually consist
of one to three
puppies.
These animals are
usually the offspring
of a beloved family pet who had an unintentional
litter, and, as is common in most cases, the owner wasn't able to find homes for each
puppy or kitten.
«As they get older, they
usually end up in the shelter because they start having complications with labor, or they start having less productive
litters of puppies.
If you allow your Boxer to have
puppies, then they will
usually have a
litter of approximately two to fourteen pups.
If your allow your French Bulldog to get pregnant then they will
usually have a
litter of around one to nine
puppies.
Teacup
puppies, however, are
usually born after taking the runt (smallest)
of each toy breed
litter and breeding them together.